Pepa Quotes
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The guys love us - they think we're sexy - but the girls take us seriously... I've always said that when I was a teenager growing up, I wish I had girls like Salt-n-Pepa to look up to. If I'd had someone I could relate to, a lot of things would probably be different.
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Be empowered as a female, as a woman. Don't apologize. Don't lose yourself in another person's life.
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We're not just three dumb girls from the ghetto who got lucky.
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We try to keep our audience involved. It is a show, but we want to make sure that everybody - us, them - has a good time.
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There was a time when we had a nice little run: Eve, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma, Da Brat - it goes on. But what I noticed is that a lot of talented females in hip-hop came out of a male camp.
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It's tough, with the iTunes and all the downloads... You've really got to make an impact to be heard and be unique and different.
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The women like us because we're the first real women rappers, and the men like us because we're strong. We're not some soft little rappers with soft little voices. The men who see us end up going, 'Hey! They're kickin' it!'
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We've always been into God. We feel we are blessed. That's part of our success. I mean, apart from the chemistry and the talent, we are blessed. I don't think it can happen without God.
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We've been in the game for so long, it's great to be honored for our contributions to the game of hip-hop and be told that we're not forgotten about, that our music is timeless.
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My kids used to see me crying and depressed all the time, and that can affect kids as well.
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We had fashion errors that became hits. We were bold with our colors and tights and being very sexy and the assymmetrical hairstyle.
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Some things I see on television, I think, 'Oh my gosh, they're showing that now?' wow.
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We're always going to party and have fun. We'll always be pushing it and leaving you with something to remember.
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Girls are our biggest fans, I tell you. I mean women; I mean even the big ones. They say things like, 'You inspired me!'
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We feel we're setting a trend. Other girl groups watch our style and see how we rap. And there are some male rappers I feel we've overthrown.
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We never said we were hard-core or that we didn't want our music crossing over or being popular.
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If I'm on a date, I don't want to talk business right away. Let it feel like a date. I don't want to talk about my job right then.
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We've never been political, and our fans like us that way. Music is supposed to be fun. But we do drop a positive message.
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Kids started coming to my concert, and I realized that I had sense of responsibility.
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At the end of the day, your life is on the line when you're dealing with abusive men, and your life is more important than any man.
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We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.
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Onstage, we're very dominant and aggressive. But we laugh and play a lot, too.
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I was a loudmouth rock star when I was still in college. Purple hair this week, green hair next week, blond hair the week after. I was doing that fashion before it was really cool.
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Nowadays, everyone has a stylist - we were raw, wearing 8 ball jackets with kente hats and spandex. It's a quintessential look that everyone loved.