Jezebel: Salt N Pepa

Portlandia Performs Salt-N-Pepa, Officially Becomes the Best Thing to Happen to Us

Madeleine Davies — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST

Sweet Brownstein! Could the duo behind Portlandia get us anymore pumped for the show's upcoming season? The answer — no doy (yep, I said "doy") — is of course they can, especially if they (joined by Mirah and Thao) close out their premiere party with every person on Earth's favorite song, "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa. If anything can tide us over to the January 6th premiere, it's this. More »

So, What You Wanna Do?

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:10:00 EDT

[Santa Clara, California; June 17, 1994. Image via Getty]

The Spice Girls

Anna Holmes — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:10:00 EST

[Melbourne, February 21. Image via Getty]

VH1's Let's Talk About Pep Sets Fire To A Texturizer In The Name Of Love

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST

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Still reeling from the Salt-n-Pepa reality show, where we found out that Salt gave up the fly life for church and motherhood, but Pep was still Pep? VH1's new show might soothe our broken hearts. More »

Scarlett Can Sing, But She Sure Can't Rap

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Today on Ellen Pete Yorn said he asked Scarlett Johansson to record Break Up with him even though he didn't know if she could sing. But when Ellen made Scarlett rap Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop," she failed the audition. Clip at left. More »

Doesn't Anyone Miss Having Ladies In Hip-Hop?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:30:00 EST

We've posted about the lack of female rappers before, and yesterday, Jonah Weiner had a story on Slate in which he wrote, "Today, female rappers are flukes on the charts, and exactly zero women were nominated at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards and VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. What happened?" Word. Sure, Queen Latifah has a CD coming out in the fall. But the rap charts are fueled by testosterone, and it wasn't always so. In the early days of hip-hop, there was room for female MCs; it wasn't such a boys club. Weiner argues that women have been so marginalized in rap music that they're basically a joke: More »

Boys Clubs

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EDT

"Hair and makeup is killing female hip-hop. The grooming cost to break a female rapper versus a male rapper is 10 times as much per appearance. That tends to have an adverse effect on a record company’s willingness to even entertain a female rapper." This is a quote from an industry insider, since neither the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (airing Oct. 6) nor the BET Hip-Hop Awards (airing Oct. 23) nominated a single female rapper. Points out EW's Margeaux Watson: "It wasn't always like this. From 1998 to 2003, female rappers such as Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Missy Elliott were among the genre's most bankable artists. But nearly all of their successors — including Lil Mama, Kid Sister, Ms Dynamite, and Jean Grae — have struggled to connect with listeners." Why should the boys have all the fun? [Racialicious, EW] More »

Shake your thang, do what you wanna do with...

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:40:00 EDT

Shake your thang, do what you wanna do with these Salt-N-Pepa salt and pepper shakers. [Etsy] More »

"Got Any Deep Throating Tips?"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:20:00 EDT

It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the advice column in which everyone's problems are solved with an "herbal" remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this episode, Rich and I got help from our pal Sasha Frere-Jones, to tackle problems like reclusive behavior, definitions of words, and all the other usual sex stuff. Got a burning question? Send it to potpsych@jezebel.com. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.) More »

At The FIFI Awards, The Fashion Only Sorta Stunk

lesleyarfin — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:30:00 EDT

Last night in New York City at the FIFI Awards — the "Oscars" of the fragrance industry — designer Vera Wang helped to honor some of the most creatively-pungent people, or rather, the industry and its achievements in fragrance creation. Whatever: regardless of the reason for the occasion, celebs like Taylor Momsen, Padma Lakshmi and Salt N' Pepa showed up wearing both stylish and strange outfits. (Wang in particular, looked like a hangover.) The full Good, Bad, and Ugly of the FIFIs, after the jump. More »

Ashlee Simpson Looks Cute, Not Pregnant, At Conde Nast Traveler Party

Jennifer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

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Last night, Conde Nast Traveler hosted a party to celebrate its 8th annual "Hot List" and the maybe-pregnant Ashlee Simpson, left, was there looking pretty as can be. (And not really pregnant at all.) Also there: Adrien Brody, who remains lovable despite the fact that he oozes douchiness. Lastly: Has anyone ever seen Jaslene Gonzalez show up somewhere and not think to themselves: What the fuck were you thinking, Tyra Banks?! The full Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Conde Nast Traveler 8th Annual Hot List party, after the jump. More »

This Week We Talked Prostitutes, Poops, And Panties

Jessica G. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EDT

We discovered that ( now-former ) New York Governor Eliot Spitzer goes to whores.

'The Salt-N-Pepa Show': It's Necessary That You Watch

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:30:00 EDT

Did Pepa From Salt-N-Pepa Get A Nose Job?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDT

We're really psyched about the premiere of The Salt-N-Pepa Show coming up in two weeks on VH1. It should be interesting since Salt (Cheryl) and Pepa (Sandy) had a falling out — due largely in part to Cheryl's new-found spirituality and unwillingness to perform the duo's racier material — and haven't spoken to each other very much in the past five years. But there's something else different about the girls, namely, Sandy's nose. She's looking decidedly Jackson-esque. Another shot after the jump. More »

'The Salt-N-Pepa Show' Sneak Peek!

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:00:00 EDT