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In 1993, American hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa recorded the song retitled "Whatta Man" for Runaway Love, an EP by En Vogue, who is credited as the featured group. Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor wrote the rap lyrics and produced the version, with Cheryl James (Salt) also credited as one of the songwriters. Salt-N-Pepa sampled Lyndell's original recording and remade the song as a rap song.
En Vogue sings the refrain of the song; "Whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man.", while a pregnant Cindy Herron is featured only on background vocals. "Whatta Man" was later featured on Salt-n-Pepa's 1993 album, Very Necessary. The male vocals at the beginning of the song were performed by brothers Troy and John Mitchell of the rap group 3 Feet.
A music video was released on the week ending January 2, 1994 to promote the single. Tupac Shakur and Treach from Naughty by Nature make cameo appearances. The video was directed by Matthew Rolston, filmed by cinematographer Derek M. Allen and won three MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography in 1994. New York magazine journalist Dinitia Smith wrote about the video: "Salt-N-Pepa have a warmth and sexual heat that make Madonna seem contrived and mechanical.
A music video was released on the week ending January 2, 1994 to promote the single. Tupac Shakur and Treach from Naughty by Nature make cameo appearances. The video was directed by Matthew Rolston, filmed by cinematographer Derek M. Allen and won three MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography in 1994. New York magazine journalist Dinitia Smith wrote about the video: "Salt-N-Pepa have a warmth and sexual heat that make Madonna seem contrived and mechanical."
Salt-n-Pepa later recorded a variation on their own, with slightly rewritten lyrics, for another music video as the one-time segment of Monday Night Football. In the Monday music video, the two women wearing tight short-sleeved clothes, including T-shirts containing their respective logos of two opposing teams, are seen in a gym complimenting two football players of their respective teams, one white and one black, for the men's bodies and weight training efforts. In contrast, the lyrics of the Monday Night Football music video say that "their man 'likes pushin' spends quality ball with the fellas,' and 'takes a big hit, 'cause he's a real man.'" According to academic Nick Trujillo of California State University, Sacramento, the rap song may associate hypermasculinity "with combat sports such as football." He further said that the standard version has the women rather choose men who do not play football but are good parental candidates and are comfortable with their masculinities, while the Monday music video "not only objectifie football players as sex objects but also reinforce stereotypes of black men as sexual performers and white men as loving fathers.
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In 1993, American hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa recorded the song retitled "Whatta Man" for Runaway Love, an EP by En Vogue, who is credited as the featured group. Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor wrote the rap lyrics and produced the version, with Cheryl James (Salt) also credited as one of the songwriters. Salt-N-Pepa sampled Lyndell's original recording and remade the song as a rap song.
En Vogue sings the refrain of the song; "Whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man.", while a pregnant Cindy Herron is featured only on background vocals. "Whatta Man" was later featured on Salt-n-Pepa's 1993 album, Very Necessary. The male vocals at the beginning of the song were performed by brothers Troy and John Mitchell of the rap group 3 Feet.
A music video was released on the week ending January 2, 1994 to promote the single. Tupac Shakur and Treach from Naughty by Nature make cameo appearances. The video was directed by Matthew Rolston, filmed by cinematographer Derek M. Allen and won three MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography in 1994. New York magazine journalist Dinitia Smith wrote about the video: "Salt-N-Pepa have a warmth and sexual heat that make Madonna seem contrived and mechanical.
A music video was released on the week ending January 2, 1994 to promote the single. Tupac Shakur and Treach from Naughty by Nature make cameo appearances. The video was directed by Matthew Rolston, filmed by cinematographer Derek M. Allen and won three MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography in 1994. New York magazine journalist Dinitia Smith wrote about the video: "Salt-N-Pepa have a warmth and sexual heat that make Madonna seem contrived and mechanical."
Salt-n-Pepa later recorded a variation on their own, with slightly rewritten lyrics, for another music video as the one-time segment of Monday Night Football. In the Monday music video, the two women wearing tight short-sleeved clothes, including T-shirts containing their respective logos of two opposing teams, are seen in a gym complimenting two football players of their respective teams, one white and one black, for the men's bodies and weight training efforts. In contrast, the lyrics of the Monday Night Football music video say that "their man 'likes pushin' spends quality ball with the fellas,' and 'takes a big hit, 'cause he's a real man.'" According to academic Nick Trujillo of California State University, Sacramento, the rap song may associate hypermasculinity "with combat sports such as football." He further said that the standard version has the women rather choose men who do not play football but are good parental candidates and are comfortable with their masculinities, while the Monday music video "not only objectifie football players as sex objects but also reinforce stereotypes of black men as sexual performers and white men as loving fathers.
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