"Too Hot" is a song recorded by the American band
Kool & the Gang for their first
Platinum selling 1979 album Ladies' Night.[1] It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang, and produced by
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang.[1]
In 1995, American rapper
Coolio covered the song for his second studio album, Gangsta's Paradise (1995). Major parts of the original were retained, but supplemented by independent rap passages. In the rap passages he also addresses the disease
HIV/AIDS.
Critical reception
British columnist for Dotmusic,
James Masterton viewed the song as "another extremely commercial piece of
Gangsta rap and another instant Top 10 hit." He added, "My only query is just who decided to release a record called Too Hot in the middle of a freezing cold January?"[8]
Music video
The accompanying
music video for "Too Hot" was directed by David Nelson.[9]
In 2004,
Kool & the Gang released The Hits: Reloaded album, which features their greatest hits performed by various artists.[38] "Too Hot" was recorded by British singer
Lisa Stansfield and released as a promotional single from The Hits: Reloaded in selected European countries in September 2004.[39]
"Too Hot" is a song recorded by the American band
Kool & the Gang for their first
Platinum selling 1979 album Ladies' Night.[1] It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang, and produced by
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang.[1]
In 1995, American rapper
Coolio covered the song for his second studio album, Gangsta's Paradise (1995). Major parts of the original were retained, but supplemented by independent rap passages. In the rap passages he also addresses the disease
HIV/AIDS.
Critical reception
British columnist for Dotmusic,
James Masterton viewed the song as "another extremely commercial piece of
Gangsta rap and another instant Top 10 hit." He added, "My only query is just who decided to release a record called Too Hot in the middle of a freezing cold January?"[8]
Music video
The accompanying
music video for "Too Hot" was directed by David Nelson.[9]
In 2004,
Kool & the Gang released The Hits: Reloaded album, which features their greatest hits performed by various artists.[38] "Too Hot" was recorded by British singer
Lisa Stansfield and released as a promotional single from The Hits: Reloaded in selected European countries in September 2004.[39]