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Hi Hater

 
Lyrics: Hi Hater
 

Performed by: Maino
Written by: Jermaine Coleman; Roger Greene; Russell W. Simmons; James Bromley Spicer

Credits: Coleman, Jermaine (Songwriter); Greene, Roger (Songwriter); Simmons, Russell W. (Songwriter); Spicer, James Bromley (Songwriter); UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)

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"Hi Hater"
Single by Maino
from the album If Tomorrow Comes...
B-side "Be Me"
Released April 29, 2008
Format CD, Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:30
Label Atlantic
Producer Mista Raja, Maino (co-producer)
Maino singles chronology
"Hi Hater"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"All the Above"
(2009)

"Hi Hater" is the first single from Brooklyn rapper Maino's second album If Tomorrow Comes....[1]

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Dan the Man and mostly takes place in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn which is Maino's hometown.

Production and samples

The song was produced by Mista Raja and Co-produced by Maino.

The song primarily samples rap legend Jimmy Spicer's hit song, "Money (Dollar Bill Y'all)".

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[2] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] 26
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[3] 16

Remix

"Hi Hater Remix"
Single by Maino featuring T.I., Swizz Beatz, Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous
A-side "Hood Love"
Released June 1, 2008
Format Remix, Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:26
Label Atlantic
Producer Mista Raja (Co-produced by Maino)
Maino singles chronology
"Hi Hater"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"All the Above"
(2009)
T.I. singles chronology
"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"Whatever You Like"
(2008)
Swizz Beatz singles chronology
"Where the Cash At?"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"Swing Ya Rag"
(2008)
Plies singles chronology
"Year of the Lover"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"Put It On Ya"
(2008)
Jadakiss singles chronology
"Paper Touchin' Remix"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"All I Need"
(2008)
Fabolous singles chronology
"Finer Things"
(2008)
"Hi Hater Remix"
(2008)
"Addiction"
(2008)

A remix of the song was released. It features Swizz Beatz, T.I., Plies, Jadakiss and Fabolous. The remix was released on iTunes and Amazon for Digital download on February 14, 2009 on Maino is the Future a mixtape presented by Big Mike.

Music Video

The video for the remix is directed by Mazik Saevitz. It was shot at Cinema World Studios in Brooklyn. Mya, Big Kuntry King, Common and Red Cafe make cameo appearances.[4][5] The music video was released September 11, 2008. T.I. parodies P. Diddy in his music video "Flava in Ya Ear (remix)" in the beginning of the video.[6]

The set up of the video begins with T.I, with a parody of P. Diddy, when T.I. states "Hatas, Come out and play" when knocking to coke bottles together. The video features the artist in front of a white background, rapping there verses. At the end of each of the verses, The artists' hand prints appear on screen in different colors, Maino's purple at the end of the video, T.I's orange, Swizz Beatz's dark green, Plies's yellow, and Jadakiss's blue. Fabolous does not use his hand, but uses the hand of one of the video girls, the last hand print is pink.

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