I Like It
Grand Puba/Sadat X Lyrics

Yeah
Grand Puba starts the song.

Ladies and gentlemen, I've found him
Grand Puba introduces himself as the baddest motherfucker in town.

I want you to meet the baddest motherfucker in town
Grand Puba wants to introduce himself.

(Right on, right on, right on, go 'head, tell it)
Grand Puba encourages the audience to react to his introduction.

Who is it?
The audience asks who the baddest motherfucker in town is.

Well, it's Grand Puba, honey
Grand Puba reveals that he is the baddest motherfucker in town.

With my man Stud Doogie, love
Grand Puba introduces his friend and collaborator Stud Doogie.

Droppin' 2000, dig the way this go down
Grand Puba announces that he and Stud Doogie are releasing an album called '2000' and he likes the way it's going.

Check it
Grand Puba wants the audience to pay attention to the lyrics of his song.

I hit a flow all dipped in Lo'
Grand Puba raps a smooth flow while wearing clothing by the designer brand Lo' (short for Polo).

Sit back and sip Moë as I'm count my dough
Grand Puba relaxes and sips champagne (Moët & Chandon) while counting his money.

Grand Puba Maxwell, Doogie, comin' with the New York
Grand Puba and Stud Doogie are from New York City and ready to represent their hometown in their music.

We keep it real like jail when we mic talk
Grand Puba and Stud Doogie are honest and authentic when they rap.

Honeys know 'cause when I'm in the set
Girls at the party know that Grand Puba is there once he arrives.

Grand Puba is the one who makes they stink box wet
Grand Puba is very sexually appealing to women and turns them on.

So let me tell ya somethin', lady
Grand Puba addresses the women in the audience/club/party.

When ya flow this flow then its all cream and baby
When Grand Puba performs, his flow is smooth and everything is enjoyable or excellent, just like cream.

I made this one for the brothers in the party
Grand Puba wrote this song specifically for the men at the party/club to dance with women.

To find a hottie and dance body to body
The goal of the song is to help men find attractive women to dance closely with.

Step one, first you grab honey by the waist
The first step to dancing with a woman is to hold her by the waist.

Step two, then you move at a ghetto pace
The second step is to move slowly and sensually, like a person from a ghetto/urban area.

Step three, then ya look her dead in the face
The third step is to look directly at the woman's face.

Step four, now it's time to leave this place
The fourth step is to leave the party with the woman.

Hold up, be careful of the cheesa's
Grand Puba warns to be careful of girls who are only interested in money (cheesa's = cheese = money).

The teaser's, the one who wants the money and the Visa's
The 'teasers' are women who are only after a man's money or visa to come to America.

I'ma tell honeys straight off the bat
Grand Puba will warn women right away if he thinks they are gold diggers.

But please don't even go there with that, dig it
Grand Puba doesn't want to deal with women who are only interested in his money.

This one's designed to make your spine in your back wind
The song is meant to be so good that it will make listeners dance and move in a way that their back will bend (in a good way).

Grand Puba nice it up for you every time
Grand Puba promises that he'll make good music every time.

Ooh, and I like it
The hook of the song; repeated to show that Grand Puba is enjoying something (could be the music, dancing, or women).

And you say New York City
The hook is followed each time with a sample of someone saying 'New York City.'

Could it be I stayed away too long?
Grand Puba returns to rapping after the hook with a question about his absence from the music scene.

Thief MC's be wishing I was gone
Rappers who are not as good as Grand Puba wish that he was not around so they could be more popular.

Because they wanna be where I are
These rappers are jealous of Grand Puba because they want to be as successful as he is.

But you can't get that far
These rappers won't be as successful as Grand Puba because they aren't as talented as him.

So stop wishing on a star
Grand Puba advises these rappers to stop dreaming and accept their limitations.

It's only one Grand P
There is only one Grand Puba, no one can match his style.

So, honey, do what you did on the night you creeped with me
Grand Puba wants a woman to spend the night with him, and do whatever she did the night she first slept with him.

It's no doubt I come real with that, the butter track
When Grand Puba raps, he is honest and uses smooth instrumentals (i.e., 'butter track').

The one that makes honeys hit the bed mat
Grand Puba's music is so good that it makes women want to have sex with him.

I'm energetic, poetic, athletic with good credit
Grand Puba describes himself as having a lot of energy, being a good writer, being athletic, and having good credit (an indicator of financial responsibility).

So just move like I'm Simon and I said it
Grand Puba wants people to listen to him and follow his lead, similar to Simon Says (the children's game).

You see my flow is just a step ahead
Grand Puba's rapping is ahead of other rappers in terms of skill and style.

I'm still wicked in a bed because I'm down right nasty like newlyweds
Grand Puba is very good at having sex because he is very passionate, like newlywed couples.

So back up and let me breathe 'cause when it comes to gettin' down
Grand Puba wants people to give him space to be himself, because when it comes to having fun, he is the best at it.

I'm gettin' looser than a crackhead's hair weave
Grand Puba is very relaxed and wild when he has fun, even more so than a person who uses crack cocaine (which can lead to hair loss).

And I betcha, my golly, wow
Grand Puba is confident that no one can match his style or skills.

You never find another style like this if ya search a million miles
Grand Puba's style is very unique, and no one can copy it, no matter how hard they try, even if they search hundreds of thousands of miles.

So won't ya let Puba nice your party
Grand Puba wants people to let him make the party more enjoyable by providing his music.

I hit a flow liike Al Jarreau
Grand Puba's style is similar to Al Jarreau, who was a famous jazz singer.

See, I've been doin' this for years
Grand Puba has been making music for a long time, and he is very experienced.

I'm leavin' MC's in tears, tears, dig it
Grand Puba's rapping is so good that other rappers are upset and crying.

'Cause they fallin' just like the rain
Other rappers are failing, just like rain falls from the sky.

Grand Puba's too much for the brain
Grand Puba's skills are too much for other rappers to handle, they can't keep up.

Now gold diggers who try to get it
Grand Puba again warns women who are only interested in his money.

I left 'em backwards, they thought they farted when they shitted
Grand Puba tricked these women and made them confused and embarrassed (they mistook their bowel movement for a fart).

'Cause Puba's everything, and everything is Pu
Grand Puba is everything (meaning he has everything) and everything (in the song) is about him (abbreviated as 'Pu').

'Cause I hit 'em with the (one) and then with a (two)
Grand Puba uses his unique style to impress people twice (one and two could refer to different songs, parts of a song, etc.).

Yeah, 'cause that's just how Grand Pu and Stud Doogie do
Grand Puba and Stud Doogie make music the way that they want to, using their own unique style.

You didn't know I was the bomb, baby?
Grand Puba is asking why people didn't realize how great his music is.

Somebody should've told you, somebody should have told you
Grand Puba believes that other people should have informed the listener about how great his music is.

Ha ha, and you say
Grand Puba laughs and repeats the hook one more time.

'Cause we get down for ours, we get down no doubt
Grand Puba and Stud Doogie are dedicated to their craft and will make great music no matter what.

'95 flav', and I'm out
Grand Puba offers one more line to describe himself - he is releasing music in 1995 - then he completes the song and signs off.

(Ooh, and I like it)
The final repetition of the hook to conclude the song.