Hot, Cool & Vicious
Hot, Cool, & Vicious is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa. Released by Next Plateau Records on December 8, 1986, it was the first rap album by a female rap act to attain gold and platinum status in the US.
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| Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa | ||||
| Released | December 8, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | October 1985 – August 1986 | |||
| Studio | Greene St. Recording (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Next Plateau | |||
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Hot, Cool, & Vicious reached the top 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album included the single "Push It", which reached the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart after being propelled by a remix, and was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards. The album has sold approximately four million copies worldwide. It became the first album by a female rap act to attain gold and platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).