A quarter century after its original release, Eve’s era-defining second album ‘Scorpion’ gets the anniversary treatment it deserves. A limited-edition red-and-black splatter 2LP, featuring an autographed insert, is available now. The release lands exactly 25 years to the day since the album first arrived, and the timing couldn’t be better, with Eve set to co-host the 2026 MOBO Awards in Manchester later this month. Get it here.
‘Scorpion’ went Platinum in the US and Canada and Gold in the UK and France. It has been streamed over 1 billion times. The album produced some of the most celebrated hip-hop tracks of the era, including “Who’s That Girl” and the Grammy-winning “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.” Across 16 tracks, Eve brought in Gwen Stefani, DMX, Damian Marley, and Stephen Marley, delivering a record that announced her place among the greats with complete confidence.
The context around ‘Scorpion’ remains significant. Eve was only the 3rd female rapper ever to top the US charts with a debut album. A double Grammy winner with over 10 million records sold worldwide across 4 studio albums, she has appeared on hits alongside Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, The Roots, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson, Doja Cat, Prince, Nate Dogg, Sean Paul, and Shaggy. Her on-screen career has run parallel to her music throughout, including co-hosting CBS Daytime’s The Talk, where she earned 2 Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
25 years on, ‘Scorpion’ sounds exactly as hard-hitting and vital as it did in 2001. The anniversary vinyl is the right way to mark that.
‘Scorpion’ 25th Anniversary Edition Tracklist:
LP1 – Side A
Cowboy
Who’s That Girl?
Let Me Blow Ya Mind
LP1 – Side B
You Had Me, You Lost Me
Got What You Need
Gangsta Bitches
LP2 – Side A
That’s What It Is
Scream Double R
Thug In The Street
LP2 – Side B
No, No, No
You Ain’t Gettin’ None
Life Is So Hard
Be Me