Hate Me Now Lyrics

[Produced by D Moet, Pretty Boy & Trackmasters]

[Intro: Nas & Puff Daddy]
Escobar Season has returned
It's been a long time, been a long time comin'
It's life or death for me now
But you know, there's no turnin' back now
This is what makes me, this is what I am

Feel me? Let's go

[Chorus 1: Puff Daddy & Nas]
You can hate me now (Q.B.)
But I won't stop now (Real niggas)
'Cause I can't stop now (Bravehearts)
You can hate me now (C'mon)
But I won't stop now (Uh)
'Cause I can't stop now
You can hate me now
You can hate me now

[Ad-libs over Chorus: Puff Daddy]
Well, you hate me, I'm gon' hate you too
It's as simple as that
Die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die!
You don't give a fuck, I don't give a fuck
Go down any way you want it to go down
[Interlude: Puff Daddy & Nas]
Do it now
Weak, jealous motherfuckers!
Do it now, do it now


[Verse 1: Nas & Puff Daddy]
Don't hate me, hate the money I see (Yeah), clothes that I buy (Uh-huh)
Ice that I wear, flows that I try (C'mon)
Close your eyes (That's right), picture me rollin', Sixes, money foldin'
Bitches, honeys that swollen to riches, Nas get in ya
Most critically acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winner
Best storyteller, thug narrator, my style's greater (You the best, that's right)
Model dater, big threat to a lot of you haters (Haha)
Commentators ringside try watchin' my paper (Watch this)
Almost a decade, quite impressive
Most of the best is in the essence for this rap shit that I stand for
Expandin' more to the big screen, Bill Gates dreams
But it seems you'd rather see me in jail with state greens (Hah, picture that)
Want me off the scene fast, but good things last
Like your favorite MC still makin' some mean cash
First rapper to bring a platinum plaque back to the projects
But you still wanna hate, be my guest, I suggest


[Interlude: Puff Daddy & Nas]
Money is power, motherfucker!
I got millions of thugs on salary
Do it now!

[Chorus 2: Puff Daddy & Nas]
You can hate me now (I won't stop)
But I won't stop now (I can't stop)
'Cause I can't stop now (Now) (You can hate me)
You can hate me now (Do it now) (I hate you too)
But I won't stop now (C'mon) (You can hate me now)
'Cause I can't stop now (C'mon)
You can hate me now (Do it now) (You can hate me now)
You can hate me now

[Interlude: Nas & Puff Daddy]
Do it now! I told you, do it now!
Let's go

[Verse 2: Nas]
You wanna hate me, then hate me; what can I do
But keep gettin' money? Funny, I was just like you
I had to hustle hard, never give up, until I made it
Now y'all sayin': "That's a clever nigga, nothin' to play with."
Hate on me, I blew but I'm the same OG
People warned me: "When you on top there's envy"
Took my niggas out the hood, but you doubt on us
Sayin' we left the hood but can't get it out of us
My bad, should I step out my shoes, give 'em to you?
Here's my cars and my house, you can live in that too
Criticize when I flow for the street, hate my dress code
Gucci this, Fendi that – what you expect, hoe?
Nickname Esco, took this game to its threshold
Best flow, I bet the whole U.S. know
Try to make it like you the realest, but who the illest?
Think we all know the answer to that, 'cause niggas feel this, right?
[Interlude: Puff Daddy & Nas]
You think I'ma come this far
And let you niggas stop me now?
I hate you too! (Do it now!)

[Chorus 2: Puff Daddy]
You can hate me now (I won't stop)
But I won't stop now (Now) (I can't stop)
'Cause I can't stop now (Do it now) (You can hate me)
You can hate me now (C'mon) (I hate you too)
But I won't stop now (Uh) (You can hate me now)
'Cause I can't stop now (Uh, uh)
You can hate me now (Do it now) (You can hate me now)
You can hate me now (Do it now)

[Interlude: Puff Daddy]
I like this, I like the way this feels (Let's go)


[Verse 3: Nas & Puff Daddy]
It's a thin line between paper and hate
Friends and snakes, nine milli's and thirty-eights
Hell or the Pearly Gates; I was destined to come
Predicted, blame God, he blew breath in my lungs
Second to none, wicked turn wives to widows (Yeah)
Shoot through satin pillows, the desolate one
(Right)
Took a little time to claim my spot
Jammin' up the border to this game stop, and I side with the Lord (Uh)
Ride for the cause while drivin' niggas shot at my doors (That's right)
Plottin' I'm sure, to catch me with they Glocks to my jaws
Tried stickin' me up, but I flipped on these ducks (You tried?)
Instead of me, ambulances were pickin' 'em up
(That's what you hate)
Niggas fear what they don't understand
Hate what they can't conquer, guess it's just inferior man

Became a monster, on top of the world, never fallin'
I'm as real as they come, from day one, forever ballin', c'mon!

[Interlude: Puff Daddy & Nas]
(Yeah) (It won't stop)
You ain't never seen a nigga like me (It won't stop) ever in your life (You can hate me) (Never!)
And that's what you can't understand!

[Chorus 2: Puff Daddy & Nas]
You can hate me now (C'mon) (I won't stop)
But I won't stop now (I can't stop)
'Cause I can't stop now (Do it now, do it now) (You can hate me)
You can hate me now (Do it now, do it now, niggas) (I hate you too)
But I won't stop now (C'mon) (You can hate me now)
'Cause I can't stop now (Hate me now)
You can hate me now (You can hate me now) (Hate me now)
You can hate me now (You can hate me now) (C'mon, niggas!)

[Outro: Puff Daddy & Nas]
You can hate me now (C'mon, niggas!) (You can hate me now)
But I won't stop now (Do it now! Get this shit over with!)
(I won't stop now)
It ain't gon' never stop, niggas! (It can't stop...)

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Genius Annotation

Ever wonder what it would sound like if Nas rapped about his wealth over a classical piece while Diddy shouted obscenities at you? Well, wonder no longer!

Nas tells Rolling Stone that Foxy Brown passed on the beat, and he explains and the video for the song became a point of controversy.

In the original cut of the video, both Nas and Diddy were shown crucified. Diddy wanted his scene taken out, but when MTV first aired the video, his scene was still included. Diddy then went Juvenile on Nas' manager.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Nas say about "Hate Me Now"?
Genius Answer

It was a track 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 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 now onstage, it still kills.

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Recorded At
Sony Studios & The Hit Factory (New York City)
Release Date
April 6, 1999
Songs That Sample Hate Me Now
2nd Childhood by Nas, Intro (Hate on Me) by Meek Mill, Boss Nigga Now by Crooked I, '99 Tim Westwood Freestyle by Eminem (Ft. Proof), Hate Me Now by The Diplomats (Ft. Cam'ron & Jim Jones), Pay Me Now by Curren$y, 10 Years Of Hate by Ma$e, Real L Thrice by Alex Dionisio, Intro (Khaza) by Kevin Gates, It's Just Us and the Gunz (Intro) by DJ Green Lantern, Intro (Die John Bello Story) by Kool Savas, Strange Deranged by Rhyme Asylum (Ft. Reain), Da Grind by Masta Ace (Ft. Apocalypse), Суканиндендо (Bitchnindendo) by дима бамберг (dima bamberg), 4Mortes by дима бамберг (dima bamberg), G$D by Bushido & Shindy, Niedzielna Komedia Polsatu by MC Wojtu$, Monster by Chris Webby (Ft. Apathy), Hate me now by Owen bacon, Hustlin’ Hours by Onyx (Ft. Makem Pay), Say It To Me by Illy, Posse Cut (2013 Golden Era Records Cypher) by Golden Era Records (Ft. Briggs, Funkoars, Hilltop Hoods, K21 & Vents (AUS)), Selezione All'Ingresso by Club Dogo, Schlangen by Bushido, Haterade (Hate Me Now Remix) by Andy B-B, Dresscode by Fler, Hold Up by Girl Talk, Jackin’ For Beats by Sticky Fingaz, The Light You Burned by Hilltop Hoods (Ft. Trials), KILLY DEM CRAZY by Popcaan, Hate Me Now by Capo (GBE) (Ft. Justo (GBE)), Murder for Hire (Interlude) by Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost LTD (Ft. DJ Swab), East London by Tribe (London) (Ft. GANZ & Oxxxymiron), Desabafos e Confissões by Kid MC, Maurizio’s Ghost by Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost LTD (Ft. DJ Swab) & Money Freestyle by AchtVier
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