The first ladies of hip-hop were honored during a star-studded tribute at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors in New York City last night.

The VH1 Hip-Hop Honors are tonight (Monday, July 11), and this year, the network is honoring the women. To get ready, we’re looking back at the best videos by some of our favorite leading ladies from past and present.

    The VH1 Hip Hop Honors this year will salute three pioneers for women in rap. Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot and Salt –N-Pepa. This year will mark the return of the show after a six-year hiatus. The Hip Hop Honors returns to VH1on Monday, July 11th at 9pm.    

Gossip

Legendary rap girl group Salt-N-Pepa performed at the launch of Lane Bryants #ImNoAngel lingerie campaign launch Monday and the hip hop divas were all about celebrating curves…

Salt-N-Pepa have finally gotten back together for an incredibly fly, kinda funny ad for GEICO. “Push It” has been very good to the ladies of…

Music

Longtime DJ extraordinaire Spinderella was one-third of the hottest yet most sexually liberated rap groups of all time, Salt-N-Pepa. The group, who took home a Grammy…

Twenty years ago today Salt-N-Pepa took the first steps towards making music history with the release of their fourth studio album, “Very Necessary.” Released on…

DJ Spinderella, born Dee Dee Roper, is one of hip-hop’s most enduring pioneers. As the longtime deejay for hip-hop duo Salt N Pepa, Spin has…

This past weekend the 2nd Annual All Stars Of Hip Hop concert in Atlantic City,  NJ bought out ‘old schoolers’ from all over. The concert featured acts such as, Big Daddy Kane, Salt -N- Peppa, Dougie Fresh, DMX and Shock G, with a TRUE old school line up,  of course concert was hosted by non other than  100.3 WRNB‘s own […]

Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. In his next episode of “True Hip-Hop Confessions” Skillz gets MC Lyte and Salt & Pepa to spill their guts on some back-in-the-day hip-hop trivia. MC Lyte confesses that the Porsche she sported on her album over was not hers, and […]