GG Townson will be starring as the iconic hip hop artist "Salt" in the highly-anticipated biopic Salt-N-Pepa. Salt-N-Pepa details the journey of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton as they enter the world of rap and hip-hop after recording a song for their friend Hurby Azor. Salt-N-Pepa made a huge impact as one of the first all-female rap groups and changed the look of hip-hop. The movie follows the group as they become the first female rap act to go platinum and experience ground-breaking success with multiple awards, including a Grammy Award, paving the way for all female rappers to follow. The film will feature their greatest hits, including: "Let's Talk About Sex," "What a Man," "Shoop" and "Push It". The biopic is set to premiere on Lifetime on January 23rd.

Things aren't slowing down for Townson. She will next be seen on the upcoming season of CW's hit series All American - premiering on January 18th. Townson has already built a large social media fanbase with a verified Instagram with over 104,000 followers, a Facebook with over 47,000 followers and a verified Twitter. She also has strong family ties to the music industry -- her grandfather Ron Townson was one of the lead singers of the iconic vocal group Fifth Dimension. The group became well known during the late 1960's and early 1970's for their popular hit songs "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,", "Up, Up and Away," "Stoned Soul Picnic," "Wedding Bell Blues," "One Less Bell to Answer, ""Never My Love," and many others. The group's success earned them a prestigious star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

GG will also be seen in the upcoming film Welcome Matt alongside Tahj Mowry. She also played Stella on Bounce TV's In The Cut which also stars John Marshall Jones and Dorien Wilson.

Other TV appearances include: Everybody Hates Chris, Zoey 101, Cory in the House, Like Family, 30 Days to Life, Joan of Arcadia, and Children's Hospital.