Tough Luv

Tough Luv
Tough Luv
Studio album by Young Gunz
Released	February 24, 2004
Recorded	2003
Studio	Sony Music Studios (New York, NY); The Studio (Philadelphia, PA); Homebase Studios (Philadelphia, PA); Baseline Studios (New York, NY); Quad Recording (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:12:37
Label	Roc-A-Fella; Def Jam;
Producer	Jay-Z (exec.); Damon Dash (exec.); Kareem "Biggs" Burke (exec.); Bink!; Boola; Chad Hamilton; Darrell "Digga" Branch; EZ Elpee; Just Blaze; Ruggedness; Scott Storch;
Young Gunz chronology
Singles from Tough Luv
	"No Better Love"; Released: 2004; "Friday Night"; Released: 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	4.1/10^[2]
RapReviews	7/10^[3]
Spin	B−^[4]

Tough Luv is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Young Gunz. It was released on February 24, 2004 via Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions took place at Sony Music Studios, Baseline Studios and Quad Recording in New York, and at The Studio and Homebase Studios in Philadelphia. Production was handled by Chad Hamilton, Just Blaze, Bink!, Boola, Darrell "Digga" Branch, Ez Elpee, Ruggedness and Scott Storch, with Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Denim, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Chingy, Freeway, Jay-Z, Juelz Santana, Omillio Sparks and Rell.

The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold 128,000 copies in its first week. By 2010, it sold 421,000 units in the US.^[5] Its lead single "No Better Love" peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

^ Kellman, Andy. "Young Gunz - Tough Luv Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ Pemberton, Rollie (April 5, 2004). "Young Gunz: Tough Luv". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 24, 2004). "Young Gunz :: Tough Luv – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ Ryan, Chris (April 2004). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 4. SPIN Media LLC. p. 93. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved January 25, 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "(XXL Scan)Def Jam's Entire Rap Discography & Their Record Sales". www.hiphopstan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03.

[1] Kellman, Andy. "Young Gunz - Tough Luv Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[2] Pemberton, Rollie (April 5, 2004). "Young Gunz: Tough Luv". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[3] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 24, 2004). "Young Gunz :: Tough Luv – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[4] Ryan, Chris (April 2004). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 20, no. 4. SPIN Media LLC. p. 93. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved January 25, 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[5] "(XXL Scan)Def Jam's Entire Rap Discography & Their Record Sales". www.hiphopstan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03.

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