Reviewing musical performances in the series so far on October 21, 2009, Denise Martin for the Los Angeles Times rated "Hate On Me" the fourth best performance to date, writing that Riley: "blew away."
Gennemgangen af musikalske forestillinger i serien endtil den 21. oktober 2009 vurderede Denise Martin fra Los Angeles Times at sangen "Hate On Me" var den fjerde bedste præstation til dato, og skrev, at Riley: "blæste væk."