Salt 'N' Pepa

Salt 'N' Pepa (also stylized as Salt-N-Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop girl group formed in 1985. Group members included Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). They were signed to Next Plateau Records and released their single "Push It" on March 8, 1987, which hit number one in three countries and became a Top Ten or Top Twenty hit in various other countries. Their debut album Hot, Cool & Vicious sold more than a million copies worldwide, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum-status. Their fourth album Very Necessary sold over 7 million copies worldwide (5 million of those in the US), making it the highest-selling album by a female rap act in history.

Links to Peel
Peel played tracks from the group's materials in the 80's, a time where female hip hop artists started to rise up in the field, but by the end of that decade, when Salt N Pepa achieved success, he had lost interest in them and looked for other upcoming artists. Despite this, he nominated their track 'Tramp' for his Peelenium 1986.

Shows Played

 * Salt 'N' Pepa - "Tramp" (official video, 1987) - Copyright claim by UMG
 * 09 December 1986: Beauty And The Beat (7") Next Plateau
 * 15 December 1986: I Desire (LP - Hot, Cool & Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 16 December 1986: Tramp (LP - Hot, Cool & Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 17 December 1986: It's All Right (LP - Hot, Cool & Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 1987
 * 05 January 1987: Tramp (LP - Hot Cool Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 08 January 1987 (Andy Kershaw): I Desire (LP - Hot, Cool & Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 21 January 1987: It's Alright (LP - Hot Cool Vicious) Next Plateau
 * 24 June 1987: 'Tramp (Remix) (12 inch)' (Next Plateau)
 * 18 November 1987: I Am Down (12" - I Am Down / Chick On The Side) Next Plateau
 * 15 December 1987: Push It (Remix) (v/a LP - Hurby's Machine - The House That Rap Built) Sound Check
 * 1988
 * 05 July 1988: Shake Your Thang (12") Next Plateau @ (JP: 'Well I'm afraid if I shake my thang these days, it registers on seismographs')
 * 02 August 1988: Hyped On The Mic (album - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa) Ffrr
 * 03 August 1988: Let The Rhythm Run (Remix) (From The Solofilms/Orion Film "Colors") (album - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa) Ffrr
 * 09 August 1988: Solo Power (Let's Get Paid) (LP - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa) FFRR