Hot Boyz (song)

"Hot Boyz"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve, and Q-Tip
from the album Da Real World
ReleasedNovember 9, 1999 (1999-11-09)
Recorded1999; Master Sound Studios
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"Ya Di Ya"
(1999) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"Take That"
(2000)
Lil' Mo singles chronology
"5 Minutes"
(1998) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"Ta Da"
(2000)
Nas singles chronology
"Nastradamus"
(1999) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"You Owe Me"
(2000)
Eve singles chronology
"Love Is Blind"
(1999) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"Triflin'"
(1999)
Q-Tip singles chronology
"Vivrant Thing"
(1999) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999) 		"Breathe and Stop"
(2000)
Music video
"Hot Boyz" (remix) on YouTube
Audio
"Hot Boyz" on YouTube

"Hot Boyz" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Missy Elliott featuring American rapper and singer-songwriter Lil' Mo. The remix version of the song was an urban hit featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip. The remix broke the record for most weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart on the issue dated January 15, 2000; as well as spending 18 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Singles from December 4, 1999, to March 25, 2000, a record not broken until "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X in 2019. The song also reached number 5 on the US Hot 100 on January 15, 2000. In the UK, 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. On February 4, 2000 the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.