 Sticky Fingaz also appeared in "In Too Deep", which featured "How to Rob" in its soundtrack, as did another celebrity mentioned, Jermaine Dupri.Of the other celebrities mentioned in "How to Rob", 50 Cent has worked with Jay-Z, Diddy, Mase, Busta Rhymes, DMX, Missy Elliott, DJ Clue, Juvenile, Joe, Lil' Kim, R. Kelly and Timbaland since the song's release.Roxanne Blandford from AllMusic called "How to Rob" an "uproariously cunning single".