DJ Spinderella Recalls Salt-N-Pepa Almost Getting Arrested For Performing 'Push It'

The iconic DJ says Salt-N-Pepa were frequently faced with the prospect of arrest when the band performed its hip-hop classic, “Push It.” The former Salt-N-Pepa member appeared on Drink Champs, where she looked back on the controversy that followed the 1986 hit.  “It was not a sexual song,” DJ Spinderella said. “We were literally talking about dancing on the dance floor. And people took that and took it the other way, and it actually worked for us.” “Being on stage and being told that, ‘If you play that song here, you can get arrested.’ So, there were times where that was almost the case,” the hip-hop DJ shared. “And somehow, we got to a point where we just had to convince everybody that this is not about what you think it’s about. And that is the truth.”

Pepa, Salt and DJ Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

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