Bu1ed9 u0111u00f4i rap huyu1ec1n thou1ea1i Salt-N-Pepa cho biu1ebft hu1ecd su1ebd khu00f4ng ru00fat lui sau khi mu1ed9t thu1ea9m phu00e1n liu00ean bang Hoa Ku1ef3 bu00e1c bu1ecf vu1ee5 kiu1ec7n bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n cu1ee7a hu1ecd chu1ed1ng lu1ea1i Universal Music Group, mu1ed9t thu1ea5t bu1ea1i lu1edbn trong nu1ed7 lu1ef1c giu00e0nh lu1ea1i quyu1ec1n kiu1ec3m sou00e1t danh mu1ee5c cu1ed5 u0111iu1ec3n vu00e0 tiu1ec1n bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n cu1ee7a hu1ecd. Phu00e1n quyu1ebft, u0111u01b0u1ee3c ban hu00e0nh tu1ea1i Quu1eadn Nam cu1ee7a New York bu1edfi Thu1ea9m phu00e1n Denise Cote vu00e0o ngu00e0y 8 thu00e1ng 1 nu0103m 2026, u0111u1ee9ng vu1ec1 phu00eda UMG vu00e0 bu00e1c bu1ecf tuyu00ean bu1ed1 cu1ee7a nhu00f3m vu1ec1 quyu1ec1n su1edf hu1eefu cu00e1c bu1ea3n thu u00e2m chu00ednh cu1ee7a hu1ecd, lu00e0m gia tu0103ng mu1ed9t cuu1ed9c chiu1ebfn cao vu1ec1 quyu1ec1n vu00e0 bu1ed3i thu01b0u1eddng hip-hop di su1ea3n, theo Music Business Worldwide vu00e0 phu00e2n tu00edch phu00e1p lu00fd tu1eeb Law Commentary.

Salt-N-Pepa - Cheryl u201cSaltu201d James vu00e0 Sandra u201cPepau201d Denton - u0111u00e3 kiu1ec7n UMG vu00e0o nu0103m 2025, cho ru1eb1ng hu1ecd cu00f3 quyu1ec1n u0111u00f2i lu1ea1i bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n vu00e0 bu0103ng chu00ednh cho cu00e1c bu1ea3n ghi u00e2m u0111u1ea7u tiu00ean nhu01b0 tu00e0i liu1ec7u giu1eefa nhu1eefng nu0103m 1980 cu1ee7a hu1ecd theo cu00e1c u0111iu1ec1u khou1ea3n chu1ea5m du1ee9t cu1ee7a u0110u1ea1o luu1eadt Bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n. [2] Hu1ecd u0111u00e3 gu1eedi Thu00f4ng bu00e1o chu1ea5m du1ee9t vu00e0o thu00e1ng 3 nu0103m 2022, vu1edbi ngu00e0y chu1ea5m du1ee9t su1edbm nhu1ea5t u0111u01b0u1ee3c liu1ec7t ku00ea lu00e0 ngu00e0y 15 thu00e1ng 5 nu0103m 2024, khu1eb3ng u0111u1ecbnh ru1eb1ng cu00e1c hu1ee3p u0111u1ed3ng u0111u00e3 tu1ed3n tu1ea1i hu00e0ng thu1eadp ku1ef7 khu00f4ng nu00ean Vu0129nh viu1ec5n khu00f3a hu1ecd khu1ecfi tu00e1c phu1ea9m cu1ee7a chu00ednh hu1ecd. [2] Tuy nhiu00ean, thu1ea9m phu00e1n Cote phu00e1n quyu1ebft ru1eb1ng bu1ed9 u0111u00f4i khu00f4ng bao giu1edd giu1eef bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n u0111u1ed1i vu1edbi cu00e1c bu1ea3n ghi u00e2m u0111u00f3 trong u0110u1ea7u tiu00ean, nhu1eadn thu1ea5y ru1eb1ng mu1ed9t thu1ecfa thuu1eadn thu u00e2m nu0103m 1986 u0111u00e3 trao quyu1ec1n su1edf hu1eefu cho cu00f4ng ty cu1ee7a nhu00e0 su1ea3n xuu1ea5t Hurby Azor, Noise In The Attic Productions, sau u0111u00f3 chuyu1ec3n nhu01b0u1ee3ng cu00e1c quyu1ec1n u0111u00f3 xuu1ed1ng chuu1ed7i cho cu00e1c hu00e3ng u0111u0129a hiu1ec7n thuu1ed9c su1edf hu1eefu cu1ee7a UMG. [2] [1]

Tu00f2a u00e1n ku1ebft luu1eadn ru1eb1ng vu00ec Salt-N-Pepa khu00f4ng u0111u00edch thu00e2n thu1ef1c hiu1ec7n chuyu1ec3n nhu01b0u1ee3ng bu1ea3n quyu1ec1n mu00e0 hu1ecd su1edf hu1eefu, hu1ecd khu00f4ng thu1ec3 su1eed du1ee5ng quyu1ec1n chu1ea5m du1ee9t u0110iu1ec1u 203 u0111u1ec3 u0111u00f2i lu1ea1i chu00fang, vu00e0 cu0169ng bu00e1c bu1ecf mu1ed9t yu00eau cu1ea7u chuyu1ec3n u0111u1ed5i riu00eang biu1ec7t vu1ec1 cu00e1o buu1ed9c can thiu1ec7p vu00e0o bu0103ng chu00ednh cu1ee7a hu1ecd. [2] [1] UMG, ngu01b0u1eddi ku1ebf vu1ecb cho Next Plateau vu00e0 London Records, hoan nghu00eanh phu00e1n quyu1ebft, gu1ecdi vu1ee5 kiu1ec7n lu00e0 u201cvu00f4 cu0103n cu1ee9u201d vu00e0 tuyu00ean bu1ed1 ru1eb1ng hu1ecd u0111u00e3 nhiu1ec1u lu1ea7n cu1ed1 gu1eafng giu1ea3i quyu1ebft tranh chu1ea5p vu00e0 cu1ea3i thiu1ec7n khou1ea3n bu1ed3i thu01b0u1eddng cu1ee7a bu1ed9 u0111u00f4i mu00e0 khu00f4ng cu00f3 nghu0129a vu1ee5 phu00e1p lu00fd, theo Music Business Worldwide vu00e0 tuyu00ean bu1ed1 u0111u01b0u1ee3c tru00edch du1eabn bu1edfi Law Commentary. [2] [1] Trong cu00e1c bu00ecnh luu1eadn tru01b0u1edbc u0111u00f3, nhu00f3m phu00e1p lu00fd cu1ee7a nhu00f3m u0111u00e3 coi vu1ee5 viu1ec7c lu00e0 mu1ed9t cuu1ed9c tranh cu00e3i vu1ec1 u201cdi su1ea3n, cu00f4ng lu00fd vu00e0 tu01b0u01a1ng lai cu1ee7a quyu1ec1n su1edf hu1eefu nghu1ec7 su0129u201d, vu00e0 Cheryl James u0111u00e3 cu00f4ng khai chu1ec9 tru00edch tu00ecnh hu00ecnh trong thu1eddi gian giu1edbi thiu1ec7u Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, lu01b0u u00fd ru1eb1ng mu1ed9t phu1ea7n trong danh mu1ee5c cu1ee7a hu1ecd u0111u00e3 bu1ecb ru00fat khu1ecfi phu00e1t tru1ef1c tuyu1ebfn trong bu1ed1i cu1ea3nh tranh chu1ea5p. [1]

Trong mu1ed9t phu1ea3n u1ee9ng mu1edbi u0111u01b0u1ee3c bu00e1o cu00e1o bu1edfi cu00e1c hu00e3ng truyu1ec1n thu00f4ng bao gu1ed3m AllHipHop, Salt-N-Pepa u0111u01b0u1ee3c cho lu00e0 su1ebd khu00e1ng cu00e1o vu00e0 khu00e1m phu00e1 cu00e1c con u0111u01b0u1eddng phu00e1p lu00fd bu1ed5 sung, mu00f4 tu1ea3 thu1ea5t bu1ea1i chu1ec9 lu00e0 mu1ed9t vu00f2ng trong cuu1ed9c u0111u1ea5u tranh ru1ed9ng lu1edbn hu01a1n vu1ec1 quyu1ec1n cu1ee7a cu00e1c nghu1ec7 su0129 di su1ea3n trong hip-hop vu00e0 hu01a1n thu1ebf nu1eefa. Hu1ecd u0111ang u0111u1ecbnh vu1ecb cuu1ed9c chiu1ebfn cu1ee7a hu1ecd vu1edbi UMG nhu01b0 mu1ed9t phu1ea7n cu1ee7a cuu1ed9c tranh luu1eadn lu1edbn hu01a1n vu1ec1 cu00e1ch cu00e1c danh mu1ee5c rap cu1ed5 u0111iu1ec3n u0111u01b0u1ee3c kiu1ec3m sou00e1t, kiu1ebfm tiu1ec1n vu00e0 chia su1ebb vu1edbi ngu01b0u1eddi hu00e2m mu1ed9, u0111u1eb7c biu1ec7t lu00e0 khi nhu1eefng ngu01b0u1eddi tiu00ean phong hip-hop ban u0111u1ea7u tu00ecm kiu1ebfm cu00e1c giao du1ecbch cu00f4ng bu1eb1ng hu01a1n vu00e0 cu00f4ng bu1eb1ng du00e0i hu1ea1n. Ngay cu1ea3 khi UMG cu00f4ng khai bu00e1o hiu1ec7u ru1eb1ng hu1ecd vu1eabn u201ccu1edfi mu1edf vu00e0 su1eb5n su00e0ngu201d tu00ecm ra giu1ea3i phu00e1p vu00e0 u201ckhuu1ebfch u0111u1ea1i di su1ea3n cu1ee7a Salt-N-Pepa cho cu00e1c thu1ebf hu1ec7 tiu1ebfp theou201d, cuu1ed9c u0111u1ee5ng u0111u1ed9 nhu1ea5n mu1ea1nh ru1eb1ng cu00e1c thu1ecfa thuu1eadn thu u00e2m lu00e2u u0111u1eddi vu1eabn cu00f2n phu1ee9c tu1ea1p nhu01b0 thu1ebf nu00e0o u0111u1ed1i vu1edbi cu00e1c nghu1ec7 su0129, nhu1eefng ngu01b0u1eddi u0111u00e3 giu00fap xu00e2y du1ef1ng nu1ec1n tu1ea3ng thu01b0u01a1ng mu1ea1i cu1ee7a thu1ec3 lou1ea1i nu00e0y.