Make It Hot

Nicole (R&B) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: East/West Records
• ASIN: B000009NV1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Time Is Now

2. Seventeen

3. In Da Street

4. Traffic Jam

5. Curiosity

6. Make It Hot

7. Prelude (I Can't See)

8. I Can't See

9. Nervous

10. Pressure

11. Boy You Should Listen

12. Eyes Better Not Wander

13. Radio DJ

14. Silly Love Song

15. Raise Your Frown

16. Borrowed Time

17. Testing Our Love (Suga)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It was only a matter of time before Missy Elliott introduced a protégé, the latest must-have addition to any self-respecting R&B/hip-hop camp. As with everything else, she's struck gold with 17-year-old Nicole, but Make It Hot is riddled with a dilemma: how much is too much? Supa-dupa producer Missy stamps her signature style all over the disc, creating a bubbling blend of beats and husky vocals, but when she steps back (mostly for the lackluster ballads that make up the last half of the record), Nicole falls back with her. Overall, the package is reminiscent of Aaliyah's One in a Million (which also showcased the Elliott touch), with guaranteed dance-floor grooves highlighted by the title track, "Curiosity," and the sultry "Seventeen." With Elliott behind her, Nicole doesn't need luck to make it big, but with her stirring voice and confident ease, luck doesn't even enter the equation. --Rebecca Wallwork

New Musical Express

Make It Hot, the single, is pure Missy [Elliott] and Tim [Baland]: pointed beats, tricksy instrumentation, a singular rap by Missy, and a cajoling, gymnastic vocal from Nicole....

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicole's Debut Album, May 12, 2005

By 

David Ogletree "Self-Motivator" (Cleveland Heights, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Make It Hot (Audio CD)

I remember this album when I was in the 6th grade. I I fell in love with the album. Nicole displays her versatility at full tilt on her debut album. The tone of the album and Nicole's genuine disposition that she's putting a slight flip to the bad girl image that has invaded a lot of hip-hop recently. This album has been certified Gold and even the hit single. Remember,this was 1998.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This CD was good but did not live up to expectations, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Make It Hot (Audio CD)

Nicole's CD, "Make It Hot", was OK, but did not live up to it's blazing first single & title track. In other words Missy faked us all out. There should have been more songs produced by Timbaland and less interludes, which were boring, unnessacary, and in one case pointless. The songs Missy produced could have been better but were still good. The best songs on this CD have got to be "Eyes Better Not Wander", and "Make It Hot". Overall the CD could have been better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicole - Make It Hot - CD, March 8, 2007

By 

Elizabeth White "Elizabeth White" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Make It Hot (Audio CD)

I use to have this Cd and when I was looking for the CD and found it at that price that it was, I just had to get it. The CD itself is a GOOD.