[5] The artists include veteran rapper Verbal Jint, Illionaire Records's Beenzino, Mino from WINNER, and B.I and Bobby from iKON.
[11] Just as the album's title, 'Shoebox', is said to represent the group's life struggles in recent years, the lyrics of "Born Hater" were written to express their emotions, specifically their thoughts on their 'haters'.
[15][16] The phrase "that's No No", sung by B.I, was popularized by Masta Wu during one of his interviews during the third season of the Show Me the Money television rap competition series in 2014.
[18] However, Billboard gave its praise to the album writing: "Shoebox is a brilliant summation of Epik High's signature perceptive storytelling.
"[19] On October 24, the cast and crew at the music video filming location were offered snacks from a movable cafe and food track prepared by Tablo, as seen by his post on his Instagram account.
[22] Created by Digipedi, the music video was filmed vertically and not covering the entire width of the screen for easier viewing for smart phones.
At the time that he sings his rap part, shots of him along with the members of Epik High and four women are seen squeezed inside a narrow cubicle.