Thug Luv

Song infobox
Name = Thug Luv


Artist = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring 2Pac
from Album = The Art of War
Released = 1997
Format = CD
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Midwest hip hop
West Coast hip hop
Hardcore rap
Length = 5:07
Label = Ruthless
Producer = DJ U-Neek

"Thug Luv" is a song by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring 2Pac. It is featured on Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's 1997 album "The Art of War". The original version of the song only had Bizzy Bone, Sylk.E-Fyne and 2Pac. A lesser known later mix of the original, which features Layzie Bone's verse in the place of Sylk.E-Fyne's, has also surfaced. In this version, Bizzy Bone has ad-libs over 2Pac's verse and the arrangement of the beat is slightly different, in a 3rd version, Wish Bone has a slightly different verse. The song was produced by DJ U-Neek. 2Pac arrived at the recording studio late and wrote his verses in 111 seconds as confirmed by Bizzy Bone in a YouTube video, then had to leave. The other members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony completed their verses after he had left. The song is considered a classic by many fans as it was a long anticipated collaboration between 2Pac and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. It is said that "Thug Luv" was supposed to end the feud between Ruthless Records and Death Row Records. This song can be heard as the opening song for the video of "If I Could Teach The World." It also plays at the end of the video.