Gangsta Luv

"Gangsta Luv" is the lead single from Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, Malice n Wonderland. It was produced by Tricky Stewart and co-produced by The-Dream, who is also featured in the song. It was released digitally on October 6, 2009, as the first official single of Malice n Wonderland after the promo single "Snoop Dogg Millionaire".^[1]

"Gangsta Luv"
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring The-Dream
from the album Malice n Wonderland
Released	October 6, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:17
Label	Priority Doggystyle
Songwriter(s)	Calvin Broadus Terius Nash C. Stewart
Producer(s)	Tricky Stewart The-Dream
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Dime Piece" (2009) "Gangsta Luv" (2009) "That's Tha Homie" (2009)
The-Dream singles chronology
"Sweat It Out" (2009) "Gangsta Luv" (2009) "Love King" (2010)

Music video

The music video (directed by Paul Hunter) premiered on October 21, 2009. DJ Felli Fel makes a cameo appearance in the video. The video was introduced on 106 & Park on October 30, 2009, during a special Halloween episode. The music video shows The-Dream driving a blue Cadillac Low-Rider, and Snoop Dogg sitting in the back. Throughout the video, the appearance of Snoop Dogg, The-Dream and the girls around them change as the car travels through different places. The way the car appears to drive through various locations (including impossible indoor locations such as a women's locker room) is very similar to the opening-credits sequences of The Naked Gun films.

The video ranked at #66 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.

Track listing

Digital single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gangsta Luv" (feat. The-Dream)	C. Broadus, T. Nash, C. Stewart	Tricky Stewart, The-Dream	4:17
2.	"Gangsta Luv" (Mayer Hawthorne G-Mix)		Mayer Hawthorne	3:50

Commercial performance

On the week ending November 7, 2009, "Gangsta Luv" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #57. The following week, it fell to #60, but it came back up to #55 in its third week. On the week ending December 17, 2009, it broke into the Top 40 at #35.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009–2010) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[3] 18 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4] 13 US Billboard Hot 100^[5] 35 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6] 24 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[7] 39 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[8] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[9] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Peak position US Rap Songs (Billboard)^[10] 23

References

1. . itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
2. . RIANZ. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
3. "Snoop Dogg feat. The-Dream – Gangsta Luv" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
4. "Snoop Dogg feat. The-Dream – Gangsta Luv". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
5. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
6. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
7. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
8. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
9. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
10. "Rap Songs - Year-End 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.