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Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love is a diss track by 50 Cent targeting Lil Wayne and The Game. The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

Released2011
Annotated5
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Verse 1]

    Multi-line diss block
    02

    It's the same shit, feel like a nigga having flashbacks

    03

    I might have crack in my ass crack

    04

    Back to that rubber handle, 38. special vandal

    05

    Play Godfather, bitch, you be dead like Marlon Brando

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Play Godfather, bitch, you be dead like Marlon Brando,” 50 Cent converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Lil Wayne. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Lil Wayne as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  2. 06

    These bars hit harder than hard times

    Multi-line diss block
    07

    My flow’ll make a lifer wanna stare at the sunshine

    08

    I’ll bring a bitch, you bring a bitch, let's switch

    09

    I’mma swing, hit ya face with a pillow case filled with mop wringers

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I’ll bring a bitch, you bring a bitch, let's switch,” 50 Cent replaces Lil Wayne's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Lil Wayne is remembered.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  3. 10

    Penitentiary style, big monster swag

    11

    Bitch, I got so many tricks make me go in my bag

    12

    Yeah, niggas keep saying I’m back, it’s a fact

    13

    Ya shaking like ya ass got parkinsons, relax

  4. 14

    Confused, acting like a white boy bored

    15

    Now you wanna jump a flight of stairs on a skateboard

    16

    Nigga, why the fuck ya pants so tight?

    17

    You tryna show niggas your ass, your alternative life

  5. 18

    I’m hungry like I ain't ate, I lost weight

    19

    On a highway it's worth more outta state

    20

    I’m raw like Cypress, I could just kill a man

    21

    Blow from Mexico’s cartels per kilograms

  6. 22

    [Hook]

    23

    They love me then hate me then love me again

    24

    Bitch, I don’t pretend, pussy, I ain't your friend

    25

    I done told you over and over again

    26

    You can hate it or love it, hate it or love it

  7. 27

    They love me then hate me then love me again

    28

    Bitch, I don’t pretend, pussy, I ain't your friend

    29

    I done told you over and over again

    30

    You can hate it or love it, hate it or love it

  8. 31

    [Verse 2]

    32

    I going green, emeralds and my watch face drippin'

    33

    Nigga ain't no safe safe when I start trippin'

    34

    I might call my next LP Death of the Weirdo

    35

    I’m high, check my altitude, I’m lounging in the Lear home

  9. 36

    Feel a buzz, a little Kool-Aid and Codeine

    Multi-line diss block
    37

    I say getting your ass whipped is a sure thing

    38

    It ain't safe in the war, the war I’m playing my shark tank

    39

    On the trip to the mall, made your bitch ass plank

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I say getting your ass whipped is a sure thing,” 50 Cent addresses Lil Wayne directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. Naming or plainly addressing Lil Wayne removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  10. 40

    I done touched more pussy than maxipads

    41

    Now Detox can be your little rap rehab

    42

    Bitch, just a second visit from the repo man

    43

    And you can’t afford your monthlys, I mean goddamn

  11. 44

    Nigga, you ain't worth your shoes you standing in

    Multi-line diss block
    45

    When I party I bring a bitch to bring the cannon in

    46

    You said you was gonna see me when your homie got shot

    47

    It’s been a while so I’m guessing you must've forgot

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You said you was gonna see me when your homie got shot,” 50 Cent converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Lil Wayne. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Lil Wayne as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  12. 48

    Once again you forget, ain't this some shit

    Multi-line diss block
    49

    You forgot about me, bitch, I wrote your hits

    50

    You know How We Do, Hate It or Love It

    51

    And nigga fuck it I’m special, that's why your ass say my verse

    Block noteChallenges the target's authorship

    TargetLil Wayne

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You forgot about me, bitch, I wrote your hits,” 50 Cent argues that Lil Wayne's material is not independently written, so the voice and skill presented to listeners cannot be credited fully to the target. Why it was said: The track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates. Authorship is the source of a rapper's authority in this exchange; if the charge is believed, Lil Wayne's verses stop serving as proof of lyrical ability.

    ContextThe track uses direct names and competitive references to address several of 50 Cent's rap-industry rivals and former associates.

  13. 52

    [Hook]

    53

    They love me then hate me then love me again

    54

    Bitch, I don’t pretend, pussy, I ain't your friend

    55

    I done told you over and over again

    56

    You can hate it or love it, hate it or love it