"I Luv It" is the first single from

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's second

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''.

Song information

The song is produced by

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. It was released on

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on November 2, 2006 The video for "I Luv It" was shot in

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and was featured and world premiered on ''MTV2'' on

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on November 15, 2006.

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, Birdman, and

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made cameo appearances in the video.

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and

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit. Early life Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...

made a remix to the song. Other rappers made remixes of their own like

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, Splitzide.

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member

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, and another featuring Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones,

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, and

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and is featured in one of the

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. Lil Wayne has also made a remix to this song, called 'Blooded'. It features on his '

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' mixtape. The beat has been used and remixed by Berlin rapper J' Maine and by Detroit rapper

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. The song is featured in the 2008 Volition crime video game '' Saints Row 2''. The song is also included in the Lakai video during Brandon Biebel's part in ''

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''. In one episode of

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can be seen trying to learn the lyrics to "I Luv It" in an attempt to impress his son

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Radio and release history

References

External links

Official Young Jeezy Web

"I Luv It" music video
2006 singles Jeezy songs Song recordings produced by DJ Toomp Gangsta rap songs Songs written by DJ Toomp 2006 songs Def Jam Recordings singles {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub