Haters (Tony Yayo song)
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"Haters" a song by American hip-hop artist Tony Yayo
, released as the second official single from his upcoming yet-to-be-titled second studio album. The song features guest appearances fellow rappers 50 Cent
, Shawty Lo
and Roscoe Dash
, and features production from hip-hop producer Scoop DeVille
. The song was released as a digital download
on March 23, 2011.
on Hot 97. The song features southern rapper, Shawty Lo
who is rumoured to be the newest member of G-Unit Records
. The song also samples the Shawty Lo
song "Dey Know
".
The single was released to radio on June 30, 2011. A verse from G-Unit Records newly signed artist Kidd Kidd was added to a later released version of the single.
makes a cameo appearance. The video was mainly based in a night club as well as Tony Yayo robbing a wealthy man at a car wash.
The music video was officially premiered on Thisis50.com on August 13, 2011 and on MTV on August 14, 2011.
Tony Yayo
Marvin Bernard , better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is a Haitian American rapper and member of the hip hop group G-Unit...
, released as the second official single from his upcoming yet-to-be-titled second studio album. The song features guest appearances fellow rappers 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, Shawty Lo
Shawty Lo
Carlos Walker , better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008...
and Roscoe Dash
Roscoe Dash
Jeffery Johnson Jr. , better known by his stage name Roscoe Dash, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.- Major label success :...
, and features production from hip-hop producer Scoop DeVille
Scoop DeVille
Elijah Blue Molina, better known by his stage name Scoop DeVille, is a Hip hop producer and rapper from Los Angeles, California, who has produced songs for artists including Snoop Dogg, Baby Bash, Fat Joe, Game, and many others...
. The song was released as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on March 23, 2011.
Background
The song was originally released onto 50 Cent's website Thisis50 as well as being premiered by Funkmaster FlexFunkmaster Flex
Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....
on Hot 97. The song features southern rapper, Shawty Lo
Shawty Lo
Carlos Walker , better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008...
who is rumoured to be the newest member of G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records...
. The song also samples the Shawty Lo
Shawty Lo
Carlos Walker , better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008...
song "Dey Know
Dey Know
"Dey Know" is the first single from Shawty Lo's debut solo album, Units in the City. It samples "Mandrill's "Children of the Sun". -Remixes:...
".
The single was released to radio on June 30, 2011. A verse from G-Unit Records newly signed artist Kidd Kidd was added to a later released version of the single.
Chart performance
"Haters" peaked at number twelve on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart on the week ending July 16, 2011, making it Tony Yayo's first chart appearance since 2005.Music video
Tony Yayo confirmed via his Twitter account that he would be shooting the video for the single in Atlanta on July 29, 2011. The video, directed by Mr. Boomtown, was shot at Mansion Elan, a club in Atlanta. Rapper Kidd Kidd replaces Roscoe Dash in the video. DJ DramaDJ Drama
Tyree Cinque Simmons better known as DJ Drama is an American hip hop artist and the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I.....
makes a cameo appearance. The video was mainly based in a night club as well as Tony Yayo robbing a wealthy man at a car wash.
The music video was officially premiered on Thisis50.com on August 13, 2011 and on MTV on August 14, 2011.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
12 |
Purchaseable release
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 22, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
G-Unit Records G-Unit Records G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records... , EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |