SALT N PEPA
SALT N PEPA
Published Tue, October 5, 2021 at 9:36 AM EDT
1994
SALT-N-PEPA ON "WHATTA MAN," 2PAC, & RUNNING WITH OPRAH
"Whatta Man" would be a monster hit heading into 1994 — cementing the group as not only one of Hip-Hop's most successful acts — but as one of the biggest in music.
1990
HOW SALT-N-PEPA USED "SHOOP" & "EXPRESSION" TO FIND THEIR VOICE
As the 80s came to a close, Salt-N-Pepa were pushing to assert their own voice. Salt would pen and produce a hit single that announced who Salt-N-Pepa would be in the 1990s. Soon, Pepa would follow suit with a megahit of her own.
1989
THE STORY BEHIND SALT-N-PEPA & HIP-HOP'S GRAMMY BOYCOTT
In 1989, the Grammys debuted its first Hip-Hop category: Best Rap Performance. But the award was famously untelevised, leading to several of Hip-Hop’s biggest names like Salt-N-Pepa to boycott the awards show.
1988
SALT-N-PEPA AND THE BACKLASH AGAINST POP RAP
Salt-N-Pepa had to vault over skeptics with sheer commercial clout. No one could deny their hits or their staying power.
1985
THE STORY OF SALT-N-PEPA'S FRIENDSHIP FORGED IN THE LUNCHROOM
Sandy Denton had hopes of becoming a psychiatrist. Cheryl James thought she would work at a Sears call center. And then fate intervened.
1990
HOW SALT-N-PEPA USED "SHOOP" & "EXPRESSION" TO FIND THEIR VOICE
As the 80s came to a close, Salt-N-Pepa were pushing to assert their own voice. Salt would pen and produce a hit single that announced who Salt-N-Pepa would be in the 1990s. Soon, Pepa would follow suit with a megahit of her own.
1988
SALT-N-PEPA AND THE BACKLASH AGAINST POP RAP
Salt-N-Pepa had to vault over skeptics with sheer commercial clout. No one could deny their hits or their staying power.
1994
SALT-N-PEPA ON "WHATTA MAN," 2PAC, & RUNNING WITH OPRAH
"Whatta Man" would be a monster hit heading into 1994 — cementing the group as not only one of Hip-Hop's most successful acts — but as one of the biggest in music.
1989
THE STORY BEHIND SALT-N-PEPA & HIP-HOP'S GRAMMY BOYCOTT
In 1989, the Grammys debuted its first Hip-Hop category: Best Rap Performance. But the award was famously untelevised, leading to several of Hip-Hop’s biggest names like Salt-N-Pepa to boycott the awards show.
1985
THE STORY OF SALT-N-PEPA'S FRIENDSHIP FORGED IN THE LUNCHROOM
Sandy Denton had hopes of becoming a psychiatrist. Cheryl James thought she would work at a Sears call center. And then fate intervened.
