ABOUT CHERYL JAMES
"Salt" from the all-female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa , which is best known for the song "Push It." She notably won the first Grammy ever given to a female rapper. The group's rise to fame is known for being instrumental in changing how the industry viewed female rappers.
She formed Salt-N-Pepa with Sandra Denton in 1984.
In 2007, she starred in The Salt-N-Pepa Show, a reality TV series that aired on VH1. In February 2021, she put her Long Island home up for sale, which she lived in for over 20 years, and featured an in-home recording studio, as well as an indoor gym. In 2022, she appeared
She married her husband Gavin Wray on Christmas Eve, 2000. She has two kids named Corin and Chapele Wray.
She paved the way for future successful female rappers like Da Brat .
