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Denton were employed at a Sears store in Queens, New York, when their co-worker, and Salt's boyfriend, Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor asked the duo to rap on a song he was producing for an audio production class. "Super Nature" became an underground hit in the summer of 1985 and led to the duo's signing with national indie label Next Plateau with Azor as their manager and producer. They added Pamela Greene as a DJ and trio's 1986 debut, Hot, Cool & Vicious, yielded a massive hit called "Push It," which also climbed to # 19 on the pop charts. The single also became one of the first rap records to be nominated for a Grammy. Salt-n-Pepa dispatched of Greene and added rapper and DJ Spinderella (born Deidre "Dee Dee" Roper) before recording their second album, but the effort was only a middling success. Their breakout came with 1989's Black Magic which yielded the hit singles, "Expression," "Let's Talk About Sex," which became their biggest pop hit to date, peaking at #13. Despite outcries by rap purists, the album was embraced by critics and fans alike, sending Salt 'n' Pepa's popularity into the stratosphere.



Before they recorded their fourth album, Salt-n-Pepa separated from Azor, who had already stopped seeing Salt several years ago. Signing with London/Polygram, the group released Very Necessary in 1993. The album yielded their best sell pop tune to date, "Shoop," which landed at number 4 and "Whatta Man," a duet with the vocal group En Vogue, which reached number 3 on both the pop and R&B charts in 1994. A final single from the album, "None of Your Business," was a lesser hit, but it won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1995. After selling over 15 million albums and singles, Salt 'n' Pepa officially wound up disbanding in 2002 to pursue outside interests. They reformed in 2007, ready to court the next generation of hip hop fans.