Salt 'n' Pepa
USA
Formed: 1985
Styles: Pop-Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Urban, R&B/Soul, Golden Age
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By the late '80s, hip-hop was on its way to becoming a male-dominated art form, which is what made the emergence of Salt-n-Pepa so significant. As the first all-female rap crew (even their DJs were women) of importance, the group broke down a number of doors for women in hip-hop. They were also one of the first rap artists to cross over into the pop mainstream, laying the groundwork for the music's widespread acceptance in the early '90s. Salt-n-Pepa were more pop-oriented than many of their contemporaries, since their songs were primarily part...
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