Hate It or Love It
| Hate It or Love It | |
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| The Game feat. 50 cents | |
| publication | January 28, 2005 |
| length | 3:26 |
| Genre (s) |
Gangsta rap , west coast hip hop |
| Author (s) |
Jayceon Terrell Taylor , Curtis Jackson , Andre Lyon , Marcello Valenzano |
| music | Cool & Dre |
| album | The Documentary |
Hate It or Love It ( English for " hate it or love it ") is a song by the American rapper The Game , which he recorded together with the rapper 50 Cent . The song is the third single from his debut album The Documentary and was released on January 28, 2005.
content
| Song part | Artist |
| 1st verse | 50 cents |
| refrain | 50 Cent and The Game |
| 2nd stanza | The Game |
| 3rd stanza | 50 Cent and The Game |
Hate It or Love It is about social advancement from a criminal milieu to a celebrated rap star. In the first verse , 50 Cent tells about his childhood and youth in the ghetto , where he grew up without a father, dealt drugs and dreamed of being rich. In the chorus it says that the former underdogs are now at the forefront of rap, who no longer let themselves be beaten and therefore you should love or hate them.
"Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top
And I'm gon 'shine, homie, until my heart stop
Go' head envy me, I'm rap's MVP
And I ain't going nowhere, so you can get to know me "
In the second verse, The Game raps about his criminal and violent past as a gang member of the Bloods in Compton , whereas he is now rich and owns expensive cars, clothes and jewelry. Finally, the third stanza deals with both sides of life. 50 Cent raps that there are not only winners but also many losers whose world is cold and full of pain. The Game says he took care of himself and his mother and that some people swim in riches while other children starved and abandoned. Finally, he thanks his mother for giving birth to him.
production
Hate It or Love It was produced by the American music producer duo Cool & Dre . They used a sample of the song Rubber Band by the American soul group The Trammps .
Music video
The music video for Hate It or Love It was shot by The Saline Project and has around 180 million views on YouTube (as of July 2019).
It looks back on the tough childhood of 50 Cent in New York City and The Game in Compton , which was marked by violence and crime. As teenagers they are played by Zachary Williams and Tequan Richmond . In one scene, police arrest them while spraying NWA graffiti. During the chorus, both are shown in the present, driving through the city in a car or flying in a plane. In the third verse, The Game is happy with his mother, whom he gives a car. Furthermore, rappers from The Games Label The Black Wall Street Records as well as G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks can be seen in the video.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows The Game, standing in front of a lowrider and showing a W-symbol for West Coast with each hand . In the upper left corner of the picture you can find the words The Game and Hate It or Love It Feat. 50 cents in red or black against a blue sky.
Track list
- Hate It or Love It - 3:26
- Higher (live) - 3:56
- Hate It or Love It (Instrumental) - 4:04
- Hate It or Love It (video) - 3:26
Chart successes
Hate It or Love It entered the German charts at number 14 on May 30, 2005 and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks. In the German annual charts in 2005, the single was ranked 80th. The song was even more successful in the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Netherlands, where it reached the top 5.
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Sales figures and awards
Hate It or Love It was awarded a gold record for more than 500,000 sales in the United States in its year of release . In the UK, the song went platinum in 2020 for over 600,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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 gold
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7,500 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
|
500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,107,500 |
Main article: 50 cents / awards for music sales
At the 2006 Grammy Awards , Hate It or Love It was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , but lost to Diamonds from Sierra Leone by Kanye West and Don't Phunk with My Heart by The Black Eyed Peas .
Remix
Also in 2005, a G Unit remix of the song, in which rappers Lloyd Banks , Tony Yayo and Young Buck are involved, was released as a bonus track on the special edition of 50 Cents studio album The Massacre .
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on golyr.de
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Game - Hate It or Love It lyrics. genius.com, accessed July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The Game, 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It (Official Music Video). youtube.com, accessed July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The Game - Hate It or Love It single cover. amazon.com, accessed July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It or Love It.officialcharts.de , accessed on July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2005. officialcharts.de, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It or Love It.hitparade.ch, accessed on July 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e 2005 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
