Cheryl “Salt” James of Salt-N-Pepa debuts “Kings & Queens” single and announces Salty N Lit album for Spring/Summer 2026, advocating for creativity and fairness

Salt-N-Pepa have vowed to keep fighting after a U.S. judge dismissed their copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of their master record

Salt-N-Pepa’s copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of their classic master recordings has been dismissed by a New York federal judge,

Salt-N-Pepa’s copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of their master recordings has been dismissed by a New York federal judge, but the

Salt-N-Pepa originally went by the moniker Super Nature. Before Queens duo Salt-N-Pepa, (Salt (Cheryl James) and Pepa (Sandra Denton)) was famously known as Salt-N-Pepa, they were originally known as Super Nature. The East Coast female duo met at Queensborough Community College in New York City where they studied nursing and they worked together at Sears before joining together

Before DJ Spinderella auditioned and became a DJ and member of Sant-N-Pepa, the spot was offered to then-unknown Wendy Williams, who was a radio personality in Washington, DC for AMWOL before she got on Television and became a TV Personality. Wendy Williams revealed she was offered the position for the DJ spot on her show,

On the night of March 1, 1995, at the 37th Grammy Awards, Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa won an award in the same category, which made them the first female rappers to win a Grammy. The Best Rap Performance award was split into “solo” and “duo/group” categories. Queen Latifah won Best Rap Solo Performance with “U.N.I.T.Y.,”

Hot, Cool & Vicious (Released December 8, 1986) the debut album by Salt-N-Pepa, the all-female rap trio which consisted of members Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandra “Pepa” Denton and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper) was the first gold and platinum album by a female rap group. Hot, Cool & Vicious peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 charts. The