"Hate It or Love It" is the second official (third overall) single from rapper The Game's debut album, The Documentary. The song was blocked from the #1 position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart by The Game's fellow G-Unit member at the time, 50 Cent (who is also featured in this song), with his song "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). "Hate It or Love It" peaked at #2 in 2005, and reached the #1 spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, making it his second top five hit. The track uses a sample from the song "Rubber Band" performed by The Trammps on their album The Legendary Zing Album.
"Hate It or Love It" was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, but lost both awards to Kanye West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk with My Heart", respectively. It was named #1 on About.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005, and was ranked at #43 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".
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