Salt-N-Pepa has never dodged frankness.

Even at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, the hip-hop pioneers took a moment from celebrating to put the music industry on blast.

Cheryl “Salt” James, along with Sandra “Pepa” Denton and DJ Deidra “Spinderella” Roper, accepted the musical influence award at the ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Los Angeles.

But along with dedicating the honor to “every woman who picked up a mic when they told her she couldn’t,” James used her platform to reinforce the importance of artists owning their work.

“We had cassette tapes, turntables and dreams,” James said, “And we are in a fight right now for our masters. After 40 years, as we celebrate this, kids can’t even stream our music. It’s been taken off every streaming platform because the industry still doesn’t want to play fair.”

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