"Hot Spot" is the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released from American female hip-hop

Hip hop music

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...

 artist Foxy Brown's second album Chyna Doll. It was released in the United States on October 26, 1998. The single was produced by Murder Inc founder Irv Gotti and co-producer Lil' Rob, with lyrics written by Foxy Brown and hip-hop artist Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

. The single received a short-lived buzz and peaked at 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the last time Foxy Brown would make her appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist.

Music video

The music video was released on Monday, November 16, 1998 and was directed by Joseph Kahn

Joseph Kahn

Joseph Kahn is an American music video, advertising, and feature film director.-Early life:Kahn was born in Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston. He is of Korean ancestry. He spent part of his childhood growing up in Livorno, Italy until his family moved to Texas...

 and Foxy Brown. The video featured Foxy Brown in a frozen ice themed nightclub sporting a metallic bra, which was parodied on a commercial for MTV

MTV

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's 1999 Hip-Hop Week advertisement campaign.

Track listing

US CD
(870 835-2; Released: 1999)

1. "Hot Spot" (LP Version - Explicit) - 3:55
2. "Big Bad Mamma" - 3:52
3. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental) - 3:55
4. "Hot Spot" (Video)

US 12" Vinyl
(314 566 499-1; Released: 1998)

• Side A
  1. "Hot Spot" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Hot Spot" (LP Version)
  3. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental)
• Side B
  1. "BWA" (Radio Edit)
  2. "BWA" (LP Version)
  3. "BWA" (Instrumental)

US 12" Vinyl Promo
(DEF 286-1; Released: 1998)

• Side A
  1. "Hot Spot" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Hot Spot" (LP Version)
• Side B
  1. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental)
  2. "Hot Spot" (Acapella)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	91
Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	22
Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks 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...	23
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 Rhythmic Airplay Chart The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks...	37

External links

• Foxy Brown's Official MySpace Page