"Thug Love" is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent, released on September 21, 1999, as a single for his debut studio album Power of the Dollar (2000). The song was written by 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) 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 track features guest vocals from the American girl group Destiny's Child. It was recorded in 1999 at The Hit Factory in New York, NY, and was released under the Columbia label. The song's genre is classified as East Coast hip hop, gangsta hip hop, and hardcore hip hop, with a length of 3 minutes and 16 seconds.
A music video was planned to accompany the song, but the shoot was cancelled after 50 Cent was shot nine times just three days before the video was scheduled to be filmed.
The single's track listing included an explicit album version, a clean album version, an instrumental, and an explicit a cappella version on its A-side and B-side.
The song is distinct from "Thug Luv," a separate track by 2Pac featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, which is sometimes referenced under a similar name.
