Salt-N-Pepa Joins Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G. and RZA in Super7’s Hip-Hop Action Figure Line (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comTodd Gilchrist editor Trailblazing 1980s hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa will make history again as the first female rappers with their very own action figures.
On May 29, San Francisco-based pop culture collectible manufacturer Super7 will release a two-pack of plastic figures molded after Salt-N-Pepa’s looks from the music video for “Push It,” their breakthrough song.
Released in 1987, “Push It” immediately eclipsed the A-side track “Tramp,” earning a Grammy nomination after selling almost 1.5 million copies worldwide.
The eight-ball jackets the figures wear immediately conjure images of both the video and the cover for the group’s 1988 single “Shake Your Thang,” featuring the same outfits. (Unfortunately, Super7 will not be recreating the jackets themselves — at least, not yet.) Though it doesn’t include the group’s longtime DJ, Spinderella, the set marks the company’s latest release in a series of action figures based on hip-hop luminaries.
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