Pepa Tells It Like It Is

Sandy "Pepa" Denton of 80's hit female rap group Salt-N-Pepa, is joining the ranks of celebrities releasing autobiographies.

Her book, Let's Talk About Pep, co-written with Karen Hunter, will be released by VH1 Books at the end of this month.Described as a tell-all, Pepa is supposed to offer an uncensored look at her life including her troubled childhood, surviving abuse, her first encounters with Cheryl "Salt" James and their ups and downs, her failed marriages and her escape from domestic abuse, and starring in reality shows like The Surreal Life and The Salt-N-Pepa Show."

Most of you know me as Pep, or Pepa, the fun-loving half of Salt-N-Pepa," she says. "I am the party girl, the one who is down for whatever. But behind the laughs and the smiles is a whole lot of pain."Queen Latifah penned the book's introduction and Missy Elliott closes it out with the epilogue. Other celebrities like LL Cool J, Martin Lawrence, and Spinderella, make cameos.