In Act One Scene One, Tybalt and Benvolio meet in the town, after hearing of a brawl that was brewing between the servants of the two families. The song “Hate On Me”, by Jill Scott, would be an excellent addition to this scene. Benvolio draws his sword and commands the servants to drop their weapons. Tybalt finds this command to be quite hypocritical considering he is asking the townsmen to put down their weapons while he holds one in his hand. Tybalt responds by saying, “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee coward.” (1.1.65-67) In the song Jill Scott says, “If I could give you the world on a silver platter, would it even matter? You’d still be mad at me.” This verse explains the intense hatred that Tybalt has for Benvolio and vice versa. Scott continues saying, “You can try as you may, break me down when I say that it ain’t up to you, gonna do what you do.” This line is similar to that of Tybalt because they both are saying that you (the enemy) can try to stop me, but I will do whatever I want to do. After the first two verses, the chorus begins. “Hate on me, hater, now or later. Cause I’m gonna do me, you’ll be made, baby. Go head and hate on me, hater, I’m not afraid of, what I got I paid for. You can hate on me.” Likewise, in the book Sampson says, “No sir, I do not bite my thumb at you sir, but I bite my thumb sir.” (1.1.46-47) This line can be translated as my actions were deliberate and you deserved them, which has similar meaning to the chorus. Jill Scott then says, “If I gave you sanity for the whole of humanity. Handed all the solutions for the pain and pollution.” This line means that even if one were to give his/her enemy sanity and solutions for the entire world, their enemy would still despise then, just like Tybalt is to Benvolio and vice versa. The song then finishes by repeating the chorus, which emphasizes how this song fits into the play, Romeo and Juliet.
JILL SCOTT - HATE ON ME
If I could give you the world on a silver platter
Would it even matter? You'd still be mad at me
If I could find in all this a dozen roses
Which I would give to you, you'd still be miserable
In reality I'm gon' be who I be and I don't feel no faults
For all the lies that you bought
You can try as you may, break me down when I say
That it ain't up to you, gonna do what you do
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden
And I made you a peach pie, would you slap me out?
Wonder if I gave you diamonds out of my own womb
Would you feel the love in that or ask why not the moon?
If I gave you sanity for the whole of humanity
Handed all the solutions for the pain and pollution
No matter where I live, despite the things I give
You'll always be this way, so go 'head and
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
You cannot hate on me 'cause my mind is free
Feel my destiny, so shall it be
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
JILL SCOTT - HATE ON ME
If I could give you the world on a silver platter
Would it even matter? You'd still be mad at me
If I could find in all this a dozen roses
Which I would give to you, you'd still be miserable
In reality I'm gon' be who I be and I don't feel no faults
For all the lies that you bought
You can try as you may, break me down when I say
That it ain't up to you, gonna do what you do
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden
And I made you a peach pie, would you slap me out?
Wonder if I gave you diamonds out of my own womb
Would you feel the love in that or ask why not the moon?
If I gave you sanity for the whole of humanity
Handed all the solutions for the pain and pollution
No matter where I live, despite the things I give
You'll always be this way, so go 'head and
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me
You cannot hate on me 'cause my mind is free
Feel my destiny, so shall it be
Hate on me, hater, now or later
'Cause I'm gonna do me, you'll be made, baby
Go 'head and hate on me, hater, I'm not afraid of
What I got I paid for, you can hate on me