I liked Salt-N-Pepa back in the day. At least in the way a white, young, suburban, gay, Texas boy could. "Push It", "Whatta Man" and "Let's Talk About Sex" jump to mind. But I never owned any of their albums nor could I have picked them out of a line-up. Truth is I had not really given them any thought in years.
When I saw they had a reality show I thought, let me give this a chance and see what its all about; and I'm soooo happy I did.
Cheryl "Salt" Wray abruptly left the group, and supposedly the entire music industry around 2000. As I understand, she didn't even tell Pepa what was up or keep in touch with her. She said she was suffering from bulemia for years.
The show starts with Sandra "Pepa" Denton trying to reunite with Salt for the first time in years to heal some wounds and discuss bringing the act back together. Salt is a motherly type, more even headed and responsible. She's found God, but not in a particularly annoying way. Pepa is a party girl who proves you can take the girl out of the ghetto but you'll never get the ghetto out of the girl. She's late for everything and constantly primping. Pepa is easily caught up in her own little world in a very self centered way; yet when she's called on it, she's able to hear the criticism and snap back to "reality".
Spinderella makes an appearance in one episode where she vents her frustrations of feeling more like a hired hand than a 3rd member of the group. The girls basically confirm her side of the story. They make an appearance and then we don't see her again.
Salt-N-Pepa have a very unique relationship. You can tell they have been through some crazy times and have a bond as strong as blood. They are intelligent, engaging, compassionate people and still they make for good TV.