Steven Justman joined Cornerstone, New York, and Fader magazine, owned by Cornerstone, as executive vice president and general manager, a new post.

Duncan Cooper of The Fader magazine wrote that the song is "lyrically inspired, tough as hell and easily the best thing" on 4.

In the December 2006 issue of The Fader magazine, J Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, a former opera singer, spoke of watching her son's daily routine during the making of Donuts:

From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader magazine, covering music and cultural movements from around the world.

In 2007, the Canadian singer-songwriter Peaches posed as a model for a Vestal advertisement, which was featured in The Fader magazine.

In an interview with The Fader magazine, Snoop stated "Snoop Lion, Snoop Dogg, DJ Snoopadelic-they only know one thing: make music that's timeless and bangs."

In an interview with The Fader magazine, Taylor said the reference was a result of thinking about the Batman film, which has many things that Taylor is fond of, such as the Prince soundtrack.

In an essay for Fader magazine, he stated that his mother would allow him to ride the train from their residence at 176th Street and Jerome Avenue to 110th Street and Lexington Avenue.

The advertisement was shown in The Fader magazine.

The song remains one of singer Asha Bhosle's most popular, and her personal favourite, as in a 2005 interview to the The Fader magazine, calling it autobiographical, she said, "Mera Kuch Samaan.