Salt (rapper)

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Salt
Salt performing with Salt-N-Pepa in 2013
Born
Cheryl Renee James[1][2]

(1966-03-28) March 28, 1966 (age 58)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Other names
  • Salt
  • Cheryl Wray
EducationQueensborough Community College
OccupationRapper
Spouse
Gavin Wray
​
​
(m. 2000; div. 2018)​
Partner
Queens, New York City
, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1985–present
Labels
  • Red Ant

    • Cheryl Renee James (born March 28, 1966)

    Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper). James starred in The Salt-N-Pepa Show, a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group; which aired on the VH1
    network in 2008.

    Early life

    The daughter of a transit worker and Barbara James,[6] a bank manager,[7] James was born in Brooklyn, New York City. The middle of three children, James grew up in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.[8] James attended Grover Cleveland High School, graduating in 1983.[9] After high school, James enrolled at Queensborough Community College to study nursing. James met Queens-native Sandra Denton in 1985 while attending college.[citation needed]

    Career

    After forming a friendship with Denton, James' then-boyfriend and co-worker

    Grammy
    . The group disbanded in 2002 but reformed in 2008.

    James appeared on VH1's inaugural

    BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2009, James was featured in the Generation Gospel Exclusive on 106 & Gospel.[11]

    Personal life

    James dated Salt-N-Pepa group manager Hurby Azor during the early start of the group from 1984 until 1989. James married her husband Gavin Wray on Christmas Eve 2000, although they dated for ten years before the marriage. James and Wray have two children.[12]

    James and her daughter are referenced in Tupac's song "Keep Ya Head Up". In an interview James stated she considers herself a feminist "in a way", emphasizing the need for women to avoid complete emotional and financial dependence on men. Songs like "Tramp" and "Shake Your Thang" by Salt-N-Pepa express such feminist themes as female autonomy.[13] She was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church on a mission trip in Ethiopia with Oakwood College.[14][15]

    Discography

    Main article: Salt-N-Pepa discography
    Studio albums

    References

    1. ISBN 978-0-313-33058-2
      . Retrieved October 16, 2017.
    2. ISBN 978-0-313-33902-8
      . Retrieved October 16, 2017.
    3. ISBN 978-0-316-43098-2
      . Retrieved October 16, 2017.
    4. ^ "Ebony Magazine". Google Books. Johnson Publishing. February 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
    5. The Associated Press
      . March 20, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024. Rapper Salt of Salt-N-Pepa is 57
    6. ^ Rolling Stone – Salt N' Pepa Do It Their Way – October 16, 1997
    7. ^ Encyclopedia – Salt N' Pepa
    8. ISBN 978-0-7808-0063-2
      . Retrieved November 30, 2017.
    9. ^ "Straight Outta Queens". Google Books. New York Magazine. 1994. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
    10. ^ Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-hop – Frank W. Hoffmann
    11. ^ "Salt in a different Season". Retrieved August 16, 2009.
    12. ^ "Straight Outta Queens". Google Books. New York Magazine. 1994. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
    13. doi:10.1215/02705346-8-2_23-108
      . Retrieved February 12, 2015.
    14. ^ Cusey, Rebecca (March 4, 2008). "Let's Talk About God, Baby". Christianitytoday.com. Christianity Today. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
    15. ^ "Ethiopia Mission 2001". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2019.

    External links

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