Hate It Or Love It

• By: The Game, 50 Cent
• Album: The Documentary

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light; to be bright
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth together with all of its countries and people
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ B2	noun - the exertion of force by one thing against another
loss /lɔːs/ B1	noun - the fact or process of losing something or someone
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)
garbage /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/ B1	noun - waste material; refuse
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B2	adjective - drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired

Grammar:

• Coming up I was confused, my mommy kissing a girl

  ➔ Past Continuous as Background Information + Past Simple

  ➔ "Coming up" (past continuous) sets the scene, describing the speaker's childhood experience. "I was confused" is a state in the past. "My mommy kissing a girl" is the specific action that made him confused and the main event using Past Simple tense.

• Daddy ain't around, probably out committin' felonies

  ➔ Ellipsis (ain't), Present Continuous for future arrangement/likely action (out committin')

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "is not" or "are not". "Out committin' felonies" uses present continuous to describe what the daddy is likely doing.

• I wanna live good so, shit, I sell dope for a four finger ring

  ➔ Modal verb "wanna" (want to), Purpose clause (for)

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". The phrase "for a four finger ring" explains the purpose of selling dope.

• Nana told me if I passed I'd get a sheepskin coat

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 1 - Possible Condition)

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence. "If I passed" (present simple) is the condition, and "I'd get a sheepskin coat" (will/would + verb) is the result. It expresses a real and possible condition.

• Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top

  ➔ Imperative (Hate/Love) + Short sentence/phrase

  ➔ The verse starts with the imperative "Hate" or "Love" setting a contrasting choice, immediately followed by a declarative statement, "the underdog's on top". This creates a sense of directness and confidence.

• And I'm gon' shine, homie, until my heart stop

  ➔ Future with "gon'" (going to), Time Clause with "until"

  ➔ "Gon'" is a colloquial shortening of "going to", expressing future intention. "Until my heart stop" introduces a time clause indicating the duration of the shining.

• I stay strapped, like car seats

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ This line uses a simile to compare "staying strapped" (being armed) to the security of car seats, emphasizing the constant state of preparedness.