Salt & Pepa are the female equivalents of Run DMC in more ways than one.
They patterned themselves after Run DMC and managed to achieve their own level of success akin to that of the Hollis trio.
Hot, Cool & Vicious is not only the female version of Raising Hell but in the Top 10 of hip hop albums most responsible for shaping my hip hop education and expectations.
They are the first ladies of hip hop to me because I had not heard or seen females on the mic until them.
I remember being in New York in 1986-7 and watching the Tramp video for the first time.
The Hot, Cool & Vicious liner notes informed me Salt's birthday was very close to my own and that made her my favourite when I laid my pre-teen eyes on her. Regardless of astrology, the trio have a place in my heart and record collection.
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