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"How Ya Like Me Now" is a song by
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Kool Moe Dee Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, writer 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 one ...
. 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 singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. " Tedd ...
, the song is a diss-track to rival rapper
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. The song became Kool Moe Dee's first to appear on the Billboard
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, peaked at No. 22 in January 1988 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. Also peaked No. 86 on the
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. "How Ya Like Me Now" was  31 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop'' list.


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