Some dude filmed his wife rapping Salt N Pepa's 1993 hit "None of Your Business" in the car.
She didn't realize she was on camera until the end. That's why this is funny.
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Now, let's use this space to provide an update on the ladies from one of the seminal hip-hop groups of the '90s.
Cheryl James (aka Salt) sat down with Oyster last month to discuss her origin story, citing Run-DMC as a primary influence.
"I wish I could say a female artist, but I do have to say it was Run DMC," she said. "I don't know what it was about them, maybe it was because it was two MCs and a DJ, maybe it was that it was three of them. I identified with the fact that they were pop. I loved when they did 'Walk This Way', I thought that was so brave 'cause hip-hop was supposed to be, you know, so street driven and they just took an amazing chance and really inspired us to take those types of risks."
Once she hit the mainstream with Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Deidra "Spinderella" Roper, James knew they had the game down.
"We were original. The hats, the 8-ball jackets, the spandex, that was just us thinking 'this is what looks nice, this is what we're gonna wear' [laughs]. You know? We didn't have a stylist or anything like that. I think we brought fun, fashion, and femininity to hip hop, and I think that's what women really, really related to - fun, down the way girls having a good time. It came across in our videos and in our music."
Unfortunately, James said today's industry is harsher toward women than it was 20 years ago.
"I think it's more of a male dominated industry!" she said. "I mean, when we first came out, or at least back in the 80s and 90s, it was such a variety of women. Over time, there was MC Lyte and Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliot and, you know, there was so many more. Not as much as the men, but so many more voices and images for women who identify with it.
"Now, it's just very limited. Off the top of my head, visually, who I see the most, is obviously Nicki Minaj. And then here comes Iggy and I'm like, 'Okay, another one' [laughs]. It's like, 'C'mon girls, let's keep 'em coming!' you know? I feel like it's just important to be original, still, even though it's very competitive. For men, it's about being hardcore and gangster and misogynistic, so we keep getting that kind of music. With women it's about being sexier. It's easy to get caught up in that competition and I think that people still appreciate originality. I hope that as we get more women [in hip hop], we continue to get more voices, not just one perspective."
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