Most tracks were produced by Hurby 'Luvbug' Azor, though Salt is credited on a few, chief among them 'Shoop.' Very Necessary is just as impressive as Blacks' Magic, if not more so. And as always, the productions are dance-oriented, with aĬontemporary R&B edge. They're a world apart from those of the gangsta rap that was so popularĬirca 1993. Relationships, romance, respect, love - these are the key topics, and
Is filled with strong, prideful rhetoric: femininity, sex, Like its predecessor, Very Necessary boasts a pair of major hits ('Whatta Man,' 'Shoop') and a lot of fine album tracks. For their follow-up, Very Necessary, released a long three and a half years later, in 1993, the ladies delivered a fairly similar album.
Salt-N-Pepa exhibited a lot of growth on Blacks' Magic (1990), their third album and, by far, best to date.