Before DJ Spinderella auditioned and became a DJ and member of Sant-N-Pepa, the spot was offered to then-unknown Wendy Williams, who was a radio personality in Washington, DC for AMWOL before she got on Television and became a TV Personality. Wendy Williams revealed she was offered the position for the DJ spot on her show,

On the night of March 1, 1995, at the 37th Grammy Awards, Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa won an award in the same category, which made them the first female rappers to win a Grammy. The Best Rap Performance award was split into “solo” and “duo/group” categories. Queen Latifah won Best Rap Solo Performance with “U.N.I.T.Y.,”

Hot, Cool & Vicious (Released December 8, 1986) the debut album by Salt-N-Pepa, the all-female rap trio which consisted of members Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandra “Pepa” Denton and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper) was the first gold and platinum album by a female rap group. Hot, Cool & Vicious peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 charts. The