"Thug Lovin'" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Bobby Brown, released on November 4, 2002 as the first single from Ja Rule's fourth studio album, The Last Temptation (2002). The song was produced by Irv Gotti. Bobby Brown's sung portion is an interpolation of part of the chorus of the Stevie Wonder song "Knocks Me Off My Feet".
The music video, directed by Irv Gotti, for the song features scenes of Ja Rule and Bobby Brown in a helicopter, on a helipad on top of a skyscraper which has the Murder Inc. logo on it, the two artists driving in a Bentley, and the two going to a party. The video premiered on BET's Access Granted in 2002.
^Thug Lovin' (Canadian CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 4400638382.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Thug Lovin' (European CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 063 838-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Thug Lovin' (UK CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 063787-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Thug Lovin' (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 063787-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Thug Lovin' (UK cassette single sleeve). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 063787-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Thug Lovin' (Australian CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc. Records. 2002. 0637702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)