throw my tape on 
 And I watch ya 
 Three second later 
 I got ya shakin' your head 
 Dancin' instead of sittin' 
 The rhymes kick 
 The beats hittin' you 
 Just like a home run 
 Slammin' like a slam dunk 
 Riding the wave that James Brown gave funk 
 It happened to James like it happened to me 
 How you think I feel to see another MC 
 Gettin' paid usin' my rap style 
 And I'm playn' the background meanwhile 
 I ain't with that 
 You can forget that 
 You took my style 
 I'm takin' it back 
 I'm come back like "Return of the Jedi" 
 Sucker MC's in the place that said I 
 Could only rock rhymes 
 Only rock crowds 
 But never rock records 
    How ya like me now (x2)   
 Now brothers are riding me 
 Like a pony 
 I'm no phony 
 I'm the only real micaroni 
 Playin' the mic like it's supposed to be played 
 New jacks,you all shoulda stayed out of the business 
 What is this,amateur night at the Apollo? 
 Get off this stage,I'm in a rage 
 I'm like a lion that's been trapped in a cage 
 I'm the real king , rap is a jungle 
 I never understood,how could one go 
 To a party,watch me,stand around and jock me 
 Become a rapper,then try to rock me 
 Scheming like a demon,you're screamin' and dreamin' 
 I'm from the old school,I used to see men 
 Dies for less,but I'm not living that way 
 I'll let my mic do the talkin' 
 And let the music play   
 How ya like me now (x2)   
 Rap is an art 
 And I'm a 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 
 Vernacular's pure and I can insure 
 Life od 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" 
 She's jockin'   
 How ya like me now (x2)   
 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 nothin' but a toy 
 Don't ya know I'll serve that boy 
 Just like a waiter 
 Hit'em with a place of 
 These fresh rhymes and 
 Make sure that he 
 Pays the bill,and leave him standin' still 
 When he's had enough,hit him with a refil 
 And for dessert it won't be no ice cream 
 I'm just gonna splatter and shatter his pipe dream 
 Make him feel the wrath,beat him and laugh 
 Then when I finish them,I'm gonna ask him 
 Who's the bests,and if he don't say Moe Dee 
 I'll take my whip and make him call himself Toby 
 Put him on punishment just like a child,then ask   
 How ya like me now   
 Whip him good,then I'll make him sweat 
 Talkin' about battles and never had a battle yet 
 But if we ever did 
 How could you beat me 
 You're so petrified 
 Even scared to 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 (x2)   
 I could continue 
 There's more on the menu 
 But relax 'cos I'm so far in you 
 You had enough 
 I know you're overstuffed 
 If I keep going 
 You'll be throwin' up 
 Old rhymes I used to say 
 Back in the day 
 When you used to me 
 To my parties and pay 
 Nobody's ever gonna rack me 
 This I vow 
 So all I wanna say is   
 How ya like me now (X2)   
 How ya like me now ( fade out with echo)