Eva B, who was brought up in a notorious slum, has become Pakistan’s latest
music sensation
Her phone has been buzzing with non-stop messages and calls. Eva B, once a little-known
Rapper from the Karachi urban-slum settlement of Lyari, has become Pakistan’s newest music sensation, racking up millions of views on
YouTube.
She is not just the first female rapper from
Pakistan, she is the first veil-wearing female rapper from Pakistan’s Baloch minority. She says her brother had told her if she wanted to rap she had to wear a veil, but that it is now a part of her identity and personality as a musician.