Released: July 23, 2003

Featuring: JAY-Z

Songwriter: Bunny DeBarge Randy DeBarge JAY-Z Beyoncé Brian Bridgeman Delroy Andrews

Producer: Mr. B Beyoncé D-Roy

[Chorus: Beyoncé & JAY-Z]
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby

[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
I need a thug that'll have my back
Do-rag, Nike Airs to match
Ain't nothin' wrong with that
(That's how I like it, baby)
Where my thugs at?
White T-shirt, I love that
Timberland boots, you does that, it's a fact
(That's how I like it, baby)
I like the way you walk
The way you talk
The way you dress
The way you smile
I like the way you are
The way you ain't
I like your honesty, integrity
It levels me, so please don't ever change

[Chorus: Beyoncé & JAY Z]
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
I like the way you brush your hair
I like the stylish clothes you wear
It's just the real things you do
That's why I wanna stick with you
Where my girls at?
Let them know we love that
Sexy way they does that (You did that)
(That's how I like it, baby)
I hope you like my style
The way I dress
The way I flirt
Say yes
I hope you like my mind
The things I say
If I'm with you, then I'm with only you
My loyalty will never, ever change

[Chorus: Beyoncé & JAY-Z]
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby

[Verse 3: JAY-Z]
I know you heard I'm a gangsta
They say "Stay away from them gangstas"
They never change up, or pull they pants up
Well, baby girl, put ya foot down
Don't let 'em push you around, you know what you like
Baby thug, you know wrong from right
And you done felt wrong before
This can't be what it feel like
And they don't really know whatcha feel like
For instance
They don't know the difference between real life
And the music videos and the raggedy magazines
They have it badder than he seems
All they see is my baggy jeans, my attitude
I ain't mad at you, it's just my glide
Way I wear my hat to the side
Way I lean real low when I ride
That's why in my mind
They like my walk
My accent from New York
My way of thinking is slightly off
They like the way he floss
Leave the block on a bike, he come back in a Porsche
But of course
Most of all, they like my honesty, integrity, my loyalty
Young Hova and the letter B
How you like that, huh?

[Chorus: Beyoncé & JAY-Z]
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how you like it, huh
That's how I like it, baby

Beyoncé

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.