Salt and Pepper on a staircase with Hurby Luv Bug

Visual image Salt-n-Pepa

Visual image Hurby Luv Bug

Datec. 1985

Mediumpaper (fiber product)

DimensionsOverall (HWD): 5 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (13.018 × 16.828 cm)

Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection

Object number1999.733.5

Text Entries

Portal Description

Super Nature was the original name of Rap trio Salt-N-Pepa. The trio included Salt (Cheryl James, b. 1966), Pepa (Sandra Denton, b. 1969), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper, b. 1971). While studying nursing at Queensborough Community College. Salt and Pepa became close friends and co-workers at Sears. Their co-worker Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor was studying record production at the Center of Media Arts and asked the two to record for him as a class project. This resulted in the single “The Show Stoppa,” a response record to Doug E. Fresh’s hit single “The Show.” After the success of “The Show Stoppa,” the group’s name was changed to Salt-N-Pepa because they called themselves the “Salt and Pepa MCs.” After numerous successes, the trio won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their song “None of Your Business,” making them one of the first female Rap acts to win a Grammy Award. Salt-N-Pepa has sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling Rap acts of all time. Known as the First Ladies of Hip-Hop, Salt-N-Pepa have pushed the boundaries over the years by being fashion icons, taking on feminist themes in their songs and personas to help to define and refine how women should be treated and respected.

Physical Description

Black and white landscape photo of Super Nature (Salt-N-Pepa).

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