Cheryl James
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Cheryl James (born March 8, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rap / hip-hop artist going by the name of Salt, and is a member of the rap trio Salt-N-Pepa; which includes Sandy Denton (Pepa) and Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper (DJ Spinderella). She currently stars in a reality TV series focusing on reforming Salt-N-Pepa also starring Sandy Denton (Pepa).
[edit] Musical Career
James and Denton formed the group in 1984 (Roper joined in 1985) and they released several albums including Hot, Cool & Vicious, A Salt with a Deadly Pepa, Blacks' Magic, Very Necessary and Brand New. They were the first female rap act to have gold, platinum, or multi-platinum albums.
James co-starred in the 1993 motion picture "Who's the Man?". She appeared briefly on VH1's first annual Hip Hop Honors in November 2004 along with Denton, but they did not perform. All three members did perform on the second Hip Hop Honors on September 22, 2005. This was their first performance since 1999. On October 23, 2008 Salt-N-Pepa performed "Shoop", "Push It", and "Whatta Man" at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2009, Salt was featured in the Generation Gospel Exclusive on 106 & Gospel. [1]
