The Best of Salt-N-Pepa

The Best of Salt 'n Pepa
Greatest hits album by Salt-n-Pepa
Released	November 15, 1999
Recorded	1985-1999
Genre	Electronic, Hip hop, House, Pop-rap
Length	56.14
Label	London Records
Salt-n-Pepa chronology
Brand New (1997) The Best of Salt 'n Pepa (1999) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2008)

The Best of Salt 'n Pepa is a greatest hits album by American hip hop trio Salt-n-Pepa. It was released in November 1999. The album featured tracks from their five studio albums, Hot, Cool & Vicious, A Salt with a Deadly Pepa, Blacks' Magic, Very Necessary and Brand New. A remixed version of their 1998 song "Gitty Up" was released as a single now titled "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up" which charted in the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand in 2000.^[1]

Review

Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 saying, "The Best of Salt 'n Pepa is an excellent 15-track overview of the groundbreaking female rap group's career, featuring all their big hits from the early days up through their platinum success in the '90s... it's an excellent summary of their career. There are a few alternate mixes included, like the video version of "Whatta Man" and two different versions of "Push It," but there are no glaring omissions or substitutions. It might have been nice if the tracks were ordered chronologically, so that the group's development from cover-happy dance-rappers to sexy crossover hit makers could be traced more readily. But their assertive self-confidence and underlying feminism hold everything together, and the best singles here rank as influential hip-hop classics." ^[2]

Track listing

1. Push It (Again) (DJ Tonka Remix Edit) - 5:19
2. The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix) - 3:11
3. Whatta Man (feat En Vogue) (Video Remix) - 4:28
4. Shake Your Thang (It's Your Thing) - 3:57
5. Tramp - 3:19
6. Let's Talk About Sex - 3:31
7. Do You Want Me - 3:18
8. Shoop (Original Version) - 4:01
9. Expression (Hard ECU Edit) - 4:05
10. You Showed Me (The Born Again Mix) - 3:25
11. None of Your Business (Perfecto Radio Mix) - 3:22
12. R U Ready (E.E.C Radio Edit) - 3:32
13. Start Me Up (Radio Edit) - 3:37
14. Twist and Shout - 3:48
15. Push It (Radio Version) - 3:27

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2000	Australian ARIA albums Chart [3]	28

References

1. "SALT 'N' PEPA - THE BRICK SONG VERSUS GITTY UP (SONG)". www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
2. "Salt N Pepa The Best of Salt 'n Pepa". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
3. "SALT 'N' PEPA - THE BEST OF (ALBUM)". www.australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

^[1]

1. "Salt N Pepa - The Best of Salt N Pepa". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.