Iconic rap group Salt-N-Pepa take followers behind the scenes of the official music video for “Shoop,” within the newest installment of Vevo Footnotes. The unique content material is a part of Vevo’s celebration honoring the historic fiftieth Anniversary of Hip-Hop.
During the episode, Pepa delves into the story behind the music and her verse, in addition to the challenges the group confronted in convincing their label to launch “Shoop” because the lead single from their album Very Necessary.
She additionally recounts the thrill they felt when the music turned a large hit and solidified the group’s place in hip-hop. Meanwhile, Salt discusses how the music helped her to step away from her boyfriend and supervisor, Hurby [Luv Bug] and the way “Shoop” empowered not solely her however different ladies. She additionally shares her favourite second from the music video shoot and divulges that she recorded her verse whereas holding her daughter Corin.
Says Pepa, “The concept for ‘Shoop’ started with me chillin’ in Queens, riding around in the car and I’m telling the story of how ‘I saw a brother, I had to kick it to, I’m not shy so I asked for the digits and that does not make me a hoe.’ This story became the song and the inspiration for the first verse.”
Salt provides some background to the story, saying, “When shooting ‘Shoop’ I was a bit self conscious. It was hard being in a bathing suit and my booty kept falling out of my shorts when we were dancing on stage…The objective was to turn the tables on men – make them the objects. When writing my verses, I was thinking of tongue in cheek ways to objectify men. When you really like a song, it’s easy to record. Fun fact: I had my daughter Corin in my arms while recording ‘Shoop.’”
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