Hate It or Love It (album)

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Hate It or Love It
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2007 (2007-12-18)
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre Hip-hop
Length49:06
Label
Producer
  • Bei Maejor
  • Calvo da Gr8
  • Cool & Dre
  • Full Scale
  • Jared Gosselin
  • Khao
  • LT Moe
  • Michael Davis
  • Phillip White
  • The Co-Stars
  • The Ghost Writers
Chingy chronology
Hoodstar
(2006)
Hate It or Love It
(2007)
Success & Failure
(2010)
Singles from Hate It or Love It
  1. "Fly Like Me"
    Released: November 13, 2007
  2. "Gimme Dat"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 2.5/5 [2]
laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters 2/10 [4]
RapReviews7.5/10 [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Hate It or Love It is the fourth studio album by American rapper Chingy. It was released on December 18, 2007, via Disturbing tha Peace, Slot-A-Lot Records and Def Jam Recordings.

Contents

Recording sessions took place at The Bank, Upstairs Studio, The Ludaplex, L.T. Moe's Studio and PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Metropolis Studios in London, at The Spot in Los Angeles, at Hit Factory Criteria, The Vault Studios and Circle House Studios in Miami, at Songbook Recording Studios in Keller and at Charles Holloman Productions in Charlotte.

Production was handled by LT Moe, Maejor, Calvo da Gr8, Cool & Dre, Full Scale, Jared Gosselin, Kevin "Khao" Cates, Michael Davis, Phillip White, The Co-Stars and The Ghost Writers, with Chaka Zulu, Jeff Dixon and Ludacris serving as executive producers.

It features guest appearances from Amerie, Anthony Hamilton, Bobby V., Ludacris, Rick Ross, Steph Jones and Trey Songz.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 84 on the Billboard 200, number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 7 on the Top Rap Albums charts with first-week sales of 31,000 copies. [7]

Its lead single, "Fly Like Me", made it to number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 40 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 21 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 30 on the Rhythmic Airplay charts in the US. An accompanying music video for the second single off of the album, "Gimme Dat", was premiered on February 8, 2008, through TRL, 106 & Park and Yahoo Videos.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" LT Moe0:44
2."Hate It or Love It"
The Co-Stars4:08
3."Check My Swag"
  • Bailey
  • Michael Davis
Michael Davis3:33
4."Fly Like Me" (featuring Amerie)
LT Moe3:45
5."Kick Drum"
  • Jared Gosselin
  • Phillip White
3:40
6."Gimme Dat" (featuring Ludacris and Bobby Valentino)
Full Scale3:59
7."All Aboard (Ride It)" (featuring Steph Jones)
  • Bailey
  • Jones
  • Calvin Kenon Jr.
Calvo Da Gr84:04
8."Trickin' Off" (Skit) LT Moe0:22
9."Spend Some $" (featuring Trey Songz) Bei Maejor 3:32
10."2 Kool 2 Dance"
  • Bailey
  • Moore
LT Moe3:47
11."Lovely Ladies"
Khao 4:17
12."How We Feel" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
LT Moe4:14
13."Roll on 'Em" (featuring Rick Ross)
Cool & Dre 4:28
14."Blockstar"
The Ghost Writers4:33
Total length:49:06
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 84
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 17
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [10] 7

References

  1. Brown, Marisa. "Hate It or Love It - Chingy | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. Tardio, Andres (January 11, 2008). "Chingy - Hate It Or Love It". HipHopDX . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. Engelen, Alexander. "Luda wieder cool. Chingy wieder cool. Platte immer noch schlecht". laut.de (in German). Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. Schonfeld, Zach (February 11, 2008). "Chingy: Hate It or Love It | PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 20, 2007). "Chingy :: Hate It Or Love It :: DTP Records". RapReviews. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  6. Jones, Steve (December 17, 2007). "This week's reviews: Blige heads strong hip-hop list - Listen Up - USATODAY.com". USA Today . Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008 via Wayback Machine.
  7. Paine, Jake (December 27, 2007). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 12/24/07". HipHopDX . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  8. "Chingy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. "Chingy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  10. "Chingy Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.