Make It Hot

Nicole Wray recorded 'Make It Hot' featuring Missy Elliott and Mocha for her debut album of the same name, produced by Timbaland and written by Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley, and A. Richards, with the single recorded for Missy Elliott's Goldmind imprint through Elektra Records. Released on June 2, 1998, the single reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B chart, becoming a gold-certified debut that announced Nicole Wray as the first major signing to Missy Elliott's Goldmind label and showcasing the Timbaland-Elliott production sound at its commercial peak. The track stands as a key document of the Timbaland-Missy Elliott production era and its influence on late-1990s R&B, while Nicole Wray's vocal performance has been consistently cited by critics as evidence of an underdeveloped talent who was overshadowed by her more famous collaborators.