That's How You Like It

"**That's How You Like It**" (en español: "Así te gusta a ti") es una canción grabada por Beyoncé, que cuenta con el rapero Jay-Z, para el álbum debut en solitario de Beyoncé, *Dangerously in Love* (2003). Lanzada el 20 de junio de 2003 por Columbia Records y Music World Entertainment, la colaboración fue escrita por Jay-Z, Delroy "D-Roy" Andrews, Brian "Mr. B" Bridgeman, y producida por Beyoncé, D-Roy, y Mr. B. La canción marca la tercera colaboración entre Beyoncé y su ahora esposo Jay-Z, las dos primeras siendo "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2002) y "Crazy in Love" (2003). La canción detalla el amor de Beyoncé por JAY Z, y JAY Z se dirige a las personas que no quieren que estén juntos.

## Antecedentes

Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith y Jay-Z unieron a los productores con Beyoncé para grabar el entonces-próximo álbum debut en solitario de Beyoncé. El proceso de composición de la canción fue iniciado por Jay-Z, luego de escuchar una pista producida por D-Roy y Mr. B. "Escribió el *hook* y grabó un demo antes de enviar el disco, y el resto de los versos fueron escritos por Jay y Beyoncé."

## Composición

La canción está compuesta en la nota de Si bemol mayor, y cuenta con un tiempo de 103 pulsaciones por minuto. "That's How You Like It" contiene interpolaciones de la canción "I Like It" (1982) de DeBarge, escrita por Randy DeBarge, Eldra DeBarge y Etterlene Jordan, quienes reciben créditos de composición.

## Letra

**Beyoncé y 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:**

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

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

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

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

**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?

**Beyoncé:**

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

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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

## Créditos y personal

Créditos adaptados del booklet del CD *Dangerously in Love*.

* Shawn Carter– composición
* Delroy Andrews– composición, producción
* Brian Bridgeman – composición, producción
* Beyoncé Knowles – producción
* Guru – grabación
* Tony Maserati – mezcla
* Pat Woodward – asistentes de mezcla
* Luz Vasquez – asistentes de mezcla

## Referencias

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Beyoncé (2003). *Dangerously in Love* (folleto del CD). Columbia, Music World.
2. ↑ How Beyoncé’s ‘Dangerously in Love’ Became a Certified Classic (09-10-2014). Retrieved on septiembre 22, 2021.
3. ↑ Key & BPM for That's How You Like It (feat. Jay-Z) by Beyoncé, JAY-Z. Retrieved on septiembre 22, 2021.