"TMZ Hip Hop obtained legal docs filed by Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton demanding UMG comply with the termination of their contract, per Section 203 of the American Copyright Act, which returns SNP the rights to song recordings after time.

According to the complaint, UMG has refused to cooperate with the "Push It" rappers since 2002 ... not resulting in revenue loss, but preventing them from entering a new agreement with a new party to license the recordings.

Furthermore, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG is impeding their right to promote and make money off the recordings themselves.

SNP are seeking no less than $1 million in damages, a declaratory judgment, and a permanent injunction that blocks UMG from distributing their music without a license going forward."

tmz.com/2025/05/19/salt-n-pepa-sue-umg-over-contract

UPDATE: Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over control over their master recordings has been dismissed by a New York judge

glad to see everyone suing their oppressors

lets' f***ing go

Fucc Universal

F*** UMG. They do everyone dirty, RIP Angie Stone, they should've paid her what they owed too

How dare they stand up to UMG!!!

Spinderella laughing her ass off

"Drake's is like going to the police, it's not the same"

Hilarious they make the distinction to the dumbasses 😭😭😂

suing aint hiphop man, i cant believe they would do such a thing

It's insane that there are hip-hop acts old enough now to enable the copyright loss back to the originator law that takes 40 years (then eventually s*** will hit the 70 years act that makes the IP public domain)

Thats amazing, and yeah they def gotta give that up since SNP been with them I think the whole time so it hasn't even restarted

Crazy - that might actually be one benefit to thugging out your stay on a single label regardless of the bullshit

This might be the first time a HipHop act is truly eligible for this

f*** LABELS!

Remember when Salt-N-Pepa had a reality show back in the 2000s?

I remember that being the first time I heard of them as a kid lmao

I specifically remember that one episode of the dude that was really into feet.

Finally a good case

@op

Dam.

Evil
.so tired of s*** like this

Legends tbh

S/o that dude who popped that ceo

oof

Any chance they can Push It up to the Supreme Court?