Eve says she was ‘devastated’ when Dr Dre dropped her from his label

Eve has reflected on being dropped from Dr Dre’s label Aftermath in the Nineties, saying the experience left her feeling “devastated”.

The rapper made the comments on The Ruff Ryders Chronicles, a documentary about the record label she is signed to.

Talking about the early years of her career, Eve said she was initially signed to Dr Dre’s Aftermath, but he dropped her soon after signing Eminem in 1998.

“I remember that when I was working with Dre, Eminem did get signed,” Eve said.

“I would literally show up to studio sessions that I wasn’t supposed to be at where I knew Dre was gonna be and be like, ‘So, when am I recording? When are you gonna put me in a song? What’s going on?’

“I think he got sick of that and then I got dropped eight months later…”

She added: “It wasn’t too long after Eminem was signed that I got dropped from Aftermath, and I was devastated. I had to go back home, back to my mom’s house. I had to get back on the bus… it humbled me.”

Dr Dre and his wife of 24 years, Nicole Young, separated earlier this year.

In 2015, the music mogul apologised to “the women I’ve hurt” following allegations of physical abuse, telling The New York Times: “Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did.

“I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again.”