Published Fri, November 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
They'd met as Queensborough Community College students, working at a Sears Call Center. Soon, Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandy "Pepa" Denton would become household names.
Whipper Whip and Dota Rock of The Fantastic 5 called themselves 'The Salt And Pepper MCs.' And when they checked their mics they said, 'My mic sounds nice.' That was always stuck in my head.”
- Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor
Why am I so def, why don't I have flaws why do I cut for Salt N Pepa because when my turntable talks your body will listen to a message that's tested, destined and kickin' out of my speakers and into your sneakers providing conversation for the woofers and tweeters when I play the Technics obey 'cause I'm a fader translator, a mix board slave."
'Push It' was supposed to be a Go-Go record, but after seeing 2 Live Crew and M.C. Shy D in New Orleans, I was jealous of how they rocked the crowd. Dana Dane said that I could make a record like theirs and Play dared me.”
- Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor
The messages and music still resonate today, almost four decades later.