Hot Boyz
Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve & Q-Tip | Artist Essentials
First released: 1999 (year verified)
1999 remix; original remix version with Nas, Eve and Q-Tip
MusicAtlas editorial note: The succession of guest voices makes this a compact demonstration of how a remix can change a song's center of gravity.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1999 (year verified)
Nas's publisher dates this collaboration to 1999. The distributor identifies the remix and its featured lineup. The later digital listing date and its inconsistent copyright fields are deliberately not used as first-release dates.
Recording: 1999 remix; original remix version with Nas, Eve and Q-Tip
Credit: Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve & Q-Tip
Role in this collection: Primary artist; Nas, Eve and Q-Tip are featured rappers; Lil' Mo supplies ad-lib vocals
Original single: Hot Boyz (Remix)
Universal Music Publishing Group: Nas artist biography
Nas's publisher identifies his Missy Elliott Hot Boyz collaboration in 1999. Used for the year of the Nas-bearing remix, not a chart day or the original album recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Qobuz: Hot Boyz featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip
The distributor names Nas, Eve and Q-Tip in the release credit, explicitly labels the Remix Original Version and credits Lil' Mo with ad-lib vocals. Its later digital-release and inconsistent copyright dates are not first-release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
Both retained annual entries explicitly name Nas, Eve and Q-Tip. That lineup identifies the remix rather than the earlier album form. The distributor labels the Remix Original Version, and Nas's publisher places his collaboration in 1999. The positive join is based on that version-bearing credit, not merely the shared title.
Qobuz: Hot Boyz featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip
The distributor names Nas, Eve and Q-Tip in the release credit, explicitly labels the Remix Original Version and credits Lil' Mo with ad-lib vocals. Its later digital-release and inconsistent copyright dates are not first-release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Universal Music Publishing Group: Nas artist biography
Nas's publisher identifies his Missy Elliott Hot Boyz collaboration in 1999. Used for the year of the Nas-bearing remix, not a chart day or the original album recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott developed as a songwriter and producer for other performers before becoming a prominent recording artist herself. Her partnership with Timbaland joined playful rap delivery to unconventional rhythms and futuristic studio textures. Her records move across hip-hop, R&B, funk and electronic sounds, while imaginative videos extend their visual identity. Singing, rapping, writing and production are connected parts of her career. Tracks credited to her with named guests preserve those collaborations without turning the guest performers into members of a group.
Artist background sources
Missy Elliott - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Pre-solo songwriting and production, Timbaland partnership, vocal and rhythmic approach, funk/electronic elements and music-video practice. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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