Flashback Friday Song of the Day - Expression - Salt n Pepa

You know life

Is all abput expression

You only livin' once and your not coming back

So express yourself

I'm beginning a new thing in my classroom today, a weekly lesson for my ESL students using songs to learn English.  I've been pondering which song to begin with, and though this one's a little too risque for the classroom, I've always liked its message.  So even though I won't be using this particular tune with my students today, I still wanted to put it to good use.  I mean, Salt n Pepa were soooo good at what they did back in the day.  Happy Friday!

Song of the Day - Push It - Salt N Pepa

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On Sunday night, The Long Island Music Hall of Fame inducted their 2012 honorees and one of the headliners of this year's crop was the classic hip-hop trio Salt N Pepa.  The three girls, who hail from Queens and Brooklyn, are Cheryl James (Salt), Sandra Denton (Pepa), and Diedra Roper (DJ Spindarella), were pioneers of their trade, scoring hits and paving the way for those that followed in a genre that had been mostly for men.

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Over the years Salt N Pepa had several hits, including Shoop, Do You Really Want Me, Let's Talk About Sex, Whatta Man, with R&B quartet En Vogue, and this one, which was their first big smash.  Push It actually started off as a B-side to another single, Tramp, but the dubbed out tune with the catchy hook took upon a life of its own and helped put S&P on the map.

So here's to Salt N Pepa....Spindarella, too!  Thanks for all the good times and happy memories!

 

Salt-N-Pepa - Push It from Golden Era Videos on Vimeo. 

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I Love the 90's Song of the Day - Whatta Man - Salt N Pepa and En Vogue

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Back in 1993, the seven ladies who made up hip hop trio Salt N Pepa and R&B divas En Vogue got together to make this little ditty that's a little hip hop, a little R&B, and a whole lotta good!

 

Salt'n Pepa & En Vogue - Whatta Man by christelle_v

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Double Shot Song of the Day - Do You Want Me/Expression - Salt n Pepa

Before there was Nicki, before there was Missy and before there was Lil Kim and Eve, there was a trio of female rappers who burned up the stage and the radio with infectious beats and slamming rhymes. Salt-n-Pepa had a nice collection of funky tunes back in the early nineties, and these two were always among my favorites. Enjoy and Happy Friday!




Salt N Pepa - Expression by jpdc11





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