Song · Salt n Pepa
“Shoop” by Salt n Pepa
From the album Very Necessary (1993)
“Shoop” by Salt n Pepa appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1993 and 2025. It was first released in 1993 on the album Very Necessary. Its best result is #35 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #126 alternative song of 1993.
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"Shoop" launched Very Necessary, Salt-N-Pepa's fourth album, in September 1993, and it's the sound of the group grabbing the controls: Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton produced it with Mark Sparks, with Hurby Azor as executive producer. The groove rides a sample of the Sweet Inspirations' take on the Ikettes' "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)", and the rhymes even slip in a line borrowed from Cole Porter's "You Do Something to Me".
It went gold within two months, climbed to 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the rap singles chart, and together with "Whatta Man" it pushed the album past five million copies in the US, the biggest seller they ever had. Scott Kalvert directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 74 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 713 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2025 | 121 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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