Thug Love (song)

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"Thug Love"
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Single by 50 Cent featuring Destiny's Child
from the album Power of the Dollar
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999 [1]
Recorded1999
Genre
Length3:16
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Smith
  • Schwartz
  • Kierulf (co.)
50 Cent singles chronology
"Rowdy Rowdy"
(1999)
"Thug Love"
(1999)
"Your Life's on the Line"
(1999)
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Bug a Boo"
(1999)
"Thug Love"
(1999)
"Say My Name"
(1999)

"Thug Love" is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent for his debut studio album Power of the Dollar (2000). The song was written by 50 Cent, Rashad Smith, Joshua Michael Schwartz, Brian Kierulf and Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman and was produced by Smith with co-production from Schwartz and Kierulf. The song features guest vocals from American girl group Destiny's Child. A music video was to be filmed to accompany the song, but was cancelled when 50 Cent was shot nine times just three days before the video was scheduled to be filmed. [2]

Contents

Track listing

A-side

  1. "Thug Love" (Explicit Album Version)
  2. "Thug Love" (Clean Album Version)

B-side

  1. "Thug Love" (Instrumental)
  2. "Thug Love" (Explicit A Cappella)

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References

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