What is Sandra Denton’s Net Worth?
Sandra Denton, stage name Pepa, is a Jamaican-American rapper and actress with a net worth of $15 million. She rose to fame as a member of Salt-N-Pepa, one of the first major all-female rap groups. The group has sold over 15 million records worldwide and won a Grammy Award.
Aside from her music career, Denton has acted in several movies and starred in reality TV shows like “The Salt-N-Pepa Show” and “Growing Up Hip Hop.”
Sandra Denton’s Early Life
Sandra Denton was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in Queens, New York. She lived with her grandmother on a farm until the age of six and later joined her parents in New York. After a fire destroyed their home, she lived with her sister in Utah and attended Logan High School where she developed an interest in rock music. She eventually returned to New York and enrolled at Queensborough Community College as a nursing major.
Salt-N-Pepa’s Career Highlights
Sandra Denton and Cheryl James met Hurby Azor while working in customer service for Sears, and released the single “The Show Stoppa” in 1985. They added DJ Latoya Hanson and signed to Next Plateau Entertainment, releasing their debut album “Hot, Cool & Vicious” in 1986. Their second album “A Salt with a Deadly Pepa” was released in 1988, and “Blacks’ Magic” in 1990. “Very Necessary” came out in 1993, earning the group their first Grammy Award, and “Brand New” in 1997. The group disbanded in 2002, but briefly reunited in 2005 for a performance on VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors.”
Television Career
Sandra Denton, also known as Pepa, has made several guest appearances on various television shows throughout her career. She played herself on a 2000 episode of the Showtime series “Linc’s,” and had a recurring role as Officer Andrea Phelan in six episodes of the HBO prison drama “Oz.”
In 2005, Denton joined the fifth-season cast of VH1’s reality series “The Surreal Life.” She later starred on the same channel’s “The Salt-N-Pepa Show,” which chronicled the lives of both Denton and Cheryl James in the years following the breakup of Salt-N-Pepa. Denton also had her own reality show called “Let’s Talk About Pep” on VH1.
Additionally, Denton appeared in an episode of the TBS sitcom “Are We There Yet?” in 2011. She played the character of Polly in the made-for-TV disaster film “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” and made a guest appearance as herself on the sitcom “Family Time.”
In 2016, she and her daughter Egypt joined the reality series “Growing Up Hip Hop,” which documents the lives of the children of hip hop stars.
Film Career of Sandra Denton
Sandra Denton, also known as Pepa, made her film debut in 1992 with “Stay Tuned,” a fantasy comedy featuring her group Salt-N-Pepa. She went on to appear in “Who’s the Man?,” “Jason’s Lyric,” “Joe’s Apartment,” and “First Time Felon.” In the early 2000s, Denton acted in “3 A.M.” and “Love and a Bullet,” alongside Treach, and in “Book of Love.” Her later credits include “The Perfect Holiday” and “Sandy Wexler,” featuring a star-studded cast.
Sandra Denton’s Personal Life and Business Ventures
During the mid-80s, Denton was engaged to rapper Prince Markie Dee and later dated rapper Tyran “Tah-Tah” Moore, with whom she had a son. She then dated and married Naughty by Nature rapper Treach, with whom she had a daughter. The couple divorced in 2001, with Denton alleging physical abuse by Treach.
As a businesswoman, Denton owned the retail clothing store HollyHood, which opened in 1995 in Atlanta, Georgia. The company has since dissolved.
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