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"Hot Sex" is a single by hip hop group
A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip
. It was released in 1992 on the
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for the film ''
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'' and was later featured on European editions of the group's third studio album ''
Midnight Marauders ''Midnight Marauders'' is the third studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on November 9, 1993, by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album occurred at Battery Studios, Platinum Island Studios and Scorcerer So ...
'' one year later in 1993. The track was also featured as a bonus track on the group's fifth album ''
The Love Movement ''The Love Movement'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and their last album released during group member Phife Dawg's lifetime. Released on September 29, 1998, by Jive Records, it is a concept album, explor ...
'' in 1998, and on the 1999 compilation album '' The Anthology''. The production of "Hot Sex" was sampled for
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's 1998 hit single "I Ain't Havin' That" and
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's 2003 single, "
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".


Music video

The music video features Phife Dawg and Q-Tip (who, notably, wears a ski mask due to an eye injury he suffered during a confrontation) rapping inside an abandoned movie theater, while Ali Shaheed Muhammad sings the chorus from the stage. Scenes from ''Boomerang'' are shown on the theater projection.


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References

1992 songs A Tribe Called Quest songs Song recordings produced by Q-Tip (musician) Songs written by Q-Tip (musician) Songs written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad Songs written by Phife Dawg {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub