The Best of Salt 'n Pepa is a

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album by American hip hop trio

Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). Their debut album, ''Hot, C ...

. It was released in November 1999. The album featured tracks from their five studio albums, ''

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A Salt with a Deadly Pepa ''A Salt with a Deadly Pepa'' is the second studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on August 2, 1988, by London Records and Next Plateau Records. The album reached number 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number eight on the ...

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Very Necessary ''Very Necessary'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on October 12, 1993, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. The album spawned four singles, including " Shoop" (their first top-five single on the ...

'' and '' Brand New''. A remixed version of their 1998 song " Gitty Up" was released as a single now titled "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up" which charted in the top 20 in

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Review

Steve Huey of

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gave the album 4 out of 5 saying, "''The Best of Salt 'n Pepa'' is an excellent 15-track overview of the groundbreaking female rap group's career, featuring all their big hits from the early days up through their platinum success in the '90s... it's an excellent summary of their career. There are a few alternate mixes included, like the video version of "Whatta Man" and two different versions of "Push It," but there are no glaring omissions or substitutions. It might have been nice if the tracks were ordered chronologically, so that the group's development from cover-happy dance-rappers to sexy crossover hit makers could be traced more readily. But their assertive self-confidence and underlying feminism hold everything together, and the best singles here rank as influential hip-hop classics."

Track listing

# Push It (Again) (DJ Tonka Remix Edit) - 5:19 # The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix) - 3:11 #

Whatta Man "What a Man" is a song written by Dave Crawford, and originally recorded for Stax Records' Volt imprint by Linda Lyndell, whose recording reached number 50 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1968. The song was sampled and reinterpreted as "Whatt ...

(feat

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) (Video Remix) - 4:28 # Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) - 3:57 #

Tramp A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round. Etymology Tramp is derived from a Middle English verb meaning to "walk with heavy footsteps" (''cf.'' modern English ''t ...

- 3:19 #

Let's Talk About Sex "Let's Talk About Sex" is a song by American hip hop trio Salt-n-Pepa, released in August 1991 as a single from their third studio album, ''Blacks' Magic'' (1990). It achieved great success in many countries, including Australia, Austria, Germ ...

- 3:31 # Do You Want Me - 3:18 # Shoop (Original Version) - 4:01 #

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(Hard ECU Edit) - 4:05 #

You Showed Me "You Showed Me" is a song written by Gene Clark and Jim McGuinn (later known as Roger) of the Byrds in 1964. It was recorded by the Turtles and released as a single at the end of 1968, becoming the group's last big hit in the U.S. The song ...

(The Born Again Mix) - 3:25 #

None of Your Business "None of Your Business" is the third single released from Salt-n-Pepa's fourth studio album, ''Very Necessary''. It was written and produced by Hurby Azor and earned the group its first Grammy Award. The song is included on the 1996 '' Barb Wi ...

(Perfecto Radio Mix) - 3:22 #

R U Ready "R U Ready" is a song by American hip hop girl group Salt-N-Pepa from their fifth studio album, '' Brand New'' (1997). It was released as the album's lead single. The song contains excerpts from "Watch Out" by Brass Construction Brass Const ...

(E.E.C Radio Edit) - 3:32 #

Start Me Up "Start Me Up" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album ''Tattoo You''. Released as the album's lead single, it reached number one on Australian Kent Music Report, number two in Canada, number two on the ''Bi ...

(Radio Edit) - 3:37 #

Twist and Shout "Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers ...

- 3:48 # Push It (Radio Version) - 3:27

Charts

References

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