Thug Love (song)

"Thug Love"
"Thug Love"
Single by 50 Cent featuring Destiny's Child
from the album Power of the Dollar
Released	September 21, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	East Coast hip hop; gangsta hip hop; hardcore hip hop;
Length	3:16
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Curtis Jackson; Rashad Smith; Joshua Michael Schwartz; Brian Kierulf; Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman;
Producer(s)	Smith; Schwartz; Kierulf (co.);
50 Cent singles chronology
Destiny's Child singles chronology

"Thug Love" is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent released on September 21, 1999, for his debut studio album Power of the Dollar (2000). The song was written by 50 Cent himself, alongside 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]

Track listing

A-side

"Thug Love" (Explicit Album Version)
"Thug Love" (Clean Album Version)

B-side

"Thug Love" (Instrumental)
"Thug Love" (Explicit A Cappella)

References

^ ^a ^b "Thug Love [CD] - 50 Cent : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1999-09-21. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
^ Brown, Jake (2005). 50 Cent: No Holds Barred - Jake Brown - Google Books. ISBN 9780976773528. Retrieved 2012-07-28 – via Google Books.

[allmusic1-1] "Thug Love [CD] - 50 Cent : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 1999-09-21. Retrieved 2012-07-28.

[2] Brown, Jake (2005). 50 Cent: No Holds Barred - Jake Brown - Google Books. ISBN 9780976773528. Retrieved 2012-07-28 – via Google Books.

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