"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]
