Not unless you consider lard plus cayenne to be hot sauce.

https://quietlife.net/2014/11/16/nashville-style-hot-chicken... is a nice breakdown on the variations.

https://www.nashvillescene.com/food-drink/article/13022673/b... is an example recipe.

It's more like butter infused with spices, not hot sauce. Using an oil-based coating allows the fried chicken to stay crispy. They also add pepper to the batter.

Fried chicken + cayenne pepper + buttermilk + brown sugar + some other spices. It's not buffalo wings nor does it taste like them if that's what you're wondering. It's closer to a spicy chicken sandwich at Wendy's or Chick Fil A, but a bit more sweet/spicy than just spicy. I've made the following recipe at home and it's fairly close (I would cut down the 6 tablespoons of cayenne to 2-3 and try it before adding more):

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/nashville-styl...

Cacio e Pepe is just pasta with cheese and pepper.

AIUI there's chilli powder in the breading, too.

So you've never had lemon pepper wings either i'm guessing? try some, it'll change your life