Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa is an American R&B and hip hop group, consisting of Cheryl James and Sandy Denton ("Salt" and "Pepa", respectively), and Deidre "Dee Dee" Roper (DJ Spinderella). They debuted with "The Show Stopper", a response record to Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick's "The Show". It was an underground hit and Salt-N-Pepa signed to Next Plateau. Their debut LP was Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986, which was produced by Salt's then-boyfriend, Hurby Azor, the group's manager, and he received songwriting credit for the album, though this was later disputed. According to AMG it also featured DJ Pamela Green http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kz6qoaqabijd~T1, though they do not include her in their list of credits, and neither does the album sleeve.

Albums discography

• Hot, Cool And Vicious (1986) US #26 (Platinum)
• A Salt With A Deadly Pepa (1988) US #38 (Gold)
• Blacks' Magic (1990) US #38 (Platinum)
• A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed (1991)
• Very Necessary (1993) US #4 (5x Platinum)
• Brand New (1997) US #37 (Gold)
• Salt-N-Pepa: The Best Of (2000)
• 8.6 million albums sold