Gangsta Luv

"Gangsta Luv" is the lead single off 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 digital at October 6, 2009 as the first official single of Malice n Wonderland after the promo single "Snoop Dogg Millionaire".

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

Charts

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.

References

1. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gangsta-luv-feat-the-dream/id334322055?i=334322278
2. ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart: Chart #1698". RIANZ. 2009-12-07. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?begin=51&order=position