Eva B
{{Short description|Pakistani rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Eva B
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|03|11}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| genre = {{ubl|Hip hop}}
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2018–present
| label = {{ubl|No Limit Muzik}}
| birth_name = Saniya Saeed{{cn|date=July 2025}}
}}
Eva B is a Pakistani rapper known for her Urdu and Balochi lyricism.
Career
According to Eva B, she began writing and rapping in 2014, inspired by Eminem.{{Cite news |last=Baloch |first=Shah Meer |date=13 February 2022 |title=The rap star of Karachi: 'My veil cannot take away the talent I have' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/13/eva-b-the-rap-star-of-karachi-my-veil-cannot-take-away-the-talent-i-have |access-date=8 July 2025 |work=The Guardian}} After briefly pausing due to family pressure, she resumed in 2019 with her debut track "Gully Girl" on Patari, highlighting themes of female empowerment. Since then, Eva B has worn a niqab during performances, describing it as part of her identity.
All of her music has been recorded and released exclusively through No Limit Muzik, an independent Pakistani hip-hop label. In 2020, she followed up with tracks like "Mukhtasir Baatain", "Quarantine Baji", and "Qalam Bolega", all produced under the No Limit Muzik banner. She gained broader recognition when Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, producer of Coke Studio Season 14, invited her to perform "Kana Yaari".
Her track "Rozi" was featured in the end credits of Ms. Marvel episode 1, earning her international media exposure, and in 2024, her song "Sunrise in Lyari"—also produced and released by No Limit Muzik—was spotlighted by the Recording Academy’s Global Spin (GRAMMY.com), marking a milestone for Pakistani hip-hop.
Name
According to Eva B, "Eva" is a tribute to the first woman on Earth, Eve. Like the latter, she is among the first women rappers in Pakistan. In a 2021 interview, she explained that the added letter 'B' is a nod to her Baloch identity.{{Cite web |title=More about newbie hijabi rapper Eva B from Coke Studio's 'Kana Yaari' |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/394275-coke-studio-14-more-about-kana-yaari-hijabi-rapper-eva-b |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}
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Category:21st-century women rappers
Category:Balochi-language singers