Salt-N-Pepa is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from Queens, New York, that came onto the music scene in 1985.
The group, consisting of Cheryl James ("Salt", now Cheryl Wray), Sandra Denton ("Pepa"), and DJ Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper (Spinderella), has sold over 15 million albums and singles worldwide. Salt-N-Pepa is the bestselling female rap duo/group, and six of their single releases have been certified either platinum or gold in Ameri...
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Salt-N-Pepa is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from Queens, New York, that came onto the music scene in 1985.
The group, consisting of Cheryl James ("Salt", now Cheryl Wray), Sandra Denton ("Pepa"), and DJ Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper (Spinderella), has sold over 15 million albums and singles worldwide. Salt-N-Pepa is the bestselling female rap duo/group, and six of their single releases have been certified either platinum or gold in America by the RIAA.
Originally calling themselves Supernature (for just the first single), James and Denton debuted in 1985 with the single "The Showstopper", an answer record to Doug E. Fresh's hit single "The Show". "The Showstopper" was produced by Hurby Azor, who had to do it as a school project. The song utilized a melody from the 1985 hit movie "Revenge of the Nerds". The finished recording garnered some airplay on a New York City rap radio program, and the independent Pop Art Records gave it an official release and "The Showstopper" became...
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