{"id":2750,"date":"2026-03-06T17:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/eve-gwen-go-behind-the-scenes-of-let-me-blow-your-mind\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:22:04","slug":"eve-gwen-go-behind-the-scenes-of-let-me-blow-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/eve-gwen-go-behind-the-scenes-of-let-me-blow-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve &amp; Gwen Go Behind the Scenes of \u201cLet Me Blow Your Mind\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EVE-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eve and Vevo have released a new installment of Footnotes for the Grammy-winning 2001 classic \u201cLet Me Blow Your Mind.\u201d The episode features exclusive commentary from Eve and Gwen Stefani about the collaboration experience, the recording process, favorite moments and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fv_ytplayer_8b94a9cf60776a211a608e6d2c818def\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"900\" height=\"435\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crVTosDIlWc?origin=https%3A%2F%2Frapindustry.com%2Feve-gwen-go-behind-the-scenes-of-let-me-blow-your-mind%2F\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the episode, Eve recalls the record being a definitive career statement, meant to be \u201cfun and cocky and celebratory\u201d to show the industry she was \u201chere to stay.\u201d The episode also mentions the night Eve was working with Dr. Dre to finish the song, \u201cDre was like, \u2018You\u2019re not leaving the studio until this song is done.\u2019 I hated him that day, but I\u2019m happy he made me stay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eve shares that she was actually advised against the collaboration. \u201cI got told that that was never going to work, that people would be like, \u2018Why are these two chicks together?\u201d Eve pushed back, trusting her \u201cgut feeling\u201d and that she pushed back insisting on trying it out and that they would sound great together. Gwen echoes this adding, \u201cwe appreciated each other\u2019s worlds and coming together, we knew we were going to create something new and have this fresh energy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The episode also includes notes about the music video cameos from Dr. Dre, Jadakiss and Styles P, the favorite scene with the \u201cquad bikes\u201d and the historic accolades the song received, including winning the first ever Grammy for Best Rap\/Sung Collaboration in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FULLY TRANSCRIBED BELOW:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">00:13 \u2013 I remember being so excited about where my career was headed and the music I was making. The record is meant to be fun and cocky and celebratory. I was in the music business and here to stay. \u2013 Eve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">00:32 \u2013 Interscope set up the recording session with Dre, and I listened to a few beats, but when this came on I instantly loved the drums. Then Scott Storch added keys and it all came together. \u2013 Eve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">00:53 \u2013 In an interview with Glamour, Eve admitted \u201cit\u2019s one song that I wrote fully. I write my own stuff, but usually I get lazy after I write verses. I don\u2019t want to write the chords, and Dre was like, \u2018You\u2019re not leaving the studio until this song is done.\u2019 I hated him that day, but I\u2019m so happy he made me stay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01:12 \u2013 I had always been a fan of No Doubt and just had this gut feeling that Gwen and I would sound great on the track, vibe-wise. Thankfully we were on the same label, so it was easy to get in contact. \u2013 Eve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01:35 \u2013 Eve was advised against the collab, telling Glamour, \u201cI got told that that was never going to work, that people would be like, \u2018Why are these two chick together?\u201d She pushed back, insisting on trying it out and if it didn\u2019t work no one would hear the song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02:03 \u2013 We had this chemistry because we came from completely different worlds, but we had similar tastes, interests, and creativity. We appreciated each other\u2019s worlds and coming together we knew we were going to create something new and have this fresh energy. \u2013 Gwen Stefani<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02:24 \u2013 I don\u2019t know what business I had being in that video, I felt like a fish out of water, but at the same time that\u2019s what was so cool about it. \u2013 Gwen Stefani<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02:48 \u2013 Eve is regarded as the First Lady of the Ruff Ryders, which also included Jadakiss and Styles P, who make a quick cameo at the bar in the video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03:03 \u2013 The video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for best Female Video, a major accolade at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03:23 \u2013 The song won the Grammy for Best Rap\/Sung Collaboration in 2002, the first year the category existed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03:42 \u2013 We had a great time on Set! My favorite scene is me on the quad and Gwen in the car and the bounce to the music. And the mug shots and us vibing at the end. \u2013 Eve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03:56 \u2013 Dr. Dre also makes an appearance at the end of the video, bailing Eve and Gwen out of jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">06.03.26 | happy 25th anniversary to Scorpion to those who celebrate<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f982.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd82\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f5a4.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udda4\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CfaBzHSzqg\">pic.twitter.com\/CfaBzHSzqg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 EVE (@TheRealEve) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealEve\/status\/2029573993041162317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=avX7UZ1guXjSHNAb&#038;list=PLozyXgQOvLobvwbM1siquis-VqdNOE7bH\" width=\"860\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/eve-gwen-go-behind-the-scenes-of-let-me-blow-your-mind\/\">Eve &#038; Gwen Go Behind the Scenes of \u201cLet Me Blow Your Mind\u201d<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/\">Rap Industry: New Hip Hop, Rap Videos, Music, News, &#038; more.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eve and Vevo have released a new installment of Footnotes for the Grammy-winning 2001 classic \u201cLet Me Blow Your Mind.\u201d&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":2860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-2750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}