"Hate Me Now" is most prominently recognized as the 17th track on Bleacher Report ’s list of top pregame pump-up songs. It is a 1999 hip-hop anthem by featuring Puff Daddy (now Diddy), serving as a defiant declaration against critics and jealousy. Song Overview Artist: Nas featuring Puff Daddy (Diddy). Album: I Am... (1999).
Appeared on the soundtrack for NBA 2K14 and in the Gran Turismo film trailer.
Produced by D-Moet and Pretty Boy; famously samples Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana .
Reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs chart . Thematic Analysis The song addresses three primary groups:
Those who criticize hip-hop culture or wish to see successful Black artists fail.
People from Nas’s past who resent his transition from "rags to riches".
"Hate Me Now" is most prominently recognized as the 17th track on Bleacher Report ’s list of top pregame pump-up songs. It is a 1999 hip-hop anthem by featuring Puff Daddy (now Diddy), serving as a defiant declaration against critics and jealousy. Song Overview Artist: Nas featuring Puff Daddy (Diddy). Album: I Am... (1999).
Appeared on the soundtrack for NBA 2K14 and in the Gran Turismo film trailer.
Produced by D-Moet and Pretty Boy; famously samples Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana .
Reached No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs chart . Thematic Analysis The song addresses three primary groups:
Those who criticize hip-hop culture or wish to see successful Black artists fail.
People from Nas’s past who resent his transition from "rags to riches".