Salt-N-Pepa Sue UMG To Regain Masters, Say Label Has “Punished” Them By Removing Songs From Streaming

Legendary group Salt-N-Pepa blazed the way for female rappers at a time when they were among the only prominent women on the hip-hop landscape. Later this year, they’ll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame under the Musical Influence Award; they’ll follow Missy Elliott as the second female hip-hop act in the Hall. But Salt-N-Pepa’s vaunted status and historical importance have not smoothed their relationship with Universal Music Group, the company that owns their old record lab...

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