Legendary hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa is suing UMG for the rights to their catalogue, saying that the label is holding their music "hostage."

The hip-hop group is accusing UMG of engaging in “self-interested and heavy-handed tactics” to block them from exercising their termination rights.

Groundbreaking female rap and hip hop duo Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group, accusing it of “inexplicably” refusing to honor their right to reclaim their copyrights and punishing them by removing their music from streaming platforms.