- Sandra Denton
Sandra "Pepa" Denton (born
November 9 ,1969 in Kingston,Jamaica ) is a Jamaican Americanrap /hip-hop artist, and a member of the femalerap trio known asSalt-N-Pepa .Biography
Her family moved to
Queens, New York when she was a child. In 1990, Denton had her first child, Tyran. She made a guest appearance on "Ricki Lake " in 1993, teaching teenage girls the responsibilities of being a mother. In 1999, she married longtime beau Anthony ("Treach") Criss of the rap groupNaughty by Nature , with whom she has a daughter named Egypt. They were divorced in 2001.Career
In 1985, while studying
nursing atQueensborough Community College , she met Cheryl "Salt" James. They began rapping together under the name 'Salt-N-Pepa'. The duo made their debut that year with analbum called "Hot, Cool, & Vicious". In 1986, Deidra "Spinderella" Roper joined Salt-N-Pepa, as their DJ. Denton, James and Roper released their second album, "A Salt with a Deadly Pepa" in 1988.Salt-N-Pepa disbanded in 2002 after the subpar performance of their "Brand New" album, which was released on Red Ant Records (the label filed for bankruptcy and pulled promotion on the album). Pepa's partner Salt also stated she was ready to leave the group. The group reunited on September 22, 2005 and performed for the first time in years as part of
VH1 's "Hip Hop Honors " program.In 2005, Denton was a cast member of VH1's "
The Surreal Life " (season 5). Her acting credits also include the motion picture "Joe's Apartment ", and a stint as OfficerAndrea Phelan on theHBO drama , "Oz". [ [http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3272/Events/3272/Pepa_Kambo_5251501_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Denton,%20Sandra%20%27Pepa%27] ] Also, Denton starred on "".She recently teamed up with Salt for
VH1 's "The Salt-N-Pepa Show ". Salt-N-Pepa have since reformed. Denton can be heard speaking a Jamaican chant in the song "Need U Bad " byJazmine Sullivan .In August 2008, Denton released her autobiography entitled "Let's Talk About Pep". Co-written by best-selling author Karen Hunter, the book offers a glimpse behind the fame, family, failures, and successes of her celebrity life. It features an introduction by Queen Latifah, and an epilogue by Missy Elliott. To accommodate the book, she also launched her own social network for her fans at http://www.LetsTalkAboutPep.com
References
External links
* [http://www.letstalkaboutpep.com Official website]
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