“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.”