Very Necessary

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Very Necessary is a 1993 hip hop album by Salt-N-Pepa that became their most commercially successful release, featuring hits like "Shoop" and "Whatta Man."

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Very Necessary canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ
award Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (for "None of Your Business") ⓘ
chronologyNext Brand New ⓘ
chronologyPrevious Blacks' Magic ⓘ
linked to: Blacks’ Magic
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtDepicts Salt-N-Pepa trio posing against a white background ⓘ
era 1990s hip hop ⓘ
featuresGuestArtist En Vogue ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
rap ⓘ
hasTrack Break of Dawn ⓘ
Groove Me ⓘ
Heaven or Hell ⓘ
I've Got AIDS (PSA) ⓘ
None of Your Business ⓘ
Sexy Noises Turn Me On ⓘ
Shoop ⓘ
Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves ⓘ
Somethin' Like This ⓘ
linked to: Something Like That

Step ⓘ
Take My Breath Away ⓘ
Whatta Man ⓘ
Whatta Man (featuring En Vogue) ⓘ
linked to: Whatta Man
isMostCommerciallySuccessfulAlbumOf Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 54 minutes ⓘ
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rap Album ⓘ
notableSingle None of Your Business ⓘ
Shoop ⓘ
Whatta Man ⓘ
numberOfTracks 16 ⓘ
performer Salt-N-Pepa ⓘ
producer Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor ⓘ
Salt ⓘ
Spinderella ⓘ
Stevie J ⓘ
The Beatnuts ⓘ
recordLabel London Records ⓘ
Next Plateau Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1993-10-12 ⓘ
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
RIAACertification 5× Platinum ⓘ
RIAACertificationCountry United States ⓘ
sales over 5 million copies in the United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salt-N-Pepa → notableAlbum → Very Necessary ⓘ
Shoop → partOfAlbum → Very Necessary ⓘ
Shoop → album → Very Necessary ⓘ
Whatta Man → includedOnAlbum → Very Necessary ⓘ
Blacks’ Magic → followedBy → Very Necessary ⓘ