Hate It or Love It
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| "Hate It or Love It" | ||
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| Single by The Game | ||
| from the album The Documentary | ||
| B-side(s) | Higher (AOL session) Hate It or Love It (instrumental) |
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| Released | July 12, 2005 | |
| Format | 12" single, CD | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3 min 55 s | |
| Label | G-Unit/Aftermath | |
| Writer(s) | The Game, 50 Cent | |
| Producer(s) | Cool and Dre | |
| Chart positions | ||
| The Game singles chronology | ||
| "How We Do" (2004) |
"Hate It or Love It" (2005) |
"Dreams" (2005) |
Hate It or Love It is the second official (third overall) single off of rapper The Game's debut album entitled The Documentary. The song was blocked from the #1 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart by The Game's G-Unit label mate at the time, 50 Cent (who is also featured in this song), with his song "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia).
The track uses a sample from the song "Rubber Band" performed by The Trammps on their legendary "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" album. It also contains references to the songs "Brenda's Got A Baby" and "What's Going On?" by 2Pac and Marvin Gaye, respectively.
"Hate It or Love It" was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, but lost both awards to Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk With My Heart" respectively.
An instrumental for the song was in NBA player Tayshaun Prince's official website.
[edit] Music Video
The music video's setting alternates between New York City and Los Angeles. The video showcases the rough childhoods of 50 Cent and The Game. It shows where they come from, what it was like living in their neighborhoods, and the struggles they overcame as kids to become rappers. Two kids portray them in their youth, and in one scene these two children are caught spraying "N.W.A." on a wall and get arrested by two policemen.
This video was nominated at the MTV Video Music Awards of 2005 for Best Rap Video, but lost to the clip for Ludacris' song "Number One Spot".
[edit] Remixes
There have been a couple remixes done of the track. One of them appears on 50 Cent's album The Massacre as a remix featuring other G-Unit artists, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and Tony Yayo. The first time the chorus is sung in this version, it's the same as in the original, but every time the chorus is sung after that, 50 Cent's line is followed by another member of G-Unit singing what was originally the Game's line. While 50 Cent's opening verse and bridge are included in this version, The Game's second verse is removed and replaced with new lyrics.
A remix was featured on Mary J. Blige's multiplatinum album The Breakthrough entitled "MJB Da MVP", with The Game rapping the first verse. There is also a remix on You Know What It Is Vol. 3 made into a diss towards G-Unit called "Hate It or Love It (Street RMX)".
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| Preceded by: "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent featuring Olivia |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 16, 2005 |
Succeeded by: "1 Thing" by Amerie |
