GG Townson Convinced She Lost 'Salt-N-Pepa' Role After Epic Rap Fail During Audition Movie The 'Everybody Hates Chris' actress stars opposite Laila Odom in the Mario Van Peebles-directed biopic that chronicles Cheryl James and Sandra Denton's rise in the hip-hop industry in the late 1980s. Jan 26, 2021 GG Townson was sure she had botched her chances at starring in the Salt-N-Pepa biopic after messing up the words to the rap icons' "Shoop" hit during her audition. The " Salt' James, opposite " Pepa' Denton in the TV film, which was a dream project for her manager. "When I first got the call, my manager, he had emailed me and was like, 'Listen, they're doing a Salt-N-Pepa project, and I need you to book this for me, because I love them,' " Townson recalled to the New York Post's Page Six.