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American rapper and actress Cheryl James AKA Salt’s net worth is $14 million. Her net worth was earned primarily by performing in rap trio of Salt-N-Peppa, giving an appearance in films and also by performing in the hip hop awards in the year 2008.
Cheryl James AKA Salt was born in Brooklyn, New York on 28th March 1966. She had a big achievement by being the founding member of Rap trio Salt-N-Peppa. This made her quite popular. The trio released 5 studio albums and they went to become the first female rap act to boast gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums. They were also the first female rap act to receive a Grammy.
Cheryl James worked with artists like God’s Property and Kirk Franklin in 1997 for a song called Stomp which was from their album God’s Property. After a year she and her other mates had appeared in the long-series (2007-2008) by VH1 named Salt-N-Pepa Show. The trio had disbanded the year 2002 and again got back in 2008.
Cheryl James is married to Gavin Wray and they have 2 children together.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2011 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Cheryl James' 6,000-square-foot brick and stucco Colonial on a cul-de-sac that contains a studio in Melville |
$2,300,000 |
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Brand New with the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa (approximately 700 thousand copies sold) |
$910,000 |
1997 |
Signing Bonus |
Signing bonus of the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa with the record label Red Ant Records |
$15,000,000 |
1993 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Very Necessary with the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa (approximately 7 million copies sold) |
$9,100,000 |
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Blacks' Magic with the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa (approximately 1.6 million copies sold) |
$2,080,000 |
1988 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album A Salt With A Deadly Pepa with the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa (approximately 800 thousand copies sold) |
$1,040,000 |
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Hot, Cool & Vicious with the American hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa (approximately 1.4 million copies sold) |
$1,820,000 |