| 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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| Singles from Hate It or Love It | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| HipHopDX | 2.5/5 |
| laut.de | |
| PopMatters | 2/10 |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 |
| USA Today | |
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.
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. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 9 contains interpolations from the composition "P Is Free" written by Lawrence Parker.
- Track 12 contains interpolations from "They Don't Know" written by Jonathan Buck, Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson.
Personnel
- Howard "Chingy" Bailey, Jr. – vocals
- Amerie Rogers – vocals (track 4)
- Gyrlfriend – backing vocals (track 4)
- Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges – vocals (track 6), executive producer
- Bobby Marcel "Bobby V." Wilson – vocals (track 6), additional vocals (track 12)
- Steph Jones – vocals (track 7)
- Brittany "Diamond" Carpentero – additional vocals (track 8)
- Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson – vocals (track 9)
- Kevin "Khao" Cates – additional vocals & producer (track 11)
- Amber Mason – additional vocals (track 11)
- Michelle Collins – additional vocals (track 11)
- Anthony Hamilton – vocals (track 12)
- O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – additional vocals (track 12)
- William "Rick Ross" Roberts II – vocals (track 13)
- Princeton – bass (track 6)
- Todd "LT Moe" Moore – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 10, 12)
- Jimi "G6" Dozier – producer (track 2)
- Neely Dinkins, Jr. – producer (track 2)
- Vito Colapietro – producer (track 2)
- Michael Davis – producer (track 3)
- Jared Gosselin – producer & mixing (track 5)
- Phillip White – producer (track 5)
- Jordan Suecof – producer (track 6)
- Calvin "Calvo Da Gr8" Kenon Jr. – producer (track 7)
- Brandon "Maejor" Green – producer & recording (track 9)
- Marcello "Cool" Valenzano – producer (track 13)
- Andre "Dre" Lyon – producer (track 13)
- Alex Francis – producer (track 14)
- Dinavon Bythwood – producer (track 14)
- Paul Sheehy – recording (tracks: 2, 9)
- Ryan Sheldon – recording (tracks: 3, 14)
- Josh Monroy – recording (tracks: 4, 6)
- Neil Tucker – recording (track 4)
- Dror Mohar – recording (track 5)
- Javier Valverde – recording (track 7)
- Troy Taylor – recording (track 9)
- Eddie Hernandez – recording (tracks: 10, 12, 14), mixing assistant (track 1)
- Vernon Mungo – recording (track 10)
- Rob Skipworth – recording (track 11)
- Bruce Irvine – recording (track 12)
- Mike Wilson – recording (track 12)
- Gina Victoria – recording (track 13)
- Ray Seay – mixing (track 1)
- Leslie Brathwaite – mixing (tracks: 2–4, 7–12, 14)
- Phil Tan – mixing (track 6)
- Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 13)
- Justin Trawick – mixing assistant (tracks: 2–4, 7–12, 14)
- Josh Houghkirk – mixing assistant (track 6)
- Chad Jolley – mixing assistant (track 13)
- Glenn Schick – mastering
- Jeff Dixon – executive producer
- Chaka Zulu – executive producer
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 84 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 17 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) | 7 |
References
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Hate It or Love It - Chingy | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Tardio, Andres (January 11, 2008). "Chingy - Hate It Or Love It". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Engelen, Alexander. "Luda wieder cool. Chingy wieder cool. Platte immer noch schlecht". laut.de (in German). Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (February 11, 2008). "Chingy: Hate It or Love It | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 20, 2007). "Chingy :: Hate It Or Love It :: DTP Records". RapReviews. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Jones, Steve (December 17, 2007). "This week's reviews: Blige heads strong hip-hop list - Listen Up - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Paine, Jake (December 27, 2007). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 12/24/07". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Chingy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Chingy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Chingy Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
External links
- Chingy – Hate It Or Love It at Discogs (list of releases)