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"How Ya Like Me Now"
Single by Kool Moe Dee
from the album How Ya Like Me Now
Released1987
Recorded1987
StudioBattery Studios, London, UK
GenreHip hop
Length3:57
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kool Moe Dee
  • Teddy Riley
Kool Moe Dee singles chronology
"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
(1987)
"How Ya Like Me Now"
(1987)
"Wild Wild West"
(1987)
Music video
"How Ya Like Me Now on YouTube

"How Ya Like Me Now" is a song by American rapper Kool Moe Dee. It was released in 1987 as the first single from his second studio album of the same name.

Produced and written in collaboration with Teddy Riley, the song is a diss-track to rival rapper LL Cool J.

The song became Kool Moe Dee's first to appear on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaked at No. 22 in January 1988 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. Also peaked No. 86 on the UK Singles Chart.

"How Ya Like Me Now" was No. 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop list.

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 22

See also

References

  1. "How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Hip-Hop History: 10 Memorable Diss Single Covers". Vibe. March 1, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. "Kool Moe Dee chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs". The Greatest. Episode 186. 2008-09-28. MTV Networks. VH1. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. "MC Lyte Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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