00:00We're at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards and we are here with Salt-N-Pepa. Welcome, ladies!
00:05And Peppa's here! And we're still in effect! That's right!
00:08I love it! So we're celebrating a monumental night for you guys tonight.
00:1230 years since What A Man. It's gonna be...
00:14You guys really broke records for women in hip-hop and rap.
00:17If you could send any message to the women in hip-hop right now, what would it be?
00:20I'd just say stay focused, do you, be creative.
00:23You know, it's possible we did it.
00:25You know, the Cardis are doing it, Nicki Minaj is doing it, everyone's doing it.
00:28And, you know, even though it's still a main-dominated field, keep pushing it.
00:31Yes, be original, true to yourself, and take care of your business.
00:34The thing I'm proud about, the women I see today, that they are really in control of their business.
00:38Speaking of control...
00:40Janet!
00:43We have to ask, what is your favorite Janet Jackson song or music video?
00:46Control. Yes, we would say that.
00:49Absolutely. I think that record spoke to a lot of women and it was like she took charge of her
00:53life and that's what she was saying.
00:54A lot of us have trouble doing that and Janet represented that one way back.
00:58Yes. Yes, she did.
00:59Yes.
01:00And there's been so much good music out right now.
01:01What is one song or music video that's out that you wish you would have wrote or performed?
01:05Oh, This Is America.
01:08Oh!
01:09That is a song right now.
01:10That song is so deep and inspiring and creative and bold and amazing.
01:15It's what art is really truly about.
01:17Absolutely.
01:18I still be rocking to my Drake, nice or what?
01:20Yes.
01:21You gotta be nice or what?
01:23Nice for what?
01:25So, before we let you guys go, are there any women in the industry you would love to collaborate with
01:29right now?
01:30Oh, we're actually working on a collab with SWV.
01:34We would love to do something with Missy, I think.
01:36Yes.
01:37Cardi.
01:38Yes.
01:38Yes.
01:38She said yes.
01:40Because the ice cream reminds me of me.
01:42Yes.
01:43Just that personality, you know, say whatever.
01:45Got that bold spirit.
01:45Yes.
01:46We heard that, Cardi.
01:47We're making it happen.
01:48And we love the throwback thing that she did with Bruno Mars.
01:51Yes.
01:51It was such a tribute to the 80s and the 90s.
01:54So, we really respected that a lot.
01:57Yes.
01:57Love that.
01:57Congrats to you guys.
01:58We're so excited for the performance tonight.
02:00Yes.
02:01Have fun.
02:02Bye.
02:03Oh, man.
02:03What an honor.
02:04They are legends in this industry.
02:05I want to take one of you girls.
02:06Oh.
02:07This is like for you girls.
02:07Oh, my God.
02:08Yes.
02:09Yes.
02:09Honey.
02:112018 Billboard.
02:12Yes.
02:13Love it.
02:15That's so cool.
02:16Are you kidding me?
02:17This is amazing.
02:17Totally.
02:17We're sharing this.
02:18We're going to alternate days at work with this.
02:20And be like, Salt and Puppet gave this to us, actually.
02:22Yes.
02:22So, everyone are friends tonight.
02:23Come by our desk and you have to take a turn wearing this, too.
02:25What an honor that they are such legends in the industry.
02:27And they are tonight celebrating 30 years since they entered the Billboard Top 40, I believe, for What
02:32a Man with En Vogue.
02:33And they're performing together with them tonight, which is a huge deal.
02:36And we just saw En Vogue walk by.
02:38I mean, and they were singing their songs.
02:40So happy.
02:40So excited to be here.
02:41I think this is just such a cool moment.
02:42Yes.
02:43Yeah, it totally is.
02:43I feel like it's like really, it's full circle for women in hip-hop right now, considering this year Cardi
02:48B entered.
02:49She broke some records on the Billboard Hot 100 as well.
02:51And I just think that it's a really, it's a really interesting time for women in hip-hop right now.
02:55So, I'd love to see that Salt and Puppet is still killing it.
02:57And I'm ready for that Cardi B collaboration.
02:59That would be amazing.
03:00Yeah, that would be amazing.
03:00Yeah, I love that they were like, yes, we love Finesse in the 80s.
03:03So, that's amazing.
03:03And also, I love they gave Drake a shout out, because Nice Root is probably going to be my
03:07summer jam.
03:07Oh, it is the song of the summer.
03:09But we're looking at the red carpet right now, and things are starting to quiet down,
03:12because the show is getting started any minute now.
03:15And guys, we are actually going into the show, so make sure you follow all our social channels,
03:18because we're going to give you the latest and greatest.
03:21You've got the last one.
03:21I need to let the red carpet.
03:21The red carpet is here.
03:21There we are going to be a redastic.
