Atlanta Magazine
60 years of covering Atlanta: The 1990s
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February 1995 This Gen X–heavy “Jobs” issue describes an early iteration of the gig economy.
For our January 2021 issue, in honor of our 60th anniversary year, we dug through our archives to present a snapshot of the magazine during each of our six decades. We discovered groundbreaking work, inspiring stories, and, yes, some errors in judgement. Here’s what we found:
The ’90s in 5 Scenes
A dig through our archives unearthed a cinematic rendering of Georgia just before the turn of the millennium
“The X-Files: Generation Xers aren’t so much breaking the old rules as making their own”
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Sandra Jacqueline Denton aka Pepa, Anthony Criss aka Rapper Treach (Getty Images)
A biopic on The First Ladies of Rap and Hip Hop , which follows the group Salt-N-Pepa, is hitting the streaming platform Lifetime on January 23, 2021. The hip-hop girl group formed in 1985 consisted of Cheryl James aka Salt and Sandra Jacqueline Denton aka Pepa along with DJ Sprindella whose real name is Deidra Roper.
The trio won the coveted Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their hit single ‘None of Your Business.’ It made them one of the first female rap acts to win a Grammy Award, along with Queen Latifah, who won during the same year. Salt-N-Pepa is also known for their hit singles ‘Push It,’ ‘Let s Talk About Sex,’ and ‘Shake That Thang,’ among a few others. A lot is known about the successful musical trio s professional life, however, the personal life of the members have also been equally in the news, especially about the co