A Salt With A Deadly Pepa is the second album by female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....

, released on Next Plateau Records

Next Plateau Records

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. The album was certified gold in America, reaching #38 on the Billboard 200

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 and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts. The album spawned three singles, the top ten R&B hit and moderate popular hit "Shake Your Thang"; the top twenty R&B hit "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist And Shout", a major pop hit in the UK, hitting #4 in that country.

Track listing

All songs by Hurby "Fingerprints" Azor except where noted.

1. "Intro Jam" – 0:40
2. "A Salt with a Deadly Pepa" – 3:29
3. "I Like It Like That" – 4:06
4. "Solo Power (Let's Get Paid) (Salt Solo)" – 3:30
5. "Shake Your Thang" with E.U.
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    – 3:58 (Isley, Isley)
6. "I Gotcha" – 4:09
7. "Let the Rhythm Run" Remix – 3:25
8. "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" – 3:37
9. "Spinderella's Not a Fella (But a Girl DJ)" – 4:00
10. "Solo Power (Syncopated Soul) (Pepa Solo)" – 3:44
11. "Twist and Shout
    Twist and Shout
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    " – 4:54 (Medley, Russell)
12. "Hyped on the Mic" – 3:29