Spinderella) after Hanson departed.ġ980s era Salt-N-Pepa jacket on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In 1987, the group recruited 15-year-old high school student Deidra Roper (a.k.a. In September 1985, the group signed to Next Plateau Entertainment (formerly Next Plateau Records) and in December 1986, they released their debut album Hot, Cool & Vicious, produced by Azor, Salt's boyfriend at the time and the group's manager.
With the success of "The Show Stoppa," the group changed their name to Salt-N-Pepa, based on the lines "Right now I'm gonna show you how it's supposed to be 'Cause we, the Salt and Pepa MCs", which resulted in radio stations getting phone calls requesting "The Show Stoppa" by Salt & Pepper. The independent Pop Art Records gave it an official release, and "The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh)" became a modest R&B hit, reaching No.
The finished recording garnered some airplay on a New York City rap radio program. The single used a melody from the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. Fresh's hit single "The Show" by the duo, who originally called themselves Super Nature, along with DJ Latoya Hanson in late 1985, produced by Azor. This resulted in the single "The Showstoppa", an answer record to Doug E. Co-worker Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor was studying record production at the Center of Media Arts and asked the pair to record for him as a class project. The pair became close friends and co–workers at Sears. In mid-1985, Brooklyn native Cheryl James met Queens resident Sandra Denton, both studying nursing at Queensborough Community College. History 1985–1987: Formation and early years 1.3 1993–1996: Groundbreaking success, Very Necessary.1.2 1988–1992: A Salt with a Deadly Pepa and breakthrough.Their success in rap and hip hop culture has earned them the honorific title "The First Ladies of Rap and Hip Hop". The trio won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their song "None of Your Business", making them one of the first female rap acts to win a Grammy Award, along with Queen Latifah, who won during the same year. The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award several times. Salt-N-Pepa have sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the bestselling rap acts of all time. Their fourth album, Very Necessary, sold over 7 million copies worldwide (5 million in the U.S.), making it the highest-selling album by a female rap act in history at the time. Their debut album, Hot, Cool & Vicious, sold more than 1 million copies in the US, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status. They were signed to Next Plateau Records and released their single " Push It" in 1987, which hit number one in three countries and became a top 10 or top 20 hit in various countries. Group members included Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). Even if there's still a bit of filler here and there, Blacks' Magic successfully remade Salt-N-Pepa as their own women, and pointed the way to the even more commercially successful R&B/pop/hip-hop fusions of Very Necessary.Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1985. But there was more to the album than just the singles - track for track, Blacks' Magic was the strongest record Salt-N-Pepa ever released. The album's trio of hit singles - "Expression," "Do You Want Me," and the playful safe-sex anthem "Let's Talk About Sex" - summed up this new attitude and got the group plastered all over MTV. More importantly, they displayed a stronger group identity than ever before, projecting a mix of sassy, self-confident feminism and aggressive - but responsible - sexuality. It wasn't that their crossover appeal diminished, but this time they worked from a funkier R&B base that brought them more credibility among hip-hop and urban audiences. But Blacks' Magic was where Salt-N-Pepa came into their own. Most of their singles had been rap remakes of old R&B songs, and they hadn't even rapped all that much on their biggest hit, "Push It," which got by on its catchy synth hook. Prior to the release of their third album, Blacks' Magic, Salt-N-Pepa were viewed as little more than pop crossover artists.
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