![]() ![]() The song was featured as the lead single of the duo's self-titled album. In 2002, gospel duo Pam & Dodi released "Don't Have To", a gospel and pop song written by Wray. Following the single's moderate performance on the R&B chart, the album Elektric Blue was subjected to several postponed dates and was ultimately shelved when Wray decided to leave The Goldmind Inc and Elektra Records in 2001. In July 2001, she released the single "I'm Lookin'" which was planned to be the lead single. In 2000, Wray began recording her original second album titled Elektric Blue. The single achieved success in European markets and even garnered a gold-status certification by the SNEP. In September 1999, Missy Elliott released her single " All n My Grill", which featured Wray, Big Boi, and MC Solaar. ![]() The album's follow-up singles "I Can't See" and "Eyes Better Not Wander" failed to crossover with the latter only peaking at seventy-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1999. Following the issue of the album, Wray toured as the opening act and background vocalist for Elliott's concert tour. The album only achieved moderated success, peaking at forty-two on Billboard Top 200 Albums and ninety-one on the UK Albums Chart. On August 25, 1998, Wray released her first album Make It Hot. The single peaked in the top-five on Billboard's Hot 100, and received certified gold-status within six weeks of its release for a total of over 700,000 copies sold. In June 1998, Wray released her first single " Make It Hot". In 1997, Wray appeared as a featured vocalist on the song "Gettaway" for Missy Elliott's first album Supa Dupa Fly. Career 1997–2002: Make It Hot and split from The Goldmind Inc./Elektra Wray impressed Elliott by performing SWV's song " Weak" and became the first recording artist on Elliott's label as well as securing a distribution deal with Elektra Records. During her teenage years, Wray was introduced to then-upcoming rapper Missy Elliott, who was looking for a female singer to sign to her own recording label The Goldmind Inc. She became one of her church's star choir members and also participated in local fashion shows. At a young age, Wray relocated to Portsmouth, Virginia. Her older brother Kenny Wray is also a singer and she has younger sister Myrtis Wray. Nicole Monique Wray was born on May 2, 1979, in Salinas, California, to Debra Wray (née Murphy) and Kenneth Wray. 2.4 2016–present: Queen Alone and Piece of Me.2.1 1997–2002: Make It Hot and split from The Goldmind Inc./Elektra. ![]()
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