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"How Ya Like Me Now" is a song by American rapper
Kool Moe Dee Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. Considered one of the forerunners of the new jack swing sound in hip hop, he gained fame in the 1980s as a member of ...
. 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 Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip-hop fusion genre, new jack swing. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwri ...
, the song is a diss-track to rival rapper
LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...
. The song became Kool Moe Dee's first to appear on the Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
, 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  31 on
VH1 VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global's networks division based in New Y ...
's ''100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop'' list.


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List of notable diss tracks The following is a list of diss tracks, recorded songs the primary purpose of which is to verbally attack someone else, usually another artist. Traditional recordings YouTube These diss tracks are known for their distribution via the YouT ...


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1987 songs 1988 singles Kool Moe Dee songs Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley Songs written by Teddy Riley {{1980s-hiphop-song-stub