Born Hater
| "Born Hater" | ||||||||
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| Single by Epik High | ||||||||
| from the album Shoebox | ||||||||
| Released | October 18, 2014 | |||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||
| Genre | K-pop, R&B, Hip hop/rap | |||||||
| Label | YG Entertainment | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Tablo, Mithra Jin, Lim Sung-bin, Kim Jin-tae, B.I, Song Min-ho, Bobby | |||||||
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"Born Hater" is a song by South Korean hip hop group Epik High, released on October 18, 2014, as one of their single tracks from their eighth Korean studio album, Shoebox. The song features rappers Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, Mino, and Bobby.
On October 13, 2014, YG Entertainment announced with a poster that Epik High would be the next artist to release an album in 2014 after Akdong Musician. The album Shoebox, which was announced to be released on October 21, was their first album release in two years. It was even delayed one week from its initial announcement due to the music video shoot taking longer than expected. On October 14, the group released the full tracks included in the album, including "Born Hater" as the eighth track.
On October 15, the featured artists in "Born Hater" single were announced through YG Entertainment’s official blog. The artists include veteran rapper Verbal Jint, Illionaire Records's Beenzino, Mino from WINNER, and rappers B.I and Bobby from iKON.
On October 18, the single was pre-released through their YouTube account as a part of the album's promotion. The next day, a short snippet of the song was included in the album sampler uploaded on the same account, along with the other tracks in the album.
Besides their concerts and fan meetings, Epik High also performed "Born Hater" in various awards shows and end-of-year celebrations. At the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, in which the group received the Best Rap Performance award for the fifth time, Epik High performed the single along with Mino, B.I, and Bobby. They also performed it during the 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards with WINNER's Kang Seung-yoon and Mino, as well as a modified version at the SBS Gayo Daejun with Mino, B.I, and Bobby.
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