Also known as PEPA, Sandra Denton is an American actress and hip hop artist with an estimated net worth of $15 million. Pepa has been a rapper since 1985. Her acting career debuted in 1992. She is best recognized as one of the members of the female rap trio, Salt-N-Pepa.
Sandra Denton was born on November 9, 1969 in Kingston, Jamaica. Denton was still in college when she and Cheryl “Salt” James met. Eventually, they released “The Showstopper” single which became a moderate R&B hit. It was in 1986 when Deidra “Spinderella” Roper joined the group. To date, the trio has already released five albums which include Brand New (1997), Very Necessary (1993), Blacks’ Magic (1990), A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (1988), and “Hot, Cool, and Vicious” (1986). In 2002, the group disbanded.
As an actress, Pepa has appeared in TV shows and films such as VH1’s The Surreal Life, The Surreal Life: Fame Games, First Time Felon, Oz, Joe’s Apartment, The Salt-N-Pepa Show, “Are We There Yet?, and Let’s Talk About Pep.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the compilation album, The Best of Salt-N-Pepa (35 thousand copies sold in Australia) |
$52,500 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up (35 thousand copies sold in Australia) |
$52,500 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Brand New (500 thousand copies sold in the US) |
$750,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Whatta Man (1 million copies sold in the US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Shoop (70 thousand copies sold in Australia) |
$105,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Very Necessary (5 million copies sold in the US) |
$7,500,000 |
|
1992 |
Contract |
Estimated record sales from the album, Very Necessary (320 thousand copies sold in Canada) |
$480,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Shoop (500 thousand copies sold in the US) |
$750,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Very Necessary (70 thousand copies sold in Australia) |
$105,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Let’s Talk About Sex (200 thousand copies sold in UK) |
$300,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the compilation album, The Greatest Hits (70 thousand copies sold in Australia) |
$105,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Let’s Talk About Sex (500 thousand copies sold in the US) |
$750,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the compilation album, The Greatest Hits (100 thousand copies sold in UK) |
$150,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Do You Want Me (500 thousand copies sold in the US) |
$750,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the compilation album, A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed (80 thousand copies sold in Canada) |
$120,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Blacks’ Magic (1 million copies sold in the US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Expression (1 million copies sold in the US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (500 thousand copies sold in the US) |
$750,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (100 thousand copies sold in UK) |
$150,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Push It (40 thousand copies sold in Canada) |
$60,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Push It (1 million copies sold in the US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the single, Push It (200 thousand copies sold in UK) |
$300,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Hot, Cool & Vicious (1 million copies sold in the US) |
$1,500,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the album, Hot, Cool & Vicious (40 thousand copies sold in Canada) |
$60,000 |