![]() It’s hard to put 35 years into a 2-½ hour film. Monsters & Critics: When you set out to do this biopic, what was the discussion? Was it, “We’ve got to say everything,” or was it, “There are areas where we’re not going?”Ĭheryl “Salt” James: There were definitely a lot of legal limitations. In the conversation with James and Denton, they also talked about their rough start, revisiting difficult moments in their lives – bulimia and cutting, when they felt empowered as female artists, getting help from Queen Latifah to get the movie made, and more. I don’t think we would have been anything near what we are without that name.” “I think there’s a salt and pepper in every friendship, so I think the audience was able to relate, too, in a way, that is very personal and so it represented us in our personalities in an amazing way. “I think symbolically it represents two women that are polar opposites but are best friends,” James said. Originally named Super Nature on their first single, The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh), it was the lyrics of that song - “Cause we, the Salt and Pepa MCs” - that had fans asking for the “salt and pepper” song, so they made the name change, and opened the door to their destiny. Salt-N-Pepa, starring GG Townson as James and Laila Odom as Sandra “Pepa” Denton, follows the story of nursing students James and Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip hop after making a recording for a friend’s school project. That’s what it takes to be able to last in this business.” We brought something different to the table. “It takes commitment it takes originality. “This is a story of success, of pushing through,” Cheryl “Salt” James said in a press junket for the biopic. Would there be a Nicki Minaj or a Cardi B without Salt-n-Pepa? Now, watch their story unfold as Lifetime presents Salt-N-Pepa, which tells the story of two women in the music industry, their ups and downs, and the challenges that they overcame as females in a male-dominated field of music. Salt-N-Pepa broke down the barriers for so many artists that followed and helped change the world of rap and hip hop to include female artists. Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Cheryl “Salt” James Pic credit: Lifetime
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