Not Tonight (song)

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"Not Tonight"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott and Angie Martinez
from the album Hard Core and Nothing to Lose (soundtrack)
B-side	"Drugs", "Crush on You"
Released	June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24)
Recorded	1997
Studio	Master Sound (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:31
Label	Atlantic Tommy Boy
Songwriter(s)	Kimberly Jones Lisa Lopes Shawntae Harris Angela Martinez Melissa Elliott
Producer(s)	Armando Colon Rashad "Ringo" Smith
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"I Can Love You" (1997) "Not Tonight" (1997) "Call Me" (1997)
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes singles chronology
"Freedom" (1995) "Not Tonight" (1997) "U Know What's Up" (1999)
Da Brat singles chronology
"Ghetto Love" (1997) "Not Tonight" (1997) "Sock It 2 Me" (1997)
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (1997) "Not Tonight" (1997) "Up Jumps da Boogie" (1997)
Angie Martinez singles chronology
"Not Tonight" (1997) "Mi Amor" (2000)
Music video
"Not Tonight" on YouTube

"Not Tonight" is a song performed by the American rapper Lil' Kim featuring Jermaine Dupri for her debut studio album Hard Core (1996). A remix was released the following year featuring female rappers Da Brat, Missy "Misdeameanor" Elliott, Angie Martinez, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for the Nothing to Lose soundtrack. It was released on June 24, 1997, by Atlantic Records.^[1]

The remix became a hit in the U.S., peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Rap Songs chart, and was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. Internationally, "Not Tonight" peaked at number four in New Zealand and entered the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 11.