Pepa News and Photos

Amber Heard impresses with rap

Wed, November 14 2012 11:29am - Source: Music-News.com

Amber Heard surprised revellers by knowing 'all the words' to a Salt-N-Pepa song at a recent party.

The 2 Bears and Hot Chip party in a charity shop

Fri, September 28 2012 5:07pm - Source: Music-News.com

Playing a gig with a difference, Hot Chip overtook proceedings on the final night of tongue-twister-in-waiting Oxfam�s Oxjam to launch its Dalston store.

Salt-n-Pepa, Rock the Bells 2012: Duo Talk Baby Daddies, Get Personal With Fans

Mon, September 03 2012 2:04pm - Source: The BoomBox

Salt-n-Pepa 's performance was nothing short of a big dance party Saturday (Sept. 1) at the Rock the Bells festival at PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey.

Dave Sitek “Shoop Lion”

Fri, August 17 2012 6:26am - Source: Mixtape Maestro

With Twitter-land having such a punny good time throwing 140-character-or-less snark jabs at Snoop Dogg's reggae-centric transformation into Snoop Lion , it was only a matter of time before the joke began to bleed out of the social media jungle and onto some wax.

Rap Genius: The Space Jam Soundtrack: A Reconsideration

Mon, July 16 2012 3:02pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The 1996 movie Space Jam , a half-animated, half-live-action trifle featuring Michael Jordan in his, um, "acting" debut, caused a big splash at the time of its release.

Rapture & Verse #13

Tue, July 10 2012 12:03pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

We here at Rapture & Verse love a good selling point and cut-above gimmicks.

Ice-T Discusses 'The Art of Rap,' Female Rappers and His Role as 'Black Tarantino'

Mon, June 18 2012 3:56pm - Source: The BoomBox

Twenty five years ago, Ice-T made his entrance into the rap game with his debut album, Rhyme Pays. After years of being in front of the camera, it was natural for Ice-T to switch gears and get behind the camera.

Watch Death Grips New Video For "I've Seen Footage"

Wed, April 18 2012 10:13pm - Source: INDIEBLOGHEAVEN

Mixing what sounds like the drum sample of Salt N Pepa's " Push It " with something that sounds like the programmed sound of Eminem's laugh in " Just Lose It ," Sacramento's Death Grips are here with a new video for "I've Seen Footage."

Twist A Cap Back And Kill

Tue, April 17 2012 10:01am - Source: Fluxblog

Death Grips make music that sounds like what could have happened if punk and hard rock influences had not almost entirely vanished from hip-hop music by the late Eighties.

Quickies: The Rosebuds, Brass Bed, Gitar, Fort Frances, overlord

Tue, March 27 2012 7:20pm - Source: Cover Me

Quickies rounds up new can't-miss covers.

10 Anthems for a Feminist Revolution: The Best 'Girl Power' Songs of All Time

Thu, January 19 2012 7:10pm - Source: Spinner

A former guitarist for Titus Andronicus , Amy Klein is a writer, the founder of feminist art collective Permanent Wave and an all-around amazing person.

WATCH: 'Portlandia' Cover Salt N Pepa

Wed, January 04 2012 7:54pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein kicked off a "Portlandia" live tour in December to promote season two of the show, and at Friday's performance in San Francisco they were joined onstage by indie duo Thao & Mirah to cover of Salt N Pepa's 80's hit "Push It." While you might not expect two sketch comedians to have chops onstage, the "Portlandia" duo are notable exceptions.

Heavy D Back On The Charts As Family Mourns At His Wake

Fri, November 18 2011 7:54pm - Source: Idolator

Heavy D has joined the ranks of artists whose record sales spike after an untimely passing .

John Farr: Inspiration Over Perspiration: The Best Almodovar By Farr

Wed, November 09 2011 11:11pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Brett Ratner's recent anti-gay slur wasn't the first thing he said that sounded just plain stupid.

The Films Of Pedro Almodóvar: A Retrospective

Fri, October 14 2011 6:18pm - Source: The Playlist

Pedro Almodóvar is one of the most respected filmmakers in the world, an Oscar-winner whose films have become Cannes mainstays, and who's capable of attracting almost any talent that he'd like, despite having never made a film in the English language (although he says that one is on the one way soon ).

Ben Viera: 'Planet Rock' Shows the Power of Hip-hop

Mon, September 26 2011 10:40pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Thirteen years after the media's declaration of the crack epidemic, one of the greatest storytellers to touch the mic (arguable) rapped about the parallels of the only two foreseeable choices for the future if you were young, black and living in the ghetto.