50 Cent, Game: Hate it or Love it
There’s one song on 50’s new album, The Massacre, that I actually like: Hate it or love it. Besides the flow and lyrics, the video opens with an incredible shot:
It’s a 360 rotation focused around Game rousing birds to air with claps. The saturated colors and affect remind me of a primordial scene with man and nature–and I’m not quite sure why I like those first few seconds so much.
Lyrics to “Hate it or love it” by 50 Cent and The Game
[prelude]
Yeah. Let’s take them back.
Uh huh!
[verse 1: 50 Cent]
Coming up I was confused, my mama kissing a girl.
Confusion occurs coming up in a cold world.
Daddy ain’t around, probably out comitting felonies,
My favorite rapper used to sing check, check out my melody.
I wanna live good, so shit I sell dope
for a four-finger ring, one of them gold ropes,
Santa told me if I pass I get a sheepskin coat.
If I can move a few packs I get the hat,
now that would be dope!
Tossed and turned in my sleep that night,
woke up the next morning, niggers had stole my bike.
Every day same shit, ain’t nothing good in the hood–
I’d run away from this bitch and never come back if I could.
[chorus, both x2]
Hate it or love it, the underdog’s on top,
and I’m gonna shine, homie, until my heart stop.
Go ahead, envy me: I’m rap’s MVP,
And I ain’t goin’ nowhere, so you can get to know me!
[verse 2: Game]
I told Dre from the gate I’d carry the heat for you,
First mixtape I inherited the beef for you,
Gritted my teeth for you,
G, G, G, G (Unit) for you.
Put Compton on my back when you was in need of soldiers.
At my last show I threw away my NWA gold and
Had the whole crowd yelling “Free Yayo.”
So niggers better get up out of mine,
before I creep and turn your projects into Columbine.
And I’m rap’s MVP,
Don’t make me remind you what happened in DC.
This nigger ain’t Gotti, he pretends.
Mad at us because Ashanti got a new boyfriend.
And it seems your little rat turned out to be a mouse,
This beef shit is for the birds, and the birds fly south.
Even Young Buck can vouch,
When the Doc was out, who gave the West Coast mouth-to-mouth?
[chorus, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent x2]
Hate it or love it, the underdog’s on top,
and I’m gonna shine, homie, until my heart stop.
Go ahead, envy me: I’m rap’s MVP,
And I ain’t goin’ nowhere, so you can get to know me!
[verse 3, 50 Cent]
From the beginning to the end,
loser lose, winners win:
this is real, we don’t have to pretend.
In this cold world that we in,
It’s full of pressure and pain,
I thought it would change, it’s just staying the same.
[Lloyd Banks]
How many of them balls was with you,
When you had that little TV you had to hit on to get a picture,
I’m walking with a snub,
because niggers do a lot of slick talking in the club,
until they’re coughing on the rug.
I ain’t never had much, but a walkman and a bud,
my role model was gone, snorting up his drugs.
‘Bad enough they want me to choke,
my boy just got poked in the throat–
now it’s an RIP shirt in my coat!
Now I’m speeding, reminiscing,
holding my weed in, never listen,
if I see him, never living–
Maybe that will even the score,
But if not it’ll be me on the floor!
[chorus, Tony Yayo, 50 Cent x2]
Hate it or love it, the underdog’s on top,
and I’m gonna shine, homie, until my heart stop.
Go ahead, envy me: I’m rap’s MVP,
And I ain’t goin’ nowhere, so you can get to know me!
[Tony Yayo]
I started out at 15, scared as hell.
I took thirty off a pack, and made them sales.
As a youth, man I used to hustle for loot–
with that little deuce deuce and my triple fat goose.
Sipping easy jesus, rocking the leases,
But my mama whipped me when she found my pieces.
I look back on life and think, God, I’m blessed!
We’re the best on the planet, so forget the rest.
[Young Buck]
You know I’m still nice with my cook game,
Look man, it’s a hood thing–
that’s why I’m loved in Brooklyn.
I handle mine, just like a real nigger should.
If I do some time, homie, I’m still all good.
Let me show you what a thug’s about,
born to die, I took the bullets out of 50,
put them in my 45.
And I ain’t even got my feet wet yet,
a seven figure nigger who ain’t seen a royalty check!
[chorus, Young Buck, 50 Cent x2]
Hate it or love it, the underdog’s on top,
and I’m gonna shine, homie, until my heart stop.
Go ahead, envy me: I’m rap’s MVP,
And I ain’t goin’ nowhere, so you can get to know me!
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31 Responses to “50 Cent, Game: Hate it or Love it”
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this song is great it good to see 50 and the game 2togeter all thiz hip hop artist go well 2gether this song u cant hate it or love it you have to love it
the entire “underdog’s on top” idea is very powerful too!!
i no like its great lol wat u up 2 lol asl
50 always running that **** like he real and can beat all the people in the world, like fatjoe said he is a ***** *** nigga
h is da ****** best like n hes ****** buff as **** !!!!!!!!!!!!
YO man:P this song is the best, the Game is much better than 50 , this is a song to chill ya know:P it’s a ******* good song and like melissa said: you can’t ******* hate it, you just have to love it
bye bye
i no like the am s fucing yumy lol well wat evry1 been up 2 if ya buff lol n yummyl et me no. im a having a ****** great te lol im on me holidays now comin home 2morrow ****** **** like lol xxmelissaxx
well that got fucked up i is ament 2 say at da starr da game is ****** yummy
i think 50 cent’s music is wicked , i love you 50 cent
i was gonna by a ticket 4 da 50 cent n eminem concert in slane castle in dublin n 80,000 tickets were sold out in 2 hours all across ireland omg
the song Hate It Or Love It.. is so cOOl
gr8 track but mvp are r gr8est rok ya body mic check 1 2
this song is wonderfull!!!!!:]]]]
this sog is a great block buster, a legendary sip on jesus juice you know what i mean? thre are two most favourite parts i love in thi ssong ; the first part in the video where 50 stand out there in a seemingly cold ningt and says ” let’s take ‘em back” and he continues and rhymes “c;min up i was confused ma mama kissin’ a girl, confusion occurs c’min up in a cold world” this is a wonderful beginin’ man. And young buck goes crazy wit his cook game you heard?
Hate It Or Love It sounds so ****** tite I listen to it so much that it seem to short so i mix it with the remix so it could listen to them both straight as one song. It so ******* kool right. Ya cud chill an relax to it. Game is IT.
This song ******* kicks ***, I cant stop listen to it. Just like Melisa and that other guy said u cant hate you got 2 love it.
Peace out
what rapper is he referring to with ‘check check out my melody’?
yo warap evry buddy haha yeh this song wus relly nice cus we have game now f*** 50 ! i hate it black wall street for life guys yes g-g-g-g-guont !
**** The Game ! ! ! He’s a real ***** ! ! ! He should watch his mouth \bout his ******’ rhymes !
**** u and ur motherfucking mama u wot da fak.u ant know body…u r dum *** ***** with no brain..the Game is the Most wanted person…he cnt be stop by any one……….he is the King of Hip-hop….u better watch ur mouth..if not will shot ur *** like a dum chiken>………
yeah this song is cick i love it!! so hate ir ot love it!! muthafuggas FREE YAYO
50 the **** not game so you can hate all you want but 50 is the ****!
1 2 1 2 chek it
50 cent sick as ****
ryder music shyea
game bust dat **** bust you to mufugga
you cant hate dat you got nun on dem so **** you
tupac biggie rip
**** aftermath eminem a punk ***** whiteboy
dre and snoop still not lovin police still
shyea wudup homeboys
holla
hate it or love it, its so far the best music i ever heard , stay in school the rapper shortyman, peace out duds
its the best song ever
Hate It Or Love It iz da best song. Man it rulz. i run cripz an i kill anyone who sez othawise. It good coz It showz the tru side o growin up in the ghettoz
Tis is one of the greatest songs i heard.keep blowing the place
WAT THE @#$% IS THIS BRO
1 2 1 2 check it
da realest is a **** sucker
you are all stupid faggots cus this song doesn’t have a music video. this is a homosexual “g-unit remix” of hate it or love it. the pic at the top is from the music video of the real hate it or love it which is a tite song. this one sucks **** because lloyd banks and yayo are on it and they are both patheticly *** faggots. the real og one only has verses from gamd and 50. this is just g-unit’s ***** attempt to make more money off of games song. also, as of the release of the massacre, 50 cent is a washed up old ******.
this song does have a video i seen it bfore but i cant find it nowere now