What element of Christina Aguilera's "Red Hot Kinda Love" makes it a hip hop track?
Red Hot Kinda Love "Red Hot Kinda Love" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera from her seventh studio album, "Lotus" (2012). The song was written by Aguilera, Lucas Secon and Olivia Waithe, with production done by Secon. It is a multi-genre song, combining dance, disco, hip hop, Latin and pop. The track makes use of two samples: "The Whole Wide World Ain't Nothin' But a Party" performed by Mark Radice and "54-46 That's My Number" performed by Toots & the Maytals. Lyrically, the song talks about Aguilera's attempts to impress the man she is flirting with and she will not go home without him. Its structure received comparisons to songs performed by Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. The track was received positively by critics, the majority of whom praised the fun and playful production. Upon the release of "Lotus", the song debuted at number five on the South Korean international singles chart, selling 20,433 copies, and remained on the chart for a further four weeks.
Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti Red Hot + Riot (a.k.a. "Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti") is the fourteenth in a series of music compilation projects produced by Paul Heck and John Carlinof the Red Hot Organization and Grammy-winning producer Andres Levin (Music Has No Enemies) to be used as a fundraising tool for AIDS awareness efforts. The album, which takes inspiration from the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, was released by MCA on October 15, 2002 and featured more than three dozen artists on a score of tracks.