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Eve<\/a> has opened up about her relationship with Suge Knight<\/a> and how it led to a strained relationship with Interscope Records in the early 00s.<\/p>\n The two had a brief romance beginning in 2001 with Eve reminiscing about the time in her new memoir Who\u2019s That Girl?<\/p>\n She revealed that she made a move on Suge to get back at Dr. Dre: \u201cI was still in my little mood about Dre even though we made a solid hit together, so having Suge, his former boss at Death Row stomping around Interscope felt like some sweet revenge. I am not really sure how I concocted this idea yet here we were.\u201d<\/p>\n Eve claims that when Suge started getting involved in her business with Interscope and it\u2019s head Jimmy Iovine, relations soured between her and the label: \u201cI feel like he (Jimmy) took his anger out on my third album.\u201d<\/p>\n She also said she ended the relationship on the advice of Ruff Ryders co-founders Dee and Waah Dean: \u201cThey didn\u2019t like the idea of me hanging out with Suge at all. When my guys said it was time to cut the cord, I didn\u2019t think twice.\u201d<\/p>\n Eve then revealed Suge\u2019s reaction to her decision to call the relationship quits: \u201cIf I was your little sis, I would tell you the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, Eve made a big business move and elected to sell her back catalog for an enormous eight figure sum<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to Music Business Worldwide, Iconoclast announced that they had purchased the entire catalog of the Ruff Ryders rapper with the figure believed to be somewhere between $25 and $50 million.<\/p>\n Included in the purchase is Eve\u2019s 1999 debut album\u00a0Let There Be Eve\u2026Ruff Ryders\u2019 First Lady<\/em>, which helped her become the third female rapper in history to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n \u201cEve became a defining voice in hip-hop, known for her lyrical prowess, dynamic flow, and unique fusion of rap and R&B influences,\u201d Iconoclast wrote in their announcement. The company also branded her a \u201ctrailblazer.\u201d<\/p>\n