As 1986 was coming to a close, the cool winter months were heated up by the debut album from the all-girl rap group Salt-N-Pepa. The group was actually a trio consisting of Cheryl James (“Salt”), Sandra Denton (“Pepa”, whose birthday it just happens to be today November 9th) and Deidra “Dee Dee” Roper (Spinderella, the group’s deejay).
Hot, Cool & Vicious sold very well, going Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada. Chart-wise, it reached number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 27 in Canada, and number 7 on the US Billboard R&B charts.
