How Much Is Pepa Worth?

Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Cheryl "Salt" James joined forces for Salt-N-Pepa while in college in 1985, per Forbes. They blew up in the 1990s and even became the first all-female group to earn a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their 1994 hit "None of Your Business," per Entertainment Tonight. In total, they scored 11 Billboard Hot 100 hits, with two singles climbing to the No. 1 spot.

With a successful music career that is still thriving, one would expect that the duo has made out pretty nicely monetarily — and they would assume correctly. Pepa is worth a healthy $15 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. She ranks just $1 million above her collaborator, Salt, who is estimated by Celebrity Net Worth to have $14 million to her name. Pepa's extra cash may be due, in part, to her appearances on VH1's The Surreal Life and The Surreal Life: Fame Games between 2005 and 2007.

In the end, though, Pepa was not a musician for the money — she was simply following her passion. "For me, with hip-hop, it was a way of life," she told The New York Times in Jan. 22, 2021.