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Hip-hop legends Salt-N-Pepa added one more monumental honor to their mantle with their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> as the recipients of this year\u2019s Musical Influence Award. Both Cheryl \u201cSalt\u201d James and Sandra \u201cPepa\u201d Denton were on hand to accept on Saturday, Nov. 8, as was the duo\u2019s formerly estranged DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper).\u00a0Roper became the first female DJ inducted into the Rock Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is for every woman who picked up a mic when they told her her she couldn\u2019t,\u201d said James while accepting the honor. While both Denton and Roper gave individual speeches thanking their friends, family, genre, and audience, James used her time at the podium to tell the crowd that the group is fighting<\/a> for the rights to their master recordings. \u201cAs we celebrate this moment, fans can\u2019t even stream our music. It\u2019s been taken down from all streaming platforms because the industry still doesn\u2019t want to play fair. Salt-N-Pepa have never been afraid of a fight. This is the Influence Award. We have to keep using our influence until the industry honors creativity the way the audience does with: love, respect and fairness, and that includes streaming platforms too.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Presenting Salt-N-Pepa with their Musical Influence Award was Missy Elliott<\/a> (who became the first female rapper to be nominated and inducted into the Rock Hall<\/a> in 2023). \u201cThe reason that you even know Missy Elliott\u2019s name is because of Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella,\u201d Elliott said in her impassioned speech, embodying an electric preacher. \u201cWhen you see your favorite rapper, understand that if they\u2019re on top, there\u2019s a foundation that they\u2019re standing on. These three women are the bricklayers to the foundation that holds hip-hop together. They gave us their shoulders to stand on.\u201d Elliott wore a bejeweled letterman inspired by the trio\u2019s iconic look.<\/p>\n