​Cheryl “Salt” James, a nursing student from Brooklyn, never imagined she would become one half of hip-hop’s most groundbreaking duo when she first stepped into that Sears lunchroom in Queens. Salt-N-Pepa’s 2025 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a testament to a career that shattered every barrier placed before women in […] The post Salt reflects on being among the ‘first ladies of hip-hop’ appeared first on Rolling Out.