Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa
Formed: 1985
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Hip-Hop, Pop-Rap, Urban, Golden Age
Group Members: Sandy "Pepa" Denton, Spinderella, Cheryl "Salt" James
Biography: By the late '80s, hip-hop was on its way to becoming a male-dominated art form, which is what made the emergence of Salt-n-Pepa so significant. As the first all-female rap crew (even their DJs were women) of importance, the group broke down a number of doors for women in hip-hop. They were also one of ...Read full biography
Blacks' Magic
Released: 1990
Label: Universal Music Group
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Prior to the release of their third album, Blacks' Magic, Salt-N-Pepa were viewed as little more than pop crossover artists. Most of their singles had been rap remakes of old R&B songs, and they hadn't ...Read full review
Very Necessary
Released: 1993
Label: Island Def Jam
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Salt-N-Pepa exhibited a lot of growth on Blacks' Magic (1990), their third album and, by far, best to date. For their follow-up, Very Necessary, released a long three and a half years later, in 1993, the ...Read full review
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