Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton filed the lawsuit in federal court in New York on Monday asserting that the copyright act of 1976, which says that after several decades artists can terminate previous agreements and reclaim ownership of their recordings, clearly now applies to them.

Salt-N-Pepa File Lawsuit Against UMG To Reclaim Rights To Their Songs Including "Push It" Salt-N-Pepa FIle Lawsuit Against UMG

Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton say they have the rights to reclaim ownership of hits including “Push It”