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Monday, December 28, 2009

One of the few things I don't hate: Salt N Peppa

I was in my early teen years when S&P really hit the big time. "Lets Talk About Sex" and"Push It" were already big enough songs, but they were a little in the past. Not that classics such as these could ever loose there fresh flava, but times were changing. I was getting older, S&P were getting sexier (and how could THAT be possible!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA

Let me paint you a picture: its 1991, a pale white string bean 11 year old girl is sitting down to enjoy one of her favorite shows, Blossom. The show goes well, somethings happens, Dad gets mad, big nose cries, fast talking friend shows up. You know. the usual. Then suddenly, for reason that to this very day I can't fathom, two black women invaded Blossoms living room and starting singing about sex. My pure Christian values were shocked right out of my neon yellow socks. Rapping? Sex? Black People? Oh My...

It wasn't until a year or two later, when I was old enough to start watching Much Music with interest that it really hit me, the awesomeness of all things that are S&P. Why? Seven words: Shoop, None of Your Business, Whatta Man. Instant classics.

My 7th grade dances were constantly bopping to these tunes. Everybody was singing them. It was cool, you had to do it. I desperately wanted this album. It was a no-go with my mother though. There was no way she was wasting her money on this kind of garbage. Sadly I lived without until late 2006, when I found it for .50 at a Flea Market. So, yeah, I kinda forgot my love for them for a while, but when I saw it...how could I not lay down those two quarters and own it. I drove all the way home blasting it, my Buick Century shaking with the pure raw vibe of Salt's lyrics, Peppa's manly voice, the other ones...whatever she did.

From what I've learned (by barely looking at all) is that Salt is now uber religious and some sort of Minister? Good for her I guess. Peppa, who I think was in that "Lets live with 10 shitty celebrities" show, looks a lot better than she did back in the day. She's had work done no doubt, as her face no longer looks like it was pounded by a 2x4. She actually seemed pretty decent in that show, but when S&P had their own show she was a total biatch. I'm thinking she was either A) replaced by a Robot, B) Replaced by a Tranny, C) Replaced by a Tranny Robot. No idea to what happened to Mrs. Dash, or Spinderella or whatever she was called.

Join me, relive the early 90's. Lets all Shoop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKaVBVikysw&feature=related

And hey! En Vogue! What the hell happened to these chicks?
I like the one in the overalls, I thought she was pretty when I was young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WFNbMohTQ&feature=related

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