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.

Pop singles discography

• "Push It" - #19 US (1987) (Platinum)
• "Expression" - #26 US (1990) (Platinum)
• "Do You Want Me" - #21 US (1990) (Gold)
• "Let's Talk About Sex" - #13 US (1991) (Gold)
• "You Showed Me" - #47 US (1992)
• "Shoop" - #4 US (1993) (Gold)
• "Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue) - #3 US (1993) (Platinum)
• "None Of Your Business" - #32 US (1994)
• "Ain't Nuthin' But A She Thing" - #38 US (1995)
• "Gitty Up" - #50 US (1998)
• 6.5 million singles sold