Very Necessary is the title of the fourth studio album by rap/hip-hop group Salt-n-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....

 Released in 1993

1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

, the album went on to become the most successful rap album by a female act. It was produced by Cheryl James

Cheryl James

Cheryl R. James , better known as Salt, is an American rapper and actress. She is a member of the rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, which also includes Pepa and Spinderella...

 (Salt), Sandy Denton (Pepa), Dee Dee "Diedra" Roper

DJ Spinderella

Deidra Muriel Roper , known as DJ Spinderella, is an American DJ and rapper who was a member of the hip-hop group, Salt-N-Pepa. Her name is a reference to the classic fairy tale Cinderella.- Career :...

 (Spinderella), and Hurby Azor

Hurby Azor

Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, or "Fingerprints" as he was also known, is a hip hop music producer, best known for discovering the successful female hip-hop trio Salt-n-Pepa and the also successful hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play....

. It resulted in several Billboard

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hits for the female hip-hop trio, including "Shoop" (their first top 5 pop hit, peaking at #4), "Whatta Man

Whatta Man

"Whatta Man" is a 1994 single by Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue from Salt-N-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary. It was issued by Next Plateau/London Records and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. It also appears on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP...

" (featuring En Vogue

En Vogue

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...

) (their biggest hit at #3), and "None of Your Business", a top 40 hit which would win them their first Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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. "Very Necessary" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, and has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of five million copies in the US. The album sold an additional two million copies internationally, for total sales of seven million.

Track listing

1. "Groove Me" (Hurby Azor, Dave Kelly, Anthony Williams) – 4:21
2. "No One Does It Better" (Trevor Guthrie) – 3:53
3. "Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves" (Hurby Azor, Steve Azor) – 3:57
4. "Whatta Man
   Whatta Man
   "Whatta Man" is a 1994 single by Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue from Salt-N-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary. It was issued by Next Plateau/London Records and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. It also appears on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP...
   
   " (duet with En Vogue
   En Vogue
   En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
   
   ) (Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford, Cheryl James) – 5:07
5. "None of Your Business" (Hurby Azor) – 3:32
6. "Step" (Hurby Azor) – 3:10
7. "Shoop" (Sandra Denton, Cheryl James, Mark Spark, O Roberts, Ike Turner
   Ike Turner
   Isaac Wister Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century, his repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk...
   
   ) – 4:07
8. "Heaven or Hell" (Hurby Azor, Mike Oliver) – 4:43
9. "Big Shot" (Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Dana Mozie, Anthony Williams) – 3:47
10. "Sexy Noises Turn Me On" (Hurby Azor) – 3:54
11. "Somma Time Man" (Cheryl James, David Wynn) – 3:25
12. "Break of Dawn" (Hurby Azor) – 3:45
13. "Psa We Talk" (Hurby Azor) – 3:18
14. "Shoop (Danny D's Radio Mix)