- Born
- Birth nameSandra J. Denton
- Nicknames
- Sandy
- Pep
- Sandra Denton "Pepa" was born in Kingston, Jamaica on November 9, 1966. Her family moved to Queens, New York, when she was a child. In 1985, while studying nursing at Queens Borough College, she met Cheryl 'Salt' James. They began rapping together. In 1986, they formed Salt-N-Pepa. Sandra made her debut that year, along with Cheryl, on an album called 'Hot, Cool, & Vicious'. In 1988, Spinderella joined Salt-N-Pepa, as their D.J. Sandra, Cheryl and 'Dee Dee' made their second album, 'A Salt with a Deadly Pepa', in 1988. In 1990, Sandra had her first child, named Tyran. Since then, she has made a guest appearance on Ricki Lake (1992), teaching teens the responsibilities of being a teenage mother.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lia
- SpouseAnthony 'Treach' Criss(July 24, 1999 - 2001) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenTyran Moore
- ParentsCharles DentonEnid Denton
- RelativesPatsy(Sibling)Pharah Clea(Grandchild)
- Studied nursing with Cheryl 'Salt' James.
- Gave birth to her 1st child, a son Tyran Moore, with her now ex-boyfriend by surname Moore.
- Her Salt-N-Pepa hit song, "Push It", was ranked #37 on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 28, a daughter Egypt Jahnari Criss on September 2, 1998. Child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-husband), Anthony 'Treach' Criss.
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