Salt-N-Pepa

I grew up hearing songs from this duo on the radio but never knew the story of their origin or how they broke up. I found this both educational and entertaining. This is not only the story of this duo but a piece of Hip Hop history.

Some of the movie came off choppy. There were slow points that were extremely detailed and other points that seemed rushed that left the watcher with questions. As a Salt-N-Pepa fan through their entire career, I was disappointed that they left Spinderella pretty much out of the story. It would be nice if they would have delved into the issues there since many of their fans know how much she was left out of the limelight particularly over recent years. A decent start for a biopic, but definitely could be improved upon.

When the "Push It" single and video dropped, I was a 14 year old kid, glued to the TV and radio as these two fierce, young, female newcomers hit the rap scene hard with their fly hairdos and fat gold chains. They were instant hip hop icons having been matched with the genius of Hurby Love Bug's beats and rhymes that heated up hip hop airwaves.

For me in LA, Salt and Pepa stayed in heavy rotation on 1580 KDAY, the premier hip hop station of the era, proving that they were far from one hit wonders. My favorite Salt N Pepa song of all time is still "Get Up," with its heavy bass and melodic piano riff that hit so hard, the male dominated hip hop world had to take notice.

The project was quality, although I would have liked to see more of Spinderella's story as well. She was a vital component of the group from the moment she replaced the original Spin. It was clear that Salt and Pepa were involved in telling their story from start to finish and it wasn't some made up account of what transpired. It felt authentic and I was also glad to hear their actual music throughout the film. As for the starring actors, they embodied their characters and were cast perfectly! I hope to see more of all of them in other projects.

Like seriously EVERYONE knows she was part of the group for decades but now all of a sudden she has 1 page maybe of dialogue the whole movie?! Do better and stop lying like she didn't have an integral position in the group.

This interesting look into the life and times of one of the 80s good but not great hip-hop duos comes off a bit amateurish. Considering the experience level of director Mario Van Peebles, this formulaic approach was missing a professional touch. The decision to place unknown and untested actors in starring roles might save the budget, but it insures that this style of film making will stay on the Lifetime channel where there is a ton of time to fill and nor enough original product. Black women viewers deserve better. I hope Queen Latifah's acting chops keep going up because this nonepic dioes nothing for her as a producer.