"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. References 1999 singles 50 Cent songs Destiny's Child songs Songs written by 50 Cent Song recordings produced by Brian Kierulf Songs written by Brian Kierulf Songs written by Josh Schwartz Song recordings produced by Josh Schwartz Gangsta rap songs 1999 songs Songs written by Rashad Smith