How Ya Like Me Now Lyrics

[Chorus]
How ya like me now?

[Verse 3]
Rap is an art and I'm like Picasso
But of course, why else would you try so
Hard to paint a picture, and try to get ya
Self in my shoes, but they won't fit ya
I'm bigger and better, forget about deffer
Every time I rocked the mic, I left a
Stain in your brain that will remain
Stuck in the back of your brain till you see me
Again, respect, I come correct
The rhymes I select are nothing short of perfect
Vernacular's pure and I can ensure
Life or death with my breath, my voice is a cure
I heal life from the words I spread
I'll make a sick man rock on his death bed

Sucker MC's, I'll make your girl say, "Ow"
And she's jockin', now how ya like me now?


[Chorus]
How ya like me now?
How ya like me now?

[Verse 4]
It irked my nerve when I heard
A sucker rapper that I know I'll serve
Run around town sayin' he is the best
Is that a test? I'm not impressed
Get real, you're nothing but a toy
Don't ya know that I'll serve that boy?
Just like a waiter, hit 'em with a plate of
These fresh rhymes and
Make sure that he pay the bill
And leave him standin' still
When he's had enough, hit him with a refill
And for dessert it won't be no ice cream
I'm just gonna shatter and splatter his pipe dreams
Make him feel the wrath, beat him down, and laugh
And when I finish, then I'm gonna ask him
"Who is the best?" And if he don't say, "Moe Dee"
I'll take my whip and make him call himself Toby

Whip him good, then I'll make him sweat
Always talkin' about battles and never had a battle yet
But if we ever did, how could you beat me?
You're so petrified, you're scared to even meet me
My word's the law, that's why you don't beef
You're nothing but a punk, track star, and a thief
So I'm puttin' you on punishment, just like a child
Never touch another mic, how ya like me now?
[Chorus]
How ya like me now?

[Verse 5]
I could continue, there's more on the menu
But I'll relax 'cause I'm so far in you
You had enough, I know you're overstuffed
And if I keep going, you'll be throwin' up

Old rhymes I used to say way back in the day
When you used to come to my parties and pay
Nobody's ever gonna rock me and this I vow
So all I wanna say is how ya like me now?

[Chorus]
How ya like me now?
How ya like me now?
How ya like me now?

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Genius Annotation

“How Ya Like Me Now” is the spark that ignited one of the most notable feuds between old school and new school hip-hop, with Kool Moe Dee attacking LL Cool J on his style—claiming it to be an imitation of his own—and dismissing his success by delivering a bold line cleverly structured around the title of LL’s second album.

This song is the only reference to LL Cool J on How Ya Like Me Now, aside from the album cover itself depicting a Kangol hat (which the rapper wore heavily at the time) being crushed under the wheel of a Jeep. LL Cool J would respond to this track with “Jack the Ripper.”

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