My Babes List (#37)

#37 Nicole Wray

Nicole Wray (born 1981) is an African-American R&B singer and rapper. She is sometimes credited by her full name, and sometimes simply by Nicole. She is a low contralto, capable of singing low Cs.

She first rose to fame as an artist on Missy Elliott's The Goldmind Inc., and made her first professional recordings for track on Missy's Supa Dupa Fly album. Her debut single was 1998's "Make It Hot", a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B counterpart produced by Timbaland. Wray continued to appear on the albums Elliott and her associates for the rest of the decade. By 2001, she had split from the label and returned to her native Virginia. Shortly after her split from Goldmind label, Nicole Wray and Missy Elliott terminated their business relationship, however both have confirmed that the deal ended on good terms.

In 2003, Wray got a second chance at stardom, signing with Damon Dash's Roc-a-Fella Records. Her first single on the label was 2004's "If I Was Your Girlfriend", accompanied by a Jem & the Holograms inspired video. Her second album entitled simply "Nicole Wray" will be out in early 2006. Until then fans can catch her latest track on the critically acclaimed soundtrack to the film Hustle & Flow.

According to her current label, a self-titled sophomore effort by Nicole Wray will be releaed on January 18 2006

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Discography

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Albums

• 1998: Make it Hot (Gold) (#5 US) (#2 R&B)
• 2001: Elektric Blu (Unreleased)
• 2005: Lovechild (Album Sampler) (EP)
• 2006: Nicole Wray (1-18-2006)

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Singles

• 1998: "Make It Hot" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Mocha)US#5 R&B#2
• 1998: "I Can't See"
• 1999: "Eyes Better Not Wander" R&B #71
• 1999: "All N My Grill" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Nicole and Big Boi of OutKast)
• 2000: "Bangin' (Don't Lie)
• 2001: "I'm Lookin'" R&B #66
• 2001: "Mama Used To Say (No Joke)" (featuring Redman)
• 2004: "Regrets" (featuring Jay-Z)
• 2004: "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
• 2005: "Can't Get Out Of The Game" (featuring Beanie Sigel)
• 2005: "Still Tippin' (It's A Man's World Remix)" (Mike Jones featuring Nicole Wray)
• 2006: "Lollipop" (featuring 7 Aurelius)