Hot Boys

The beats matter just as much as the bars.

These rappers left the '90s with a bang.

We on fire!

Classics from Biggie, Juvenile, Missy Elliott and more.

A heat wave may be a pain in the ass and make it feel like you're in hell on earth, but luckily for us, many of our favorite rappers have crafted songs to beat the heat.

With recent talk of some of the members eyeing a reunion, XXL takes a trip down memory lane and pick the 20 best songs from the Hot Boys' extensive catalog.

From “We On Fire” to “I Need A Hot Girl,” the Hot Boys had the streets and the charts on fire.

If folks found it difficult to follow the shifting allegiances back when New Orleans was home to No Limit and Cash Money in their respective heydays, imagine how confusing they might find it now. Fresh out of prison, Turk taps his former Hot Boy partner--and current Baby/Cash Money adversary--Lil Wayne for the remix to his single, "You Mad Yet...

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When a picture of Lil Wayne and Birdman exchanging a kiss surfaced in 2006, eyebrows were raised at the type of relationship the two had. During a recent interview with VladTV, former Hot Boy and Cash Money artist Turk addressed the situation and said that it was nothing out of the ordinary...