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Salt-N-Pepa, first hip-hop group to win Musical Influence Award, honored at 2025 Rock Hall induction amid music ownership dispute.
Salt-N-Pepa were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025, becoming the first hip-hop group honored with the Musical Influence Award and marking DJ Spinderella as the first female DJ inducted.
The trio used their moment to highlight an ongoing legal battle with Universal Music Group over ownership of their master recordings, stating their music has been removed from streaming platforms due to the dispute.
They performed hits like “Push It” and “Shoop” with En Vogue and others, emphasizing industry inequities.
Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, the White Stripes, Soundgarden, and others were also inducted in a ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Salt-N-Pepa, el primer grupo de hip-hop en ganar el Premio de Influencia Musical, fue honrado en la inducción al Salón del Rock 2025 en medio de una disputa sobre la propiedad de la música.