Blacks' Magic is the third album

Album

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 by female rap group, Salt-n-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip hop trio from Queens and Brooklyn, New York, that was formed in 1985. The group, consisting of Cheryl "Salt" Renee James, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, and Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, was one of the first all-female rap crews....

, released in 1990 on London Records

London Records

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. The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to #38 on the Billboard 200

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 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts and was certified Platinum. The album featured four hit singles, three of which made it to the top 10 of the Hot Rap Singles chart; "Let's Talk About Sex" (U.S. #13, UK #2), "Expression" (U.S. #26, UK #23), "Do You Want Me" (U.S. #21, UK #5) and "You Showed Me" (U.S. #47, UK #15).

Track listing

1. "Expression" (Coltrane, James) - 4:04
2. "Doper Than Dope" (Fingerprints) - 4:21
3. "Negro Wit' an Ego" (Fingerprints) - 3:40
4. "You Showed Me" (Clark, McGuinn)- 4:01
5. "Do You Want Me
   Do You Want Me
   "Do You Want Me" is a 1991 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released worldwide in May 1991. It reached a peak position of number 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 19 in...
   
   " (Fingerprints) - 4:52
6. "Swift" (Fingerprints) - 4:04
7. "I Like to Party" (Fingerprints) - 3:51
8. "Blacks' Magic" (Fingerprints) - 4:16
9. "Start the Party" (James) - 3:51
10. "Let's Talk About Sex
    Let's Talk About Sex
    "Let's Talk About Sex" is the name of a hit song released by the American hip-hop trio Salt-n-Pepa. It was released as a single from their Blacks' Magic album in the year 1991, and achieved a great success in many countries, including Australia, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland where it was a...
    
    " (Fingerprints) - 4:40
11. "I Don't Know" (Modeliste, Neville, Porter, Nocintelli) - 3:11
12. "Live and Die" (Fingerprints, McCartney) - 3:07
13. "Independent" (James) - 4:46

Personnel

• Alpha – Vocals (bckgr)
• Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor – Producer, Concept
• Boy Wonder – Producer
• Stanley Brown – Keyboards
• Andre Debourg – Engineer
• Excalibur – Producer
• Invincibles – Vocals (bckgr), Producer
• Cheryl "Salt" James – Producer
• Kid 'N Play – Vocals
• Joyce Martin – Vocals (bckgr)
• Jacci McGhee – Vocals
• Omega – Vocals (bckgr)
• Play – Concept
• Herb Powers – Mastering
• Quicksilver – Producer
• Salt-N-Pepa – Vocals
• Spinderella – Producer
• Steevee-O – Producer
• Sybil – Vocals, Performer