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"What's Luv?" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe, released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.). The song features additional vocals from singer Ashanti and from rapper Ja Rule on the remix and album version of the song. "What's Luv" was produced by Irv Gotti and Chink Santana. The lyrics of the song's chorus are based in part on the title refrain of the 1984 Tina Turner hit "What's Love Got to Do with It". The song additionally includes a lyric ("I'm not a hater, I just crush a lot") that references the 1997 song "Still Not a Player" by Big Pun. Fat Joe, Ja Rule, and the song's two producers are credited as the writers of "What's Luv", as are Big Pun and the lyricist of "What's Love Got to Do with It", Terry Britten.
"What's Luv?", released in the United States on February 4, 2002, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that April. The single stayed on the chart for 20 weeks, giving Ashanti her second top-10 single, Fat Joe his first, and Ja Rule his seventh. The song additionally topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Rhythmic charts. "What's Luv?" made Ashanti the first female artist to simultaneously occupy the top two positions on the Hot 100. The single was also a success internationally, reaching the top five in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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