Cheryl James (“Salt”), Sandra Denton (“Pepa”)
Salt-N-Pepa
Sandra "Pepa" Denton was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in Queens, New York. As a college student Sandra teamed up with her friend, Cheryl “Salt” James, to form the Grammy Award winning hip-hop/rap trio Salt-N-Pepa. Accompanied by DJ Deidra Roper, becoming one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and 1990s.
Salt-N-Pepa are the first female rap group to attain platinum status and have sold more than 12 million albums. Their brand of girl power and strong feminine artistry changed the Hip-Hop landscape and blazed a trail for numerous female artists and groups in pop, R&B, and Hip-Hop genres.
Included in their catalog of hits from five studio albums are such classics as Push It, Shoop, Whatta Man, Expression, Independent, and the Grammy Award winning hit None of Your Business. These songs have appeared on film soundtracks and television commercials around the globe, propelling the group far beyond the scope of Hip-Hop. Salt-N-Pepa tour internationally on the strength of these records.