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“Shoop”—Salt-N-Pepa

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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Salt and Peppa Navigate the Gender Power Divide Between Rap and Pop

There's a healthy tension, a respectfully combative camaraderie between rap and pop on this record. Not everybody earns that dual citizenship, rap and pop, but salt and Peppa belong to both. And there ain't necessarily no junior high gymnasium after school dance, line dance to this one. This is a rapid rap song for a super high profile celebration of rapid rap stars who also became pop stars without giving up their status as rapid rap stars.

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