Let Me Blow Ya Mind

This is a duet between Eve and No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani, who had been blowing minds since the group's breakthrough album, Tragic Kingdom, in 1995. She was getting her solo career going at this time; the previous year she appeared with Moby on the hit "South Side." Stefani's label boss at Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine, put her together with producer Dr. Dre to work on "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Eve, whose 1999 debut album went to #1 in America. The song was released as the second single from Eve's second album, Scorpion, following "Who's That Girl?." Stefani released another album with No Doubt, Rock Steady, later in 2001; she didn't issue her first solo album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, until 2004, but when she did it was a huge hit.

The beat-driven track was written by four producers - Dr. Dre (credited as Andre Young), Stevie J, Scott Storch and Mike Elizondo - with Eve handling lyrics. Dr. Dre produced the song, which was an interesting pairing considering his history with Eve. He had originally signed Eve to his Aftermath label, then dropped her after eight months, with the lady rapper releasing her #1 charting debut album, Let There Be Eve... Ruff Ryders' First Lady, on the Ruff Ryders label. While recording this song, Dre and Eve constantly argued in the studio but still managed to produce a hit. "It's one song that I wrote fully. I write my own stuff, but usually I get lazy after I write verses," Eve told Glamour. "I don't want to write the chords, and Dre was like, 'You're not leaving the studio until this song is done.' I hated him that day, but I'm so happy he made me stay."

After this successful collaboration, Eve returned the favor by appearing on the Gwen Stefani song "Rich Girl" from her Love Angel Music Baby album.