Hate Me Now

"Hate Me Now" is the second and final single by rapper Nas featuring Puff Daddy, from Nas' third studio album I Am.... The backbeat is inspired by, and contains some samples from, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. It was ranked 119 on XXL's best songs of the 1990s.

Overview

Controversy

The music video for the single, directed by Hype Williams and featuring Nas being crucified, was the subject of extreme controversy, as the original edit also featured Puff Daddy on the cross.^[1] A Catholic, Puffy had demanded that his crucifixion scene be excised from the broadcast edit of the video, but the wrong edit was incorrectly sent to MTV and TRL, and aired on April 15, 1999.^[2] Within minutes of the broadcast, Puffy had barged into the offices of Nas' manager Steve Stoute with several bodyguards, and struck Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle. Stoute later sued Puffy, the suit was settled out of court.

Nas later related the making of the song and the subsequent incident:

"It was a track D-Moet Produced for Foxy Brown, and she didn't want the record, she didn't like it. It fit with my album, I Am..., so I did the D-Moet track and it sounded perfect for Puff to be on, so I gave it to him, went to the studio, and he rocked it, knocked it out. I wanted him to talk that shit on there, because that "Victory" record was my favorite record, with him and B.I.G., and I just wanted him to talk some of his shit on there. I had him screaming a whole bunch of wild shit on here, and cats were slam-dancing to it in New York. It was really crazy, out of this world. At that point, I started wearing a huge chain, and I think me and Puff at that point started that bling shit and took it to the next level, and we did the video, and it was out of this world.
There's a play in New York City where a black man played Jesus, and caught a lot of flak. I think, even the mayor at the time, Giuliani, was against it. So my thing was I wanted to be crucified like Jesus in the video, to get back at all those people that don't want to see a black man doing his thing. Me and Puff got hammered to the cross, but after Puff expressed his religious beliefs and speaking to his pastor, he wasn't ready to take that stance, so it was really my idea anyway, so we took his part out. For some reason, I think [my former manager] Steve Stoute let it fly with Puffy still being crucified to the cross, so there was that fight at the office, where Puff jumped on Steve or some shit like that. Both of them were friends of mine, so I kind of stepped in and squashed the whole thing, and it's all in the past. Just growing pains. We were all growing up. That brings back a lot of memories. Even when I throw it on onstage now, it still kills."^[3]

Release and performance

The single was released in Italy with a version in which Puff Daddy was substituted by the Italian rapper Frankie Hi-NRG MC, and in Germany featuring Afrob.

The song peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The beat was also used by Cam'Ron and Jim Jones to diss Nas for calling Cam'Ron's album "wack" on their mixtape, Diplomats Vol. 2.

Charts

Charts	Position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[4]	55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	62
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	18
UK Singles Chart	14
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	8

In pop culture

The song was used as the entrance song for Nate Diaz at finale of the 5th season of The Ultimate Fighter
The song was used as the entrance song for former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir at UFC 81 and UFC 92.
The song was used as the entrance song for Marcus Aurelio at UFC 102.
The song is the entrance music for Colorado Rockies pitcher Huston Street.
Hate Me Now is also sampled by the mashup artist Girl Talk on his track "Hold Up" from his 2006 album Night Ripper.
This song is also featured on the soundtrack of the video games Def Jam: Icon, Madden NFL 10, and NBA 2K14.
Song was used as the opening intro music alongside an orchestra for the 2009-2010 Toronto Raptors home opener.
Eminem freestyled to the song when on the Tim Westwood Show.
The song was used during a promo package for professional wrestler The Miz at WrestleMania XXVII.^[5]
Ace Hood freestyled to the song on Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex Freestyle Pt. 2.

External links

References

↑ "Today In Hip-Hop: Nas Premiered Controversial "Hate Me Now" Video On TRL". XXL. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
↑ Kangas, Chaz (10 January 2013). "How Have We Not Seen Diddy Crucified in "Hate Me Now?"". Village Voice. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
↑ Nas' "Greatest Hits": A Track-By-Track Journey With the Pride of Queens : Rolling Stone
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ Ali, Reyan (4 April 2014). "The Real King of Pro Wrestling? The Ordinary Video Editor". Wired. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

Nas singles discography

Illmatic	"Halftime" "It Ain't Hard to Tell" "Life's a Bitch" "The World Is Yours" "One Love"

It Was Written	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "Street Dreams" "The Message"

I Am…	"Nas Is Like" "Hate Me Now"

Nastradamus	"Nastradamus" "You Owe Me"

Stillmatic	"Rule" "Got Ur Self a Gun" "One Mic"

God's Son	"Made You Look" "I Can" "Get Down"

Street's Disciple	"Thief's Theme" "Bridging the Gap" "Just a Moment"

Hip Hop Is Dead	"Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You"

Untitled album	"Hero" "Make the World Go Round"

Life Is Good	"Nasty" "The Don" "Daughters" "Cherry Wine"

The Firm: The Album	"Firm Biz" "Phone Tap"

Soundtracks	"Escobar '97" "Less Than an Hour"

Collaborations	"Did You Ever Think" "Hot Boyz" "Oochie Wally" "Thugz Mansion" "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "Too Many Rappers" "Ghetto Dreams" "Champion" "Something to Believe In"

Other songs	"N.Y. State of Mind" "One Time 4 Your Mind" "Ether" "Be a Nigger Too" "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" "Let Nas Down"

Sean Combs

Discography Production discography Accolades

Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris MMM

Remix albums	We Invented the Remix

Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "P.E. 2000" "Satisfy You" "Do You Like It...Do You Want It" "Best Friends" "Let's Get It" "Bad Boy for Life" "Diddy" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Special Delivery (Remix)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" "Angels" "Love Come Down" "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Your Love" "Ass on the Floor" "Workin (Remix)"

Featured singles	"No Time" "Someone" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "No More Drama" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Trade It All (Part 2)" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "I’m on You" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"

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