: Dube evaluates how Nas negotiates the relationship between religion and hip-hop, suggesting that artists like Nas use religious imagery to perform roles that traditional religious and political leaders have failed to fulfill.
: The song's anthem-like beat samples "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff. Nas ft. Puff Daddy - You Can Hate Me Now
: Critics and scholars often point to the song as a defiant response to "haters" and the jealous criticism that followed Nas's commercial success after Illmatic . : Dube evaluates how Nas negotiates the relationship
: The article analyzes the music video as an instance of Nas's "soteriological self-portraiture"—where he presents himself as a "rap-prophet" and a "Messiah of hip-hop". Nas ft. Puff Daddy - You Can Hate Me Now