Salt-N-Pepa (2021)
Salt-N-Pepa details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip hop, after recording a song for their friend Hurby Azor. Salt-N-Pepa made a huge impact as one of the first all-female rap groups, changing the look of hip hop and being unafraid to talk about sex and share their thoughts on men. The movie follows the group as they become the first female rap act to go platinum and experience ground-breaking success with multiple awards, including a Grammy award – paving the way for all female rappers to follow. The film will feature performances of Salt-N-Pepa’s greatest hits, including: “Let’s Talk About Sex”, “What a Man”, “Shoop” and “Push It”. The movie stars GG Townson as Cheryl “Salt” James, Laila Odom as Sandra “Pepa” Denton, Cleveland Berto as music producer “Hurby Azor,” Jermel Howard as rapper “Treach” and Monique Paul as “DJ Spinderella.”
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Salt-N-Pepa details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip hop, after recording a song for their friend Hurby Azor. Salt-N-Pepa made a huge impact as one of the first all-female rap groups, changing the look of hip hop and being unafraid to talk about sex and share their thoughts on men. The movie follows the group as they become the first female rap act to go platinum and experience ground-breaking success with multiple awards, including a Grammy award – paving the way for all female rappers to follow. The film will feature performances of Salt-N-Pepa’s greatest hits, including: “Let’s Talk About Sex”, “What a Man”, “Shoop” and “Push It”. The movie stars GG Townson as Cheryl “Salt” James, Laila Odom as Sandra “Pepa” Denton, Cleveland Berto as music producer “Hurby Azor,” Jermel Howard as rapper “Treach” and Monique Paul as “DJ Spinderella.”
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Genre:Music, Drama
Written By:Abdul Williams
In Theaters:1/23/2021
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Studio:Lifetime, Sony Pictures Television
Cast
Mario Van Peebles
Director
G.G. Townson
Cheryl 'Salt' James
Laila Odom
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton
Jermel Howard
Anthony 'Treach' Criss
Cleveland Berto
Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor
Monique Jasmine Paul
Dee Dee (DJ Spinderella)
Isys Alexis
Latoya Hanson (Original DJ Spinderella)
Denver Taylor
Martin Lawrence
Bronson Phillip Lake
Christopher 'Kid' Reid
Devante Senior
Christopher 'Play' Martin
Mandela Van Peebles
Sweet Tooth
Molly Lewis
Young Girl
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