Watch Scenes From The "Salt-N-Pepa" Lifetime Movie

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Lifetime is set to air their SALT-N-PEPA biopic on Saturday night. The film details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip hop, after recording a song for their friend Hurby Azor. GG Townson plays Cheryl “Salt” James and Laila Odom takes on the role as Sandra “Pepa” Denton. Check out a clip below from the film:

Do you think they nailed the look? It’s interesting seeing Pep’s sister in this clip after watching her real sister on “Growing Up Hip Hop.” We’re excited to see more of the back story about this duo. Salt-N-Pepa made such a huge impact as one of the first all-female rap groups. We love how their clothes and hairstyles set trends in the 80’s and 90’s and we especially love how they were never scared to literally “talk about sex” and share their thoughts on men.

Production stills for Salt-N-Pepa Lifetime movie

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The movie follows the group as they become the first female rap act to go platinum and experience ground-breaking success with multiple awards, including a Grammy award – paving the way for all female rappers to follow. The film will feature performances of Salt-N-Pepa’s greatest hits, including: “Let’s Talk About Sex”, “What a Man”, “Shoop” and “Push It”. Hit the flip for a clip of the group recording “Push It” from the film.

We’re looking forward to seeing more of the costumes!

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For those of you interested in seeing how well GG and Laila pulled off the performances, here’s a clip from the film of the ladies laying down their hit “Push It” for the first time.

SALT-N-PEPA is produced by Sony Pictures Television and directed by Mario Van Peebles from a script by Abdul Williams (“The Bobby Brown Story,” “The New Edition Story”). Robert Teitel (“The Hate U Give,” “Barbershop” Franchise) from State Street Pictures serves as Executive Producer. Executive Produced by Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, Shakim Compere and Queen Latifah. Co-executive produced by Hurby Azor. Sebastian Dungan serves as the Lifetime executive in charge of production.

We love it that Salt-N-Pepa AND Queen Latifah executive produced! In addition to producing their story, Salt-N-Pepa are also doing an interview special that’s set to air after their film on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 11 PM EST/10 PM CST on Lifetime.

Here’s a synopsis of the special:

After 35 years, the reigning Queens of Hip Hop are still going strong. Salt-n-Pepa sit down for a fun and intimate discussion about what makes their iconic partnership work, how these two very different personalities find the delicate balance to keep it going, and how their pioneering style continues to influence the music world today. Hosted by Loni Love, the special is packed with never-before heard stories about their lives and careers and share exclusive BTS footage, with a few surprises and special guests along the way!

Are y’all excited?

Salt-N-Pepa premieres tomorrow, Saturday, January 23 at 8/7c on Lifetime. #SaltNPepaMovie

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