"Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z"
Single by Eazy-E featuring Slash
from the album Beverly Hills Cop III
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:34
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Eazy-E, Dirty Red, Doctor Jam
Producer(s)Doctor Jam, Eazy-E
Eazy-E singles chronology
"Any Last Werdz"
(1994)
"Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z"
(1994)
"Foe tha Love of $"
(1994)

"Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z", also known as Luv 4 Dem G'z, is a single by Eazy-E from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was later included on Eazy-E's compilation, Featuring…Eazy-E.

History

The song was released in 1994 and was written by Eazy-E, Kevyn "Ruthless Dirty Red" Carter and Doctor Jam and produced by Doctor Jam and Eazy-E. The guitar solo was performed by Slash. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" is notable for being the only single by Eazy-E to not be released for his label, Ruthless Records, as it was released for MCA Records. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and #3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

The song was covered by the Insane Clown Posse with affiliate Cold 187um on The Mighty Death Pop!'s bonus album Smothered, Covered & Chunked. It was later sampled in 2014 by Sander Van Doorn and Firebeatz for their song "Guitar Track".

Charts

Year Chart Position
1994 Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) 26
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales (Billboard) 54
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 21
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard) 1
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 3
UK Singles Chart (OCC) 63

Track listing

  1. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" (Original Clean)- 4:34
  2. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" (Funky Clean)- 4:35
  3. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" (Clean Chorus Re-Edit)- 4:34
  4. "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" (Instrumental)- 4:28
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