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After a two-week hiatus, I thought it would be appropriate to blog the Finale of The Salt N’ Pepa show to cap off the last week in Women’s Herstory Month. In fact, when I checked out the time length of the episode (1 hour) I knew that this was going to be a finale, and that made me a bit sad. Though I needed a break from this show after the songwriting episode (I’ll even admit itâ€" it had hit a dry period), I was anxious to return to my girls. I’m glad I caught this one, it was actually a good one that wound up proving that, in the end, no matter how far they grow, Salt is always going to be Salt and Pep is always going to be Pep. But they’re learning to co-exist. Slowly.

Enough of my rambling. If you didn’t catch it, here is the premise for this episode:

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“[Whatever you get Salt to do], it has to have a halo involved.” Ha!

YAY! I know alof of you thought this day would never come, but it did.

Salt N' Pepa went in on a song together! WHAAAAAT?! Yeaaahhhh boy!
I'm not the only one amped:

I'd just like to thank that student at Queensborough College that posed that question of the duo while they were giving a talk at the school. Had it not been for her, we might not have gotten this episode!

But, it doesn't go off as seamlessly as we'd like. Not by a longshot.

At times when I watch episodes like this, it's hard for me to fathom that all of life's problems can be fixed in the matter of 30-60 minutes. But then again, every self-help guru ain't Iyanla Vanzant.

Vanzant has always been a person that I admired. Of course, she was placed into my consciousness to due Almighty Oprah, but there's something about her that makes a sista wanna just sit down with her and have a good soul cry. I think Cheryl was right, if Vanzant couldn't help them mend their 20+ year relationship, then who could?

(*Due to my hectic schedule, The Salt N' Pepa re-caps may not post the day immediately following the broadcast, but I promise that you WILL get your SNP dose every week. Thanks.*)

Sigh... remember what happened a few episodes ago when Spin got in the mix and sh*t got real twisted? Yeaaahh.... it happens AGAIN... but this time, she ain't the one left like a stick in the mud (you can guess who it is).

Still, any time they feature Dee-Dee on the series is a treat for me. Number one, I always thought she held her own as a female DJ, and 2)... if you notice... apparently, she's the only one that can make Sandy and Cheryl get along, albeit for a short period of time ('cuz they gang up against her!!)

Here's an extra y'all DIDN'T get to see from the show:

Yes! Hip-hop television’s favorite odd-couple is baaacck!
Let the face-down-in-crotch singing commence!

Out of all the celebreality bullshit that’s out there, this show has to be one of the funniest and most interesting out there. I’m glad they brought this back for a second time aroundâ€"it definitely makes things lighter in your life… for 30 minutes, anyway.

So, picking up where we left off, it seems as though Sandy and Cheryl are getting along… for a short while. They’re even in a kickboxing class togetherâ€"which is better than them taking out their anger on each other. However, Salt’s a lil’ stressed out because her 16-year-old daughter Corrine is getting boy fever, and she thinks that allowing her first boy/girl party will help suppress those urges her daughter probably has to make “after-school study dates” with the power forward from 2nd period English. Yeah right.

Lil’ Corrine has only one request though: Mama Sodium has to get the world’s craziest party-planner on board. Does Pep object? Hell noâ€"she’s down!

What’s funny is that Salt actually feels a sense of rejection once she tells her daughter that Pep’s agreed to help them out. Shoot, she’s still a showstopper! She used to push it real good! You ain’t know?

Or, as she puts it--

“Remember that time I threw that adult party, and we played gestures and I gave out gift bags?”

Yesâ€"she’s serious.

Ladies... would you take hair tips from Pep? I’m talking in terms of 2007â€" not 1987.
This video clip is cute, though.

Who caught this episode? Wasn't it something to see how knowledgeable Pepa was about the weave busines? It was like watching the Weavy Wonder version of Bill Nye the Science Guy. "

Damn, mama. Didn't know it was that serious.

Well, fam, I gotta say: this episode didn't hold any REAL SNP drama that we've enjoyed seeing for the past few months or so. I guess it's because something way bigger than the two of them was at hand for this installment.

I'm glad that they decided to go down there to support The Jena 6 protest. Throughout all the hoopla, I didn't even hear that they'd went down there. But you know what? I'm 100% sure they weren't doing it for the media to recognize, they were doing it out of genuine interest and concern. So for them to go under the radar is fine. It's those with power who DIDN'T step up that should be scrutinized, but we won't touch upon that. Right now, it's about Salt N' Pep's roadtrip to Jena.

Aaahh, another installment of the Adventures of S-N-P. This one wasn't as over the top as what we've been treated to so far, but we still get a taste of that good ol' Sandy Denton Recklessness:

You know what also doesn't discriminate, Pep? Bad nose jobs. I'm just saying, ma. Luckily, you really can't tell... much.

But I'm saying, my girl... you're really trying to get this group thing poppin' off again, aren't you? I forgot. That apartment in the Theater District ain't gonna pay for itself!

Let me just start by sending a very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our girl Sandra "Pepa" Denton, who turned 43 on November 2nd. I saw pics of her and Salt (yes, her and Salt together ) doing it up in San Juan over the weekend... I wonder if Pep finally got the chance to push it real good, and I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DANCING! I know y'all fellas wouldn't mind cleaning the two year-old cobwebs from her clock.

You damn right, Salt. When Spinderella comes into town, it is a whole new ball game, as was definitely showcased by this particular episode. She puts our girls on blast, and honestly, I can't say I fault her for it.

Straight up, the gist of it has to do with Spin flying in from Cali because the group is to appear on The Tyra Banks Show. And at first, it appears all good, but we soon learn that these ladies have more beef than Burger King.

What, it took them 'til the 3rd episode to officially admit that our girl Salt is a bit of a control freak?

Wow. You know what? I’ve come to realize now that the relationship between Salt n Pepa is very much like “older sister-younger sister”, or rather, “mother-daughter” and that was made EXTREMELY evident by last night's episode. I know you ladies can relate-- some way, somehow, this reminds me of situations I've been in with my own mother and sister. Go figure.

But the gist of this latest installment is that not only is Pep's Jersey home being remodeled, her new Theater District apartment which she purchased so that she could have somewhere to crash when she's too pissy to make it home isn't ready for her to crash momentarily at. SO GUESS WHO SHE TURNS TO?

You can only guess what kind of problems this brings about.

Well... that about explains it all, doesn't it?

Damn Pep-- you ain't did nothin' in two years? I mean... I guess there's only but so much a dildo can fulfill you. Word.

Shout out to Dashing Diva, where Pep and her girlfriend are discussing the double-date at the beginning of the episode. Ladies, your nails and feet will be looking RIGHT when you come out of there, PLUS if you go on a Thursday or Friday evening, they serve free cosmos! Can we say "sexy 'n' the city"? (They're not the neighboorhood Hua-Ching Nails though... it's a bit pricey.)

Good mooooooorning! Hope y'all catched the premiere last night. But for those of y'all who didn't... I got ya covered.

Have y’all ever seen the movie The Banger Sisters? Basically, it’s a comedy about these two middle-aged women who used to be groupies back in the ‘60's-‘70's era. They followed the rock bands around, and allegedly slept with the great rockers like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, etc. The problem is... fast forward to today, and the two women aren’t friends anymore. The former groupie, Lavinia, managed to get married to some lawyer-type, and live as a respectable member of her community as a stay-at-home mom, having put her previous fast life to bed. The other chick, Suzette, is still trying to rock out with her cock out. Suzette, down on her luck, pays her former partner-n-crime a visit, and the sparks fly. Cue up the drunken spats.

Now that I’ve taken the time to drop that on y’all... ask yourselves... if you take out the rockstar part, doesn’t their situation remind you of another famous duo (well, trio) with a seemingly irreconcilable bond?

First of all, let me make this clear: I don’t give a flying fluck what anyone says. These chicks were The Supremes of Hip Hop, and will forever remain fly-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y in my book.

However, just like the Supremes, or any other act that has more than one member with a set of ovaries... they met their untimely end.

Fortunately, for us, the good ol’ bamboozlers at VH1 have decided to give our ladies a chance for them to dig up old skeletons and put each other on 24/7 blast... thus, finally giving us a reality show worth watching. On top of that, this show has the best reality show theme song. Sorry, Run's House.

Ohh, VH1! Is it too good to be true? A show that actually makes sense?

Bruised egos? Check.
Personality clashes? In effect.
Coinciding menstrual cycles? Hell yeah! I wanted to stuff my cable box with tampons!

Y’all ALMOST got a pass... ‘till y’all put Irv Gotti on. But that will be dealt with tomorrow, kiddies.