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Cheryl James
Cheryl James
American rapper and actress
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DJ Spinderella
DJ Spinderella
American musician
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Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
American hip hop trio
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MC Lyte
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
4
Hurby Azor
Hurby Azor
American musician
5
En Vogue
En Vogue
American vocal band from Oakland, California
6
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
American hip-hop group
7
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
American record producer, rapper, record executive and DJ from Georgia
8
Dawn Robinson
Dawn Robinson
Anerican singer
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
American hip hop group
10
SWV
SWV
American vocal group from New York City, New York
11
Prince Markie Dee
Prince Markie Dee
American rapper and producer, member of the Fat Boys
12
Run-DMC
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
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Spyder-D
Spyder-D
American rapper
14
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
American musician and actress
15
Diamond
Diamond
American rapper
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DC Talk
DC Talk
American Christian rap and rock music trio
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Kid 'n Play
Kid 'n Play
American band
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Tha' Rayne
Tha' Rayne
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Fugees
Fugees
American hip hop group
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Angie Martinez
Angie Martinez
American radio personality, rapper, and actress
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LL Cool J
LL Cool J
American rapper, record producer, and actor
22
Soulshock
Soulshock
Danish record producer, dj
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Jim Jonsin
Jim Jonsin
American record producer
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Antoinette
Antoinette
American rapper
25
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
American hip-hop group
26
House of Pain
House of Pain
American hip hop group
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Vico C
Vico C
American rapper
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OutKast
OutKast
American hip hop duo
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Lil Jon
Lil Jon
American rapper
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
American hip hop duo
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De La Soul
De La Soul
American hip-hop group
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Treach
Treach
American musician
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Floetry
Floetry
English R&B duo
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DJ Toomp
DJ Toomp
American DJ and record producer
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DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs
American hip hop musician
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Mad Lion
Mad Lion
Jamaican musician
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Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia
American hip-hop group
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DJ Mark the 45 King
DJ Mark the 45 King
American DJ and record producer
39
J. J. Fad
J. J. Fad
American hip hop group
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Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd
American musical group; R&B boy band
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Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
American rapper, model, and actress
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
American hip hop group
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3rd Bass
3rd Bass
band
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Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
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Da Brat
Da Brat
musical artist
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Zhané
Zhané
band
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Brainpower
Brainpower
Dutch rapper
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Dubmatique
Dubmatique
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Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
American rapper and DJ
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Fat Joe
Fat Joe
American rapper from New York
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Tego Calderón
Tego Calderón
Puerto Rican rapper
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DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
American DJ, record executive, record producer, and media personality
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Warren G
Warren G
American rapper,record producer
Members, past and present

Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop group formed in Queens, New York City in 1985. Group members included Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). They were signed to Next Plateau Records and released their single "Push It" in 1987, which hit number one in three countries and became a top 10 or top 20 hit in various countries. Their debut album Hot, Cool & Vicious sold more than 1 million copies in the US, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status. Their fourth album Very Necessary sold over 7 million copies worldwide (5 million in the U.S.), making it the highest-selling album by a female rap act in history at the time.

Salt-N-Pepa have sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling rap acts of all time, male or female. The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award several times. 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, along with Queen Latifah, who won during the same year. Their success in rap and hip-hop culture has earned them the honorific title "The First Ladies of Rap and Hip Hop".