Q:Facts: - instrument: vocals , turntables - years active: 1986 -- present - birth name: deidra muriel roper - origin: new york city , new york , u.s. - genre: hip-hop , dance , rap - alias: dee dee roper , dj spin , spin - birth date: 3 august 1971 - name: dj spinderella - background: solo_singer - label: next plateau , red ant , polygram - birth place: brooklyn , new york , u.s. - associated acts: salt-n-pepa -- d.m.c. , kid n play , roxanne shante , mc lyte , run - occupation: dj , producer , rapper , actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dj spinderella .
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deidra muriel roper -lrb- born august 3 , 1971 -rrb- , known as dj spinderella , is an american dj and rapper who is a member of the hip-hop group salt-n-pepa .her name is a reference to the fairy tale character cinderella .