"Hot Boyz" is the title of a number-one Hip hop

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Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

/R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 single by rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo

Lil' Mo

Cynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...

. The remix version of the song was an urban hit featuring Nas

Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...

, Eve

Eve (rapper)

Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...

, and Q-Tip

Q-Tip (rapper)

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...

. The remix spent an all time world record at number-one on the US R&B chart on December 28, 1999 (after reaching the Top 3 on November 16), 16 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Singles from November 16, 1999 to March 7, 2000, and reached number 5 on the US Hot 100 on December 28, 1999 (after debuting in the Top 40 on November 16). In the UK

United Kingdom

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, the song became the biggest hit from the Da Real World album; it peaked at #18, being Missy's sixth top 40 and fourth top 20 solo success.

Hype Williams directed the music video, which features Missy rapping in an arena, intercut with clips of dancers and strobe lights. Williams also used a vast amount of pyrotechnics, primarily used in the fast cuts to important figures in the video. Cameos include Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...

, Ginuwine

Ginuwine

Elgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's...

, and Timbaland

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

; Q-Tip was not featured in the video.

US Single

12" Promo
Side A

1. "Hot Boyz" (Remix) (Original Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas
   Nas
   Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
   
   , Eve
   Eve (rapper)
   Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
   
    & Q-Tip
   Q-Tip (rapper)
   Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
   
   ) - 3:53
2. "Hot Boyz" (Remix) (Amended Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:53
3. "Hot Boyz" (Remix) (Acapella) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:50

Side B

1. "Hot Boyz" (Amended Version) (featuring Lil' Mo
   Lil' Mo
   Cynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
   
   ) - 3:33
2. "Hot Boyz" (Instrumental) - 3:35

12" Single
Side A

1. "Hot Boyz" (Remix) (Original Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:53
2. "Hot Boyz" (Instrumental) - 3:35
3. "Hot Boyz" (Remix) (Acapella) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:50

Side B

1. "Hot Boyz" (Original Version) (featuring Lil' Mo) - 4:35
2. "Hot Boyz" (Amended Version) (featuring Lil' Mo) - 3:33

CD Single

1. "Hot Boyz" (Amended Version) (featuring Lil' Mo) - 3:33
2. "Hot Boyz" (Remix Amended Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:53
3. "Hot Boyz" (Remix Original Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip) - 3:53

CD Maxi-Single

1. "Hot Boyz" (Remix Original Version) (featuring Lil Mo, Nas, Eve & Q-Tip)
2. "U Can't Resist" (Original Version) (featuring B.G. & Juvenile)
3. "She's A Bitch" (Original Version)
4. "She's A Bitch" (Blaze 2000 Remix)
5. "Hot Boyz" (Instrumental)
6. "Hot Boyz" (Remix Acapella) (featuring Nas, Eve & Q-Tip)

Charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	32
Hot Rap Songs Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	1