Very Necessary

Very Necessary
Studio album by
Salt-N-Pepa
ReleasedOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
Genre
Length58:44
Label
Producer
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed
(1992) 		Very Necessary
(1993) 		Brand New
(1997)
Singles from Very Necessary
  1. "Shoop"
    Released: September 21, 1993
  2. "Whatta Man"
    Released: December 2, 1993
  3. "None of Your Business"
    Released: August 30, 1994
  4. "Heaven 'n Hell"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]

Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on October 12, 1993, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. As the group's last album to feature writing and production from their manager and primary producer Hurby Azor, it spawned four singles, including "Shoop" (their first top-five single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four), "Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue, their second-highest-peaking single at number three), and "None of Your Business", which would earn the group their first Grammy Award, in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Very Necessary peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, and has been certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over five million copies in the United States.


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  1. ^ Considine, J. D. (November 19, 1993). "Salt-N-Pepa shows there's more to rap than violence and sexism @". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Very Necessary – Salt-N-Pepa". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Hunt, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Lobenfeld, Claire (June 11, 2017). "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 23, 2018.