Eva B is a Pakistani rapper who rose to prominence in 2022 after appearing in the Pakistani music TV series ‘Coke Studio’ in which she performed the song ‘Kana Yaari’ along with Kaifi Khalil (lead singer) and Wahab Ali Bugti (tambura player). Had rapped for. ,
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Eva Baloch was born on March 11 and hails from Karachi, Pakistan, where she spent her childhood in the urban-slum area of Lyari, known for its violence, gangsters and drugs. His zodiac sign is Pisces. After listening to the songs of popular American rapper Eminem, she became interested in pursuing a career in rapping. He found the songs through a folder on his second-hand computer. Talking about his first encounter with Eminem’s songs in an interview, he said,
I was astonished and fascinated by what I heard. I started asking my friends what this music was really about. I never thought music could be like this.”
Eva B’s childhood photo
He did his schooling from Al-Qadir Model English School, Lyari. She grew up in a conservative society where women were not allowed to pursue a career of their own choice. In an interview he said,
Through my rap I wanted people to hear my story and the story of women in Lyari. I come from a place where only a few girls get work and my society doesn’t consider it respectable for a girl to rap – I wanted to challenge that.
During his school days, he was often bullied due to his parents’ separation. As a result, he was expelled from his school twice because he fought with his bullies. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
My parents are separated. We had to listen to taunts on that. I have been expelled from two schools, from class 5 and class 9, for fighting with girls who made lewd comments about my family.”
After completing her schooling, she studied Bachelor of Arts from Government Women’s College in Karachi, Pakistan.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family and ethnicity
Eva B is from the Baloch minority community of Pakistan; The Baluch or Baluch are an Iranian people originating from Baluchistan.
parents and siblings
Her parents separated when she was young. He has a younger brother. Although she has a supportive mother, her brother tells her not to commit rape, saying it is an inappropriate occupation for a woman. Eva B’s sister’s name is Unique B.
Eva B with her sister Unique B
livelihood
After teaching herself the basics through the internet, Eva B began her journey as a rapper in 2014. She started a YouTube channel, but every time she uploaded a freestyle rap song to her channel, her brother’s friends would tease her about their sister. Rapper. As a result, there were constant fights in his house. Talking about his brother in an interview, he said,
When my brother used to scold me and fight, the neighbors would come and listen.”
As a result of conflict with her brother, Eva B stopped rapping in 2015. Although the rapper stopped rapping, his enthusiasm for music and writing about social restrictions on girls did not diminish. In one of her songs she says,
I thought of giving up rap, breaking the pen, but you are the ink of my blood in the pen.
In 2019, he returned to the Pakistani rap circuit after he was approached by music streaming platform ‘Patari’. Despite the lack of music and audio equipment, she recorded her first official song “Gully Girls” using her mobile phone, which went viral. Performed on Patari, the song was produced by Pakistani record producer Sunny Khan Durrani and CEO of Patari Zari Faisal.
Inspired by the 2019 Indian musical drama film ‘Gully Boy’, the song features Eva B challenging the gender and societal norms that limited her dreams of becoming a rapper. She collaborated with Pakistani singer Momina Mustehsan to perform “Gully Girls” at the Lux Style Awards (2019).
Eva B performing with Momina Mustehsan at the Lux Style Awards (2019)
He released the songs Quarantine Baazi (2020) and Touronde Gap (2021) under his independent label.
With a combination of Urdu and Balochi lyrics, he released various songs including ‘Qalam Bolega’ (2020) and ‘Tera Jism Meri Marzi’ (2021).
Eva B’s song Qalam Bolega (2020)
As of 2022, she was signed with Pakistani record label ‘No Limit Muzik’, which released her songs Mukhtasir Baatein (2021), Bayani Rog (2022), and Khushnavis (2022).
He has given his rap in Pakistani rapper-singer Mudassar Qureshi’s songs Kehendi (2020) and Siasi (2021). Working under her pseudonym gave her a sense of security from her conservative brother, who wanted her to give up her career. When Eva B was 22 years old, she got a call from the music producer of the Pakistani music TV series ‘Coke Studio’. He had lied to his brother for the rehearsal of the show. In an interview he said,
If I had to go for the recording I would have to lie to my brother. I would say I was going to university… I lied at home that I had to attend a friend’s wedding. I will ask everyone to decide their schedules before the night so that I can easily excuse myself at home.
In the 14th season of ‘Coke Studio’, Eva B collaborated as a rapper with Pakistani singer Kaifi Khalil and tambura player Wahab Ali Bugti for the song ‘Kana Yaari’. ‘Kana Yaari’ received 3.2 million views on its third day of release, making Eva B a YouTube sensation.
Favorite
- Singer: Billie Eilish, Eminem
- Poet: Saadat Hasan Manto, Jaun Elia
Facts/General Knowledge
- Various publications and media houses use the nickname “Hijabi Rapper” for Eva B because she keeps her identity anonymous by wearing hijab, a veil or head covering mask worn in public by some Muslim women. ‘Faeva’ is his nickname.
- “Eva B” is not the rapper’s real name. In an interview, she revealed that the pseudonym ‘Eva’ is a tribute to Eve, the first woman on Earth. Like Eve, Eva B is also the first female rapper of Pakistan. Meanwhile, the letter “B” reflects his Baloch identity. She is also known as “Gully Girl”.
- In an interview, Eva B shared an incident from her teenage years when she went to a local office to pay a household bill. To pay the bill, he placed his hand on the counter and the person sitting at the other end caught it. Despite her cries to bring attention to the man’s stalking, no one spoke up for her. Seeing incidents where women were oppressed and discriminated against created an anger inside him, which he transformed into words and expressed in his rap.
- He has a cat named Simba.
Eva B with her cat Simba
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