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Today’s topic: Salt n Pepa n Spin
The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Salt n Pepa n Spinderella we’re honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’m happy that they received the star. They received it on Friday Nov. 4, 2022.

As years go by, sometimes groups break up & things like that. But when their music has a great impact on you, no matter what goes on between the members of the group, you can’t forget them & you go on loving them. They stay in your memory.

I remember when it was said that Spin was fired from the group. I was happy to see Salt n Pepa & Spin standing together with a star. They gave us great music together & they deserve it.

To me, they were the leading ladies of hip-hop. They were known as the First Ladies of hip hop. Salt n Pepa n Spin are credited as pioneers.

When I try to think of other rap female DJ’s, I can’t remember any in my time. Spinderella was the first one that I saw. I’m not saying that there are none that was before her. I just don’t know of any. I haven’t seen another rap female DJ after Spinderella making records cutting & stretching on records with a rap group.

Salt N Pepa & Spinderella are the best in my opinion which I think is fact.

I’m Gail Nobles, and that’s the news for today.

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"On the microphone I stand alone - sike.                                      Pepa P got the left, I got the right.                                                      As if you didn't know the flow got better with the weather            Fall off never that never, never wack ever"

The next album up: Very Neccessary by Salt-N-Pepa. This album was released in '93 and covered a variety of  controversial topics that were very prominent at the time. This album was critically acclaimed and sold millions of copies. 

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In this episode of Becoming with Angelina Watkins I recall the earliest incident I can remember in which started the cycle of my voice being stifled.

Salt N Pepa has a song called Express Yourself where it says,
Express yourself, you gotta be you and only you, babe
Express yourself, and let me be me

Angelina’s journey continues with recalling a moment in her life that would play a part in her desire to be able to just be herself. She states, just let me be me. And her teacher doesn’t want to let her be herself, think for herself, or speak for herself.

Our past shapes us into who we become. My past stripped me of having a voice and expressing my feelings and opinions. It starts with an educational system designed and structured to produce robotic people who do not think for themselves. We are conditioned to be followers and do what others tell us to do. The school systems pump us with a lot of knowledge, but it doesn’t teach us how to apply the knowledge. We are conditioned to think that as long as we have the knowledge we can go far. Not understanding if you don’t know how to apply the knowledge, you won’t go anywhere.

People are afraid to take a risk and bet on themselves because they are not sure they can apply what they know.

My voice began to be taken away when a teacher didn’t want to let me have my own opinion. When my opinion did not align with here thoughts, she got upset and punished me. When my parents stepped in and told me I didn’t have to fulfill the punishment, the teacher then berated me in front of the class. This would lead me to being afraid to express my feelings in fear of what others may say or do.

We have to use our voice. Not using your voice strips you of your power. I would find power in using my voice to later do as my parents would do for me and advocate on the behalf of my child who was not being talked to appropriately by a teacher.

Episode Outline
[1:53] Let Me Be Me
[3:00] Our Past Shapes Our Mindset and Behaviors
[5:38] Applied Knowledge is Power
[7:14] I Don’t Have a Voice
[7:58] Emotional Control
[9:11] Shut Up and Write the Sentences
[13:44] Father Steps In
[16:14] Show Some Empathy
[21:23] Advocate for Your Children
[22:19] You Can’t Control How Others Respond
[23:18] Closing


Where you are is not where you have to be. Your past does not define you, YOU define you.


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Though the hit, "Everybody Get Up" from Salt N Pepa was from the 80's, I can still hear the rap trio call from long distance with just two words. Looking at the world today and hearing their words "Get Up" is a Salt N Pepa demand. They were really sending out a message telling everybody to have some spunk in life through music. In just two words, they were telling us that there are things that must be done, but most of us only heard the rap, the music, and saw the dance. But when you look around in life, you can see the hidden words to Salt N Pepa's message.

If your sister's down, Get Up! Go see your sister. If your brother's in trouble, Get Up! Go help your brother. Sometimes you have to put away the music and tune into the voices calling out around you. Salt N Pepe's hit, "Everybody Get Up" left a lasting ringing in my ear with a little different tune and beat.

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The Album's cover of "A Salt with a Deadly Pepa" is saying a lot too. When I heard the album's title, I thought, "Those girls are tough and number 1....."

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And I can go on and on and on about Salt N Pepa. I'm Gail Nobles. It's time to get up and go until next time..........

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In the 1980's, everybody was rapping. Even those of us that weren't in the music business, and I would sit in my room and play rap music and rhyme all day long, and my mom would say, "Girl, turn that radio down." A lot of parents were complaining, but it kept some teenagers off the streets, and it kept me dreaming. My favorite girl rap group was Salt-N-Pepa, and in those days, it was pronounced on the radio that rap music was going to be banned, and that's when I began to write my own rap song thinking Salt -N-Papa.

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Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella.
The Hip-Hop/rap trio from New York City, New York.
They were formed in 1985 and was one of the first-female rap groups. The group won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. They had great hits like their song,"Let's Talk About Sex" which was a huge hit. "Push It" was another great hit. It helped their 1986 album "Hot, Cool, and Vicious" sell over one million copies. I'll never forget their rap song like "Tramp".

"Shake Your Thang" and "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" were my two favorite music videos from Salt-N-Pepa: songs from their album "A Salt With a Deadly Pepa". They went right out of one video into another telling their rap story. Hurby Love Bug and Kid-N-Play played the police in the "Shake Your Thang" video and captured Salt-N-Pepa. They Kept them in prison all night for dirty dancing. When they were let go at the end, they met Spinderella, changed clothes magically, and went into the video, "Get Up". My favorite mini movie from Salt-N-Pepa.

The Rap Trio had class. They always looked great in clothing and fashion. They changed the look of hip hop.

Salt-N-Pepa started out in 1985 and lasted all the way up to 1999. Sometimes I still hear about them doing things together for special occasions. They are the First Ladies of hip hop and have longevity.......