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Hate Is the New Love
Hip-Hop · 2006 · 21 tracks · 1h 17m

Hate Is the New Love

A gritty, high-energy mixtape capturing the raw hunger of mid-2000s DC. Sample-heavy production meets sharp, sneaker-obsessed wordplay.

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The raw, sneaker-obsessed mixtape that proved Wale was the smartest guy in the room before the fame hit.

Hungry, defiant, and intellectually sharp with a chip on its shoulder.

Hate Is the New Love · vs · Wale
Identity+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into identity than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 21 Tracks · 1h 17m
01
Intro
2:05
02
Uptown Roamers
4:44
03
Pimp Hard
4:12
04
The Hater
1:33
05
You
4:00
06
My Grammy Peoples
3:14
07
A.D.D., Part II
10:31
08
Lucky Me
4:28
09
One Thing About a Playa
5:05
10
I Think They Crazy
4:05
11
Cougar Bear Speaks Out
1:06
12
Studio 43
3:48
13
Breakdown
3:39
14
Politx
3:25
15
She's Not Mine (Throwback)
2:59
16
The Light
3:19
17
Kicks
3:36
18
Daytona 500 (Sneakaman Dan Anthem)
4:14
19
Cause I'm African
3:19
20
Freaks
2:54
21
Outro
1:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless ten-minute lyrical marathon of A.D.D., Part II where the flow never wavers.
The specific cultural name-dropping and rhythmic bounce of Kicks defining an entire subculture.
The raw, unmixed energy of the Intro setting a defiant tone for the project.
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