Hate It or Love It | ||||
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Released | December 18, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Genre | Hip-hop | |||
Length | 49:06 | |||
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Chingy chronology | ||||
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Singles from Hate It or Love It | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | 2.5/5 [2] |
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PopMatters | 2/10 [4] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [5] |
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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.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | LT Moe | 0:44 | |
2. | "Hate It or Love It" |
| The Co-Stars | 4:08 |
3. | "Check My Swag" |
| Michael Davis | 3:33 |
4. | "Fly Like Me" (featuring Amerie) |
| LT Moe | 3:45 |
5. | "Kick Drum" |
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| 3:40 |
6. | "Gimme Dat" (featuring Ludacris and Bobby Valentino) |
| Full Scale | 3:59 |
7. | "All Aboard (Ride It)" (featuring Steph Jones) |
| Calvo Da Gr8 | 4:04 |
8. | "Trickin' Off" (Skit) | LT Moe | 0:22 | |
9. | "Spend Some $" (featuring Trey Songz) | Bei Maejor | 3:32 | |
10. | "2 Kool 2 Dance" |
| LT Moe | 3:47 |
11. | "Lovely Ladies" |
| Khao | 4:17 |
12. | "How We Feel" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) |
| LT Moe | 4:14 |
13. | "Roll on 'Em" (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Cool & Dre | 4:28 |
14. | "Blockstar" |
| The Ghost Writers | 4:33 |
Total length: | 49:06 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [8] | 84 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] | 17 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [10] | 7 |