| "Haters" | ||||
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| Single by Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent, Shawty Lo and Roscoe Dash | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:47 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Scoop DeVille | |||
| Tony Yayo singles chronology | ||||
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"Haters" is the second single from Tony Yayo's second studio album. The song features fellow rapper 50 Cent, Shawty Lo and Roscoe Dash. The song was released as a digital download on March 23, 2011. [1]
The song was originally released onto 50 Cent's website, Thisis50.com, as well as being premiered by Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97. [2] The song features southern rapper, Shawty Lo who is rumoured to be the newest member of G-Unit Records. The song also sample's Shawty Lo's song, Dey Know. The G-Unit boss 50 Cent referred to the song as, "A hit" on Twitter. [3] The single was released to radio on June 30, 2011. [4] After being released to radio the single started to gain a lot of spins and recognition, the single then charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and this saw Tony Yayo's first song on the chart since 2005. [5]
Tony Yayo confirmed via his Twitter account that he would be shooting the video for the single in Atlanta on July 29, 2011. [6] [7] The video was shot at Mansion Elan, a club in Atlanta. Rapper Kidd Kidd replaces Roscoe Dash in the video. DJ Drama makes a cameo appearance. [8]
The music video has been viewed over 2.9 million times on YouTube while the audio version has over 470,000 views. [9]
| Chart (2011) | Peak position [10] |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 112 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| United States | April 26, 2011 | Digital download | G-Unit Records / EMI | [11] |