Let’s Talk About Pep, the new VH1 reality show following Sandra “Pepa” Denton of the groundbreaking hip-hop duo Salt-n-Pepa, premieres on the celebrity-centric network Jan. 11 @ 10:30PM. The unscripted docu-soap follows the former femcess as she emerges from four years of celibacy to search for love again.
According to a release fromt the network: “We’ll get to know Pepa’s partners in crime: TV personality and journalist Jacque Reid, who’s entertaining the notion of trying motherhood alone until Mr. Right comes along; Joumana Kidd, former model and sports journalist, now returning to the dating scene after her highly-publicized divorce from basketball superstar Jason Kidd; and the wild child of the bunch, voiceover artist and radio personality Kali Troy (a.k.a “Kittie”), on the hunt for a man who’s man enough to keep up with her.”
Pioneering hip-hop femcee Sandra “Pepa” Denton is coming to the dog eat dog world of reality TV. Pepa, of Salt-n-Pepa fame, emerges from four years of celibacy to search for love again on the new VH1 reality series Let’s Talk About Pep.
Apparently, the “Push It” star will be on the hunt for a new penis supplier with the help of a gaggle of cacklin’ hens.
“After being burned by bad boys one too many times, Pep decided to get out of the game for a while. Now Pep is joining forces with three of her closest girlfriends—all single and searching, too—to try the dating scene again,” VH1 said in a press release issued Thursday. “Together the four friends will laugh, cry, and dish lots of dirt as they all try to find true love. Pep’s partners in crime are: TV personality Jacque Reid, Joumana Kidd, former model, sports journalist and ex-wife of basketball superstar Jason Kidd; and the wild child of the bunch, voiceover artist and radio personality Kali Troy (a.k.a “Kittie”).”
Let’s Talk About Pep premieres Monday, Jan. 11 @ 10:30PM on VH1 — right after Fantasia For Real.
VH1 is giving two female hip-hop artists their own reality series on the network. Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas from TLC have been tapped to appear in two as-yet-series scheduled to premiere in 2010. Eight half-hour episodes have been ordered for each.
The as-yet-untitled Pepa project will follow the divorced mother as she looks for love after four years of self-imposed celibacy. The rapper and three of her closest female friends, who are also single, will meet for brunch every week to discuss the highs and lows of the past seven days.
Chilli’s series, will show its star — who has enjoyed failed romances with R&B star Usher and producer Dallas Austin — enlisting Brooklyn relationship expert Tionna Smalls to help her find a long-term relationship.
“These are women that our audiences know. They’re attached to them, they know their music, and they’re both women you can root for,” Jeff Olde, executive vice president of original programming and production for VH1, told the Daily News yesterday. “But the shows are different. The Pepa show, I think, gives us a window into the real conversations women have about their lives and relationships. With Chilli, it’s breaking down why this gorgeous, successful woman is still single and pushing her to try new things and push her boundaries.”
In her new book Let’s Talk About Pep, Sandy Denton, best known as the peppery half of the hip-hop pioneering group Salt-N-Pepa, speaks honestly about her tale from rags to riches and string of bad romances along the way.
The very thing that got me into Salt-N-Pepa — going with the flow and doing what I was told — was the same thing that got me in a lot of bad situations. Being a chameleon or just going with whatever wasn’t good for me. It allowed me to put up with things I shouldn’t have put up with. It allowed me to be with people I should not have been with because I wasn’t able to just be myself and say no or walk away. It never let me ask, “What do I want out of life?” It never allowed me to really think about me and my needs first…..Read the rest of this entry »
