Nicole Wray

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Nicole Wray
Background information
Birth name	Nicole Wray
Born	July, 1981
Origin	Portsmouth, Virginia
Genre(s)	R&B,
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1997-present
Label(s)	Elektra (1997-2001) Def Jam (2003-2006) Asylum Records (2006-)

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

Born in Virginia, Wray first rose to fame as an artist on Missy Elliott's The Goldmind Inc. label, and made her first professional recordings on Missy's Supa Dupa Fly album. Her debut single was 1998's "Make It Hot" produced by Timbaland. This was a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B counterpart. Wray continued to appear on albums Elliott and her associates released 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 the Goldmind label, Nicole Wray and Missy Elliott terminated their business relationship, however both have confirmed that the deal ended on good terms.

She was recently dropped from her deal with the Dame Dash Music Group. Wray is planning the release of her self titled album in 2007. She has reportedly signed to Ice Age Entertainment. On November 16,2006 Nicole had performed the National Anthem at the Living Legends Foundation.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 1.3 Other Songs 1.4 Videography 2 T.V 3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 1998: Make It Hot (#42 US) (#19 R&B) US: Gold
• 2001: Elektric Blue (Cancelled)
• 2005: Lovechild released over the internet
• 2007: Nicole Wray (TBR)

[edit] Singles

• 1998: "Make It Hot" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Mocha) US #5 (Gold) R&B #2 UK #22
• 1998: "I Can't See [Alternate Version]" (featuring Mocha)
• 1999: "Eyes Better Not Wander" R&B #71
• 1999: "All N My Grill" (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Nicole Wray and Big Boi of OutKast)
• 2000: "Bangin' (Don't Lie)" (featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep)
• 2001: "I'm Lookin'" R&B #66
• 2001: "Mama Used to Say (No Joke)" (featuring Redman & Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)
• 2004: "Family Ties" (Cam'ron featuring Nicole Wray)
• 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: "Do Ya Thang" (Cam'ron featuring Nicole Wray)
• 2006: "I Love My Life" (Cam'ron featuring Nicole Wray)
• 2006: "Lollipop" (featuring 7 Aurelius)
• 2006: "Xtacy" (JR Writer featuring Nicole Wray)
• 2006: "I'll Take Your Man"

[edit] Other Songs

• "I Like Control" (Missy Elliott featuring Mocha & Nicole Wray)
• "Fighting"
• "Caught Up"
• "Bling Bling"
• "Act a Fool"
• "Where I'm From"
• "Move on Up"
• "Ain't Nobody"
• "It's Me"
• "I Wanna Be Your Lady" (featuring Cam'ron & JR Writer)
• "Can I (featuring Drama)"
• "Cloud Nine"
• "Saturday Love"
• "I Wanna Kiss You"
• "Gangsta Whips" (Snoop Dogg featuring Nicole Wray)
• "Kiss of Death"
• "Thug Style" (featuring Peedi Crakk)
• "So Sexy"
• "Back Up Against the Wall" (featuring S.A.S.)
• "Lost With Guns" (Black Ty aka Tyrese featuring Nicole Wray)
• "I'll Take Your Man [Mixtape Version] (featuring Willie the Kid)"

[edit] Videography

• "Hit 'Em Wit da Hee (Remix)" (Cameo)
• "Make It Hot"
• "I Can't See"
• "Eyes Better Not Wander"
• "All N My Grill" (Guest Appearance)
• "Get Ur Freak On" (Cameo)
• "I'm Lookin'"
• "Grindin'" (Cameo)
• "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
• "Girls/Family Ties" (No Physical Appearance)
• "Love My Life" (Guest Appearance)

[edit] T.V

• "The Wayans Bros"
• "State Property 2"

[edit] External links

• Interview with Nicole Wray (BallerStatus.net)
• http://toyas-world.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_toyas-world_archive.html
• Nicole Wray - Elektric Blue Petition