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Hot, Cool & Vicious

Salt-N-Pepa
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (December 8, 1992)
  • Original Release Date: 1986
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: London / Umgd
  • ASIN: B000001FHE
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,029 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Push It [Remix]
2. Beauty and the Beat
3. Tramp
4. I'll Take Your Man
5. It's Alright
6. Chick on the Side [Remix]
7. I Desire
8. Showstopper
9. My Mic Sounds Nice

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One of the first albums to challenge hip-hop's machocratic sovereignty, Salt-N-Pepa's Hot, Cool & Vicious takes as its musical model Run-D.M.C.'s potent distillation of streetwise repartee, hard-ass bluster and beatbox rhythms. Determined to say it loud and say it proud, r-r-r-rappers Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandy "Pepa" Denton wield their womanhood like an urban-jungle machete, busting unfaithful lovers in "Chick on the Side," threatening female competitors "just for spite" in "I'll Take Your Man," dishing distaff disses at Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick in "The Showstopper," and condemning mindless male promiscuity in "Tramp." With its aerobic BPMs and synth-pop hook, the Top 20 hit "Push It" is the album's most obvious--and most effective--bid for dancefloor immortality. --Greg Siegel

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hot,, Cool, & Vicious debut album from the ladies., May 27, 2006
By Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Northern Nevada) - See all my reviews
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When I was young I use to write down all the words to my favorite songs on this album by rewinding the cassette playa numerous times till I got it down pack.

This is one of the first albums to be released by an all-female rap group, Hot, Cool & Vicious is paced by its opening track, "Push It," one of the first rap songs to hit number one on the dance singles charts. Considering how little Salt-n-Pepa actually rap on "Push It," which is all about its instrumental hook, they maintain a surprisingly strong presence over most of Hot, Cool & Vicious.

Written and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor and recorded by the original Salt-N-Pepa line up -- Cheryl "Salt" James, Sandy "Pepa" Denton and Latoya "Spinderella" Hanson (later replaced by Deidre "Spinderella" Roper) -- HOT, COOL & VICIOUS made Salt-N-Pepa the first female rappers to earn a Grammy nomination.

No, they aren't technical virtuosos on the mic, but their fairly basic raps are carried off with brash confidence and enthusiasm. Some of the other key tracks borrow ideas from outside sources: the single "Tramp" is a rap remake of the Otis & Carla soul classic, and "The Show Stopper" is an answer record to Doug E. Fresh's "The Show." The duo's sass comes across very well on "My Mic Sounds Nice" and "I'll Take Your Man," and they're equally assertive on "Chick on the Side."

If I would have to choose my favorite party tracks would be "Chick on the Side," "My Mike Sounds Nice," "Tramp" and "Push It," which topped the pop charts in 1987.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best female rap group past or present, February 25, 2002
By Eric J. Sye "Sy Yung" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This album features the ORIGINAL Spinderella, Dee Dee Roper came later on to take carry on the name, so it's definately a classic. My Mic Sounds Nice and I Desire are my favorite cuts on this album. If you don't have this one, YOUR WRONG ! ! ! These ladies paved the way for a lot of female artist of today. Imagine that.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY HOT DEBUT ALBUM!!!, July 18, 2003
This is a great cd from start to finish and I would truly recommend this cd to any old skool rap fan and would let them know that their money is not being wasted it is a good investment and I would truly recommend this cd because it is loaded with hits: tramp, I'll take your man , My Mic sounds nice, and push it all of these songs were trademark hits but I really enjoy the whole cd!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Salt N Pepa - Hot, Cool & Vicious - 5 stars
What more can be said about the first critically acclaimed female rappers? Hot, Cool & Vicious is Salt N Pepa's best album release, and one of the best pioneering rap works of all... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Hip Hop CD EVER
This is my favorite CD of all time. As soon as I lose it or a friend "borrows" it, I have to get another! Hard to find songs.... Read more
Published on June 7, 2007 by Nataly Wycheslavzoff

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If you "like" SNP, you will "love" this album, particularly if you enjoy the simplicity and creativeness of old school hip hop. Read more
Published on March 8, 2007 by Lawrence J. Leek

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Brings me back to high school when these songs were rap anthems for us. So glad to have Amazon to buy these old skool records (as we used to call them!)
Published on March 7, 2007 by Ginger, New Orleans

4.0 out of 5 stars ADD THE SEASONINGS .......
SALT N PEP DEFINATELY ARE ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF FEMALE RAP AND HIP HOP PERIOD. STILL TILL THIS DAY HAVE I SEEN OR HEARD A FEMALE GROUP ROCK THE MIC AS MANY YEARS AS THESE... Read more
Published on November 4, 2005 by V. Stylez

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot, Cool & Vicious
The package arrived in good condition and the product was good.
Published on September 30, 2005 by David L. Walker, Sr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Genuine Hop Hop Album of a femae rap group
This is really ghetto style album. Their rymes are awsome. Thy really sound like they are having a good time. Push it, is the party song. Read more
Published on September 30, 2004 by Jon Karsen

4.0 out of 5 stars My Girls!
Nice first effort from the longest running female rap group around. Notice that their DJ on the front album cover is not Spinderella--she joined after their original DJ left... Read more
Published on November 7, 2001 by Hillari Hunter

5.0 out of 5 stars FIRST ALBUM FROM FIRST LADIES OF RAP
Salt N Pepa turned heads when they released this stunning rap album in 1986 when rap was going on to be male-dominated. Read more
Published on September 23, 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut
Salt N Pepa provided the hot dance tracks with this one. Examples of their power are "Push It" (which still gets play in radios and clubs to this day), the original... Read more
Published on February 27, 2000 by Mecca Egypt

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