{"id":383872,"date":"2022-10-27T18:33:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=383872"},"modified":"2022-10-27T18:33:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:33:26","slug":"pakistans-first-female-and-veiled-rapper-eva-b-makes-it-to-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistans-first-female-and-veiled-rapper-eva-b-makes-it-to-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s First Female and Veiled Rapper Eva B Makes It to Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s first Baloch female veiled rapper, Eva B, has made our hearts swell with pride as she was just featured in the iconic Times Square New York.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Kanna Yaari\u2019 rapper is the latest to find her way up onto the digital billboard of the music streaming platform, Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify announced it on its official page saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c@IamEvaaB is kind of magical, as the first Baloch artist to be featured at Times Square,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_383877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383877\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-383877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month.png 1280w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month-364x205.png 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/From-Lyari-to-New-York-Eva-B-Earns-a-Spot-at-Times-Square-NYC-as-Equal-Pakistans-Ambassador-of-the-Month-758x426.png 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva B on Times Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rapper replied, \u201cDream comes true,\u201d and thanked Spotify Pakistan for the feat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cjh4BemoERs\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She also shared her excitement saying, \u201cI feel super excited and I\u2019m happy to be a part of Spotify\u2019s EQUAL program. I feel very proud. Initiatives like these aren\u2019t just important but they are really required \u2013 they are the need of the hour\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ali-sethi-makes-it-to-times100-gala-with-artistic-flair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Sethi Makes It to Times100 Gala with Artistic Flair<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<figure id=\"attachment_383876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383876\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-383876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/coke-studio1664003922-0-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eva B and the Karakoram Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eva B currently has 400,000 listeners on the platform while her breakthrough track, <strong><em>Kana Yaari,<\/em><\/strong> has at least 10 million streams on Spotify.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/iqra-aziz-withdraws-from-project-with-feroze-khan-in-stance-against-domestic-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iqra Aziz Withdraws from Project with Feroze Khan in Stance Against Domestic Abuse<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>About Eva B<\/h3>\n<p>Eva B is a Pakistani hip-hop rapper and singer from a Baloch family. She started her journey in 2014, after being inspired by the American rapper Eminem, and eventually found fame with her Coke Studio 14\u2019s super-duper hit song <strong><em>Kana Yaari<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-383875\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ab6761610000e5eb6f14d633414d8210696da439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ab6761610000e5eb6f14d633414d8210696da439.jpg 640w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ab6761610000e5eb6f14d633414d8210696da439-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ab6761610000e5eb6f14d633414d8210696da439-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Her song <strong><em>Rozi<\/em><\/strong> was featured in the closing credits of <strong><em>Ms. Marvel<\/em><\/strong> episode 1, &#8216;Generation Why&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>According to Eva B, her name &#8216;Eva&#8217; 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 letter &#8216;B&#8217; is a nod to her Balochi identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s first Baloch female veiled rapper, Eva B, has made our hearts swell with pride as she was just featured in the iconic Times Square New York. The \u2018Kanna Yaari\u2019 rapper is the latest to find her way up onto the digital billboard of the music streaming platform, Spotify. Spotify announced it on its official page saying: \u201c@IamEvaaB is kind [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistans-first-female-and-veiled-rapper-eva-b-makes-it-to-times-square\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":383881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,2505,2540,2508,2507,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-383872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-instagram","10":"category-international","11":"category-musician","12":"category-singer","13":"category-social-media","14":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"From Layari to Times Square, the the rapper has met a new milestone and we are super proud!","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-2022-10-27T181634.748-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-2022-10-27T181634.748-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-2022-10-27T181634.748.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Rija Sohaib","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Instagram","International","Musician","Singer","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Pakistan\u2019s First Female and Veiled Rapper Eva B Makes It to Times Square","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,2505,2540,2508,2507,1291,1297&exclude=383872","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383872"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=383872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}