Grand Puba - I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)

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Lyrics:
[Intro]
Yeah
"Ladies and gentlemen, I've found him. I want you to meet the baddest motherfucker in town
(Right on, right on, right on)"
Who is it?
Well it's Grand Puba, honey (I like it)
With my man Stud Doogie, love (I like it)
Droppin' 2000 (I like it)
Dig the way this go down (I like it)
Check it
[Verse 1]
I hit a flow all dipped in 'Lo
Sit back and sip Moe as I count my dough
Grand Puba Maxwell, Doogie, comin' with the New York
We keep it real like jail when we mic talk
Honeys know 'cause when I'm in the set
Grand Puba is the one who makes they stink box wet
So let me tell ya somethin' lady
When ya flow this flow then it's all cream and baby
I made this one for the (brothers in the party)
To find a hottie and dance body to body
Step one, first you grab honey by the waist
Step two, then you move at a ghetto pace
Step three, then ya look her dead in the face
Step four, now it's time to leave this place
Hold up, be careful of the cheesa's, the teasa's
The one who wants the money and the Visa's
I'ma tell honeys straight off the bat
But please don't even go there with that, dig it
This one's designed to make your spine in your back wind
Grand Puba lights it up for you every time
[Hook]
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya say New York City (I like it)
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya, and ya say New York City (I like it)
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya say New York City (I like it)
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya say (I like it)
[Verse 2]
Could it be I've stayed away too long
Thief MC's be wishin' I was gone
Because they wanna be where I are
But ya can't get that far, so stop wishing on a star
It's only one Grand P
So honey do what you did on the night you creeped with me
It's no doubt I come real with that, the butter track
The one that makes the honeys hit the bed mat
I'm energetic, poetic, athletic, with good credit
So just move like I'm Simon and I said it
Ya see, my flow is just a step ahead
I'm still wicked in a bed because I'm down right nasty like newlyweds
So back up and let me breathe
Cause when it comes to gettin' down, I'm gettin' looser than a crackhead's hair weave
And I, betcha by golly wow
Ya never find another style like this if ya search a million miles
So why'n cha let Puba nice your party
I hit a flow like Al Jarreau
See, I've been doin' this for years
I'm leavin' MC's in tears, tears, dig it
Cause they fallin' just like the rain
Grand Puba's too much for the brain
Now gold diggers who try to get it
I left 'em backwards, they thought they farted when they shitted
Cause Puba's everything, and everything is Pu
Cause I hit 'em with the (one), and then with the (two)
Yeah, cause that's just how Grand Pu and Stud Doogie do
Ya didn't know I was the bomb, baby?
Somebody should've told you, somebody should have told you
[Hook]
Ooh, yeah I like it
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya say New York City, no doubt (I like it)
Ooh, yeah I like it
And ya say New York City (I like it)
Ooh, yeah I like it
Ha ha, and ya say
[Outro]
Cause we get down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Down for ours, we get down
Cause we get down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Down for ours, we get down, no doubt
Ninety-five Flav, and I'm out
Ooh, yeah I like it
Ooh, yeah I like it
#TommyBoyRecords #GrandPuba #HipHop50

[@legoclayface]

AND YOU SAY NEW YORK CITY 🗣️📣🔥🔥🔥

[@gabrielbarbosa1282]

Ooooooooh and I LIKE IT🗣️📣🔥🔥🔥

[@jbrat4313]

Nobody, and I mean Nobody does it like NYC..... Period!

[@MaxG_47]

Still one of the dopest joints ever. I remember discovering this in THUG 2. Absolute butter

[@LoDevereauxPro]

Max G me too, such a banger of a soundtrack

[@JusDOrange9470]

THUG had great stuff too. First connections to the culture. A few years later i began to understand it. THUG got me into Jurassic 5, Quasimoto, Mr. Lif, Jugganots and all that good stuff.

[@toddb7669]

@9470ahalb I just found out MF DOOM had a song on the soundtrack a few days ago...

[@JusDOrange9470]

@@toddb7669 yes and the beat was from "the herbaliser" british dopeness :)

[@John_on_the_mountain]

@@JusDOrange9470 bro all the Tony hawk games had the dopest stuff. Tony hawk put me on to Del the funky homosapien, gang starr, ra the rugged man, madlib, nas, i cant even remember what else i first heard on THPS

[@odago3152]

One of the best flows ever. Slippery and precise.

[@tillman002000]

Underrated

[@tapangasoul6928]

Fact

[@-insertname-9784]

like simon coz i said itttt

[@markgoldberg9959]

perfectly put

[@gworrall1]

@Kian Tinn sorry but Grand Puba is streets ahead of Smooth B

[@justjuangoodcitizen4297]

Damn I remember 15 years old 95' dropping my pops off at the Newark International Airport because he was in the Army about to do a tour in South Korea. I was sad as hell going back to the Jersey Shore down the Garden State Parkway and this came on HOT 97.1 New York City and cheered me the fuck up. PEACE Grand Pu

[@user-wo7dl6tb2q]

@JustJuan GoodCitizen nice to hear of your vivid memory. Didn’t this track make you feel at ease, cause you were in the East at this glorious time! I first heard this in my first time to Washington Heights NYC, in the passenger seat of my Dominican friends car & it TOO CAME ON HOT 97! I was awestruck ✨💫 most likely the same day or week, revolutionary sound

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

…and you say New York City? ☮️

[@Jayilla944]

🤜🤛

[@denjeez]

I wanna go to south korea one day

[@TastyChurro]

This is the type of beat I wish rappers used again.

[@mbb7852]

Tasty Churro Just ran into very recent leak that heavily samples this track currently titled “Set Me Free” -Juice WRLD

[@deevargas9871]

Curren$y used it on the song GRAND off his Weed and Instrumentals 3.Check out his music 🎶 if you’re not too familiar with him

[@meyou5789]

This beat sounded so mystical when I was a teenager😅

[@BlaQGhoste93]

@@meyou5789 still holds water imo

[@primebeats1114]

Curren$y rapped over this check him out

[@jeffwalker4679]

Still bumpin this joint in '24. Puba was 💯 on the mic

[@cream7947]

Factuals

[@defaultusername123]

One of rap's most timeless, evergreen songs IMO. Grand P deserves more credit

[@sierraxx9979]

Your right Puba’s voice is so prolific and iconic!

[@defaultusername123]

@@sierraxx9979 he really was a lot of the genius behind Brand Nubian. Always a good verse on features too

[@Gaits825]

The definition of "Skating on a track"

[@drip1929]

I remember playing tony hawk as a kid while this track played. crazy nostalgia

[@MackABD]

It's retardedly insane how nostalgic this is , this track and trying to find a balance by atmosphere some of the best songs on THUG2

[@TheWestinn]

Was tellin my girl the same thing then i looked at this comment... coincidence

[@ReezyMane614]

Me too

[@superabbis4021]

Bro thank you for that memory, I had no idea when I clicked

[@carloscastaneda3818]

Bam margera and the guy in the wheelchair. Best skating game of that era for sure.

[@mrpresident74]

Still, one of the hardest beats ever made. It's one of my go-to examples of a perfect hip-hop record. Flawless...

[@schem515]

The minimalistic beats are the best. Every instrument has its room and so does the voice. I love it

[@MS-ns4ki]

Yup 👍

[@cheif80]

NC Music🙌🏾 Classic Producers from here. All these years and ppl still sleep

[@circleofstarsacademy8498]

INDEED

[@anthonyzwierzewicz3785]

Grand puba was legendary. Still bumping this artist's music in 2024. Who's with me?

[@MarkWilliams-nn3xp]

Absolutely fam!

[@Loved4Ever]

💯

[@Kaltkiesel]

Me!!!

[@SoulfulVeg]

Present!

[@seemorecutts8905]

💯

[@aslong7145]

The world would be a better place if music still had this smooth vibe 🥰

[@queensomova9408]

*Only 18* 👇👇👇 412026.loveisreal.ru

[@dingdong1989]

Underground hip-hop is still kicking, you just gotta look 👌

[@OldSkoolF]

GenX is the greatest... They don't know about our flow.. We grew up smooth and full of love.. We had all the best music..!

[@AntonioPoythress1985]

Back when music still had flavor.

[@creolestud2121]

🚨🗣💯🎼💯🗣🚨

[@dyr234]

This track was fucking sick while skating in tony hawk's underground 2, It's no wonder while I love old school hip hop, because of that game.

[@ThaMagician804]

Man what!!! One of the greatest games of alltime!! #Memories!!

[@mika-eelhoven7306]

No lie

[@dubKLUFF]

What an amazing soundtrack in that game🤌

[@atmosphericjubilancy]

One of the best beats ever

[@KingOfTheApex]

Here in 2020, never letting this song go

[@LoDevereauxPro]

KingOfTheApex straight up

[@joecabrera7368]

KingOfTheApex facts

[@mrgoodbar001ful]

True Indeed

[@terriwilliams5181]

Me neither

[@thatskull]

NEVER.

[@terencemccants197]

I've a Grand Puba fan since Masters of Ceremony to Brand Nubian!One the dopest illest MC's ever,he deserves more recognition. He is the epitome of an MC.

[@Lordsincere1]

Cracked Out! 👍🏽

[@hirbod21st]

The hook to this joint is heavenly! Forever rocking!

[@talesfromthehoodtv503]

Grand puba is definitely one of my top 5 emcees,funny how he's never mentioned with the greats ,very slept on

[@anthonymartin9923]

Totally snoozed on!

[@missayawk]

So many slang terms came from Grand Poo.Effortless flow.

[@OldSkoolF]

Phife (Dawg)....

[@circleofstarsacademy8498]

INDEED

[@tboogie4982]

You ain't neva lied! 👍🏽 This my boy!

[@marvaff6878]

So glad to see all of you here

[@michaelruffins5865]

Kan💓💯

[@shawnsteed4140]

This song is timeless, alot of haters hated on this song, but now it's a timeless classic 💯🔥👏🏽👍🏽

[@redsimmons6791]

Song brings a Tear to Your Eye. So Beautiful ✊🏽. Takes me back to Good Times👌🏽

[@lailah.9152]

Just discovered this now. Will be on repeat for days 😂 ❤🎤

[@EXsoldier141]

Better late than never. You just stumbled upon a real classic 👌🏾

[@barreradavid32]

I would love to listen to this song for the first time ever again and again 😂 there’s no better feeling than finding good music that resonates with you

[@thomaschandler4769]

JUST DISCOVERED THIS AND WRITING THIS AS IT PLAYS THE 1ST TIME. GOTTA REPEAT THIS MANY TIMES TO O.D. ON IT❗

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

Welcome to the Soul Brother’s Hip Hop. One Love.

[@Wyllies11]

Sampling "Never My Love" by the Association another great song. Real recognize real.

[@CagrAtesbesta]

discovered this gem in summertime. I was bumping this everyday with my homies while driving beach to beach on cozy, red and blue sunsets. Cannot express this feeling with words. It was beautiful.

[@ZakiesWorld]

Nice 👌🏾

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

Just that; Beautiful Son! Respect and One Love

[@BIGHERKS]

Our era is the last of dope beats.....R.I.P TO REAL HIP HOP

[@brennancherry9191]

I wouldn’t say last but I remember growing up to playing this in a video game and there definitely is a vibe with your times music that I wish our generation had tbh

[@ttdanimations1231]

untrue, beats can still be dope, just different now. stop gatekeeping a culture

[@fatobeko3181]

@@ttdanimations1231 you cant compare golden 80s 90s 2000s hiphop beats to trap/drill beats nowdays in the 2020s these days you can have dope beats but can they make dope lyrics ?

[@ttdanimations1231]

@@fatobeko3181 yes, they definitely can have dope lyrics. JID, conway, benny the butcher, j cole, kendrick, redveil, joey badass, earl sweatshirt, mavi, pusha t, domo genesis, tyler the creator, black thought, denzel curry, little simz, etc. hip hop is in a renaissance of lyricism and creativity and oldheads refuse to accept that styles change because you assume that what you hear on the radio represents the whole genre. also, both trap and drill started in the 00s.

[@fatobeko3181]

@@ttdanimations1231 those rappers are all 2010s if im not mistaken its about now the new gen its not positive

[@kosi718]

I heard this in 95 as a little kid. AND my older brother recorded over it on a tape. 25 years later I happened to hear it on an old school mix earlier today for about 15 seconds. I had to do a lot of searching to find it with the limited information "And they say New York City" now I can send it to him and tell him the goodness he recorded over

[@benjabear4102]

Aint it great when you find the song from a scrap of lyric and a melody kicking around in your head? Exactly how I rediscovered this tune.

[@leroygreer7755]

Smooth classic hip hop song memories of my childhood

[@anthonymartin9923]

Me too I remember seeing the video on The Box station back in the day

[@cheyy3133]

who is it.... classic 2020 still bumping!

[@im_Dafox]

Playing Tony hawks underground 2 on gba and this song.. Man, this song. After all these years it's one of the only two I can remember instantly. Just love it. Hands down one of my best core-childhood-memory. And I know it is for a lot of yall.

[@Rolls....Royce....]

This, pain by Jimmy eat world and ring of fire are the only 3 I remember.

[@RashaunEatOreos]

Had it on ps2 One of my fav games ever

[@cheekibreeki904]

Nighttime Boston is made twice as atmospheric when this song kicks in. Man, THUG2 really was a masterpiece among videogames.

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

Endless nights on THUG 2 💛

[@Mordooxl]

u knowwww

[@MS-ns4ki]

I'm energetic poetic athletic w good credit, so just move like Simon - and I said it ❤😂

[@inkfinesseshop]

This track is so complete, smooth & nasty.....big love for Grand Puba

[@saiyansnake]

This *SLAPS* harder than the pavement when you fall off your skateboard.

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

And that’s HARD!!! Take it from a skater since 1977. Respect.

[@lamar3697]

Glad I was a part of this era! Beats were crazy!

[@agentoranges]

The way that beat fades into the background in the middle of his verse, genius production.

[@calvestermarks900]

Love this classic track.

[@ne5409]

Puba was highly underated.

[@LurkerPatrol5]

This beat and vibe makes me feel like I'm walking around NYC at night, it's perfect.

[@EmceeMahogany]

2am Saturday morning and I'm wrapping my night up overthinking smoking a Doobie with this full blast in my headphones...ahh adulthood is something else

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

Dope. One Love.

[@terucks]

I heard this joint the first time when I was eating at a fine dine restaurant in Detroit before driving home back to the Chi.. Once I got on the road, I played this over and over and over!!! This joint reminds me so much of my times in Detroit

[@TheDevestator321]

Thanks Joey bad ass for introducing me 💯💯💯

[@80lakersfan]

One of the sickest beats I ever heard!

[@mekkiz_]

When you love a song but you don’t wanna play it out.. this ish hits every time

[@dorianpaisley-smith303]

Yo that is facts!

[@therealboxinggrind942]

This is definitely on my "never gets old" Playlist

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@therealboxinggrind942 I liked it every since I found the tape in the 90's under my mom's stereo console.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@dorianpaisley-smith303 the beat plus the resung lyrics from other classics stuck .

[@dubKLUFF]

8th grade, ps2 , Tony hawks underground 2🥹

[@CVRenee]

2024 💯 This is timeless 🔥👌🏾

[@alternativeobscurity298]

This is a highly underrated album i wish people would interview the guys who went the alternative route in early hip hop

[@akuTee2010Elle]

i still road trip to the 2000 album hehehehe!! u ain't alone!!

[@grezzer1427]

Definitely 💯 and what's your top 3 songs from the album?

[@grezzer1427]

​@@akuTee2010Elle i need to do that aswell, if im going anywhere far I'm zoning into the album. Also Whats your top 3 songs from the 2000 album?

[@kidddev7792]

Tony hawk underground 2. Oh the memories..

[@Shadowdragon077]

I remember this from playing a tony hawk vid game years ago. Classic jam tho

[@Mr_boom_bap]

Yeah tony hawk's underground 2 I just played through the game again with my brother we tottaly forgot about this joint

[@Mark-wr1hz]

i know i miss those days of playing tony hawk on the ps2

[@RealSpaceChild]

@@Mark-wr1hz You can get it for PC with THUG Pro mod which brings all levels from other games etc.

[@tjuansmith6793]

Uber smoothe...fly with clear lyrics.

[@kellynash8289]

Classic. Our beats were chill. Nothin but fly. 🔥

[@anas-432]

Grand pupa is easily best brand nubian member.

[@robpayne2918]

10/10 hip hop. This is it. This it itttt

[@lukie2txmes775]

I listen to this everyday

[@NewYorkCityVideos]

This is a classic.

[@neiko9251]

™️ 🗽

[@derrickcross8630]

Legendary 😮‍💨🔥

[@devondawson3551]

Every time I hear this joint my mind immediately goes back to my hometown Washington DC that’s where I first heard it back in 96

[@danalee2747]

Yeeeeeees!!!!!👏💯👏💯 I remember hearing this in 1995 in D.C too! I lived there for that year...

[@mikejay5702]

Grand Puba and Brand Nubian! Sooooo Classic! True hip hop!

[@5XWAZM]

"Now gold diggers who try to get it I left 'em backwardds, they thought they farted when they shitted Cause Puba's everything, and everything is Pu"

[@5XWAZM]

this the smoothest delivery yo

[@alfredhenryjr9562]

I love those bars too! One Love

[@Ded_Sec602]

I always appreciated music from Tony Hawk. But damn my mom is the real MVP for working hard to provide me these experiences.

[@JoelCromwell-rv3cl]

Give thanks

[@daonlyone25]

The most chilliest track for doin tricks in THUG 2👐🏼👐🏼💯

[@deevargas9871]

The beat makes this jam a Classic 💪🏼👑

[@michaelruffins5865]

No words can justify the genius of Puba...

[@crackfetish6837]

I'm listening to this before my first day at my very first job

[@adamgm84]

same almost/10

[@leffphield]

Slide on in on em!! 💪🏿

[@BUKWulfSh0t]

How's that crack going for you?

[@sheet.mp4]

I'm listening to this before going to school

[@sleezye6152]

Listening to this while taking a shit

[@ShinkuKaioken]

Dope song. Got me through a hard time.

[@mynamemeanschurch6825]

....glad you here...

[@kevinj2668]

Another classic from that old school east coast shit

[@cynthiapayne7244]

That Beat Is CRAZY, Likewise!!!

[@truthtruth3717]

New Rochelle 95 was a great time great year. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💯

[@Jwardhooper22]

I miss this type of hip hop

[@mextor3340]

Good memories from Tony Hawk's Underground 2 🥰

[@bsommer1717]

ladies and gentlemen...i found it....

[@s3dchr]

Right on! Right on! Right on~...

[@four4twenty]

tony hawk jaunt

[@aaronrodriguez4456]

xd

[@BlaQGhoste93]

Thug2. Super Best Friends Play. Woolie and Matt

[@dustinhillyard2398]

WHO IS IT??

[@xmikey._.5663]

“Im not where I need to be, come take what you need from me Keep my thoughts in secrecy You don’t know how much that means to me” Rest in peace Juice Wrld 999

[@unc1589]

One of the prettiest samples ever. Pu was a top 3 rapper then. Today he woulda got sued by about 10 people for making this song.

[@1973tinytim]

Such a simple beat but used perfectly. You just have to love KZbin

[@brendabuffaloe5704]

OLE SCHOOL SHITZZZZIT...... FOREVER

[@TheDetroitLion313]

Love this sample

[@GoatjuanProduction]

Its nice & smooth

[@tonyterronx5793]

2020 still here

[@oliverrando6463]

This was his best solo album

[@hotspotbbq8465]

Melodic FKN Hip-hop!🔥🔥🔥

[@TommyThaGreat]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6immZx3hax3faM

[@jayponeandtheweirdoz831]

I miss this era.

[@Frenchie-mf6xr]

Deadly pen back in the days.....

[@main_frame]

Chills forreal

[@jeffreylouism]

I can't deny this is on my Top 5 Singles of all Time!!!!!!! Much praise....

[@ravenhill-the-hospitaller-1968]

had this album on tape cassette long ago in the mid 90's, remember getting it from hmv.

[@LoveIsAllWeneed666]

This beat takes me back to the 90s I miss the 90s.

[@CaptainCramer6]

One of my all time favourite hip hop tracks... Undoubtedly one of the best instrumentals out there 👌

[@GRAELskt]

Masterpiece!

[@ChrisMadness92]

old man right here,and It's still butter!!! y'all not prepared for this joint

[@juleslarose8504]

In the first 5 seconds you know this gonna be fire

[@DavidLee-qh9kk]

IF THEY DON'T PLAY THIS INSTRUMENTAL AT MY FUNERAL...I am NOT SHOWING UP...WORD

[@raybori6808]

That cadence, delivery, his punch Lines 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥☄️☄️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chrisb2497]

Happy, depressed, high, scagged, in love, out of love. This time will always different but comforting vibe for every life experience I’ve had. Big ups everyone x

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

Ahead of its time. 🔥

[@tylerbard2102]

2023, still absolute butter.

[@wildman8601]

Westchester New York kings !!!!!

[@KashidRome]

Classic joint

[@bradlyhomere9277]

I miss the 95 era when this dropped... All i remember seeing was Butter soft leathers , coogie sweater, champion hoodies, cangol hats, army hats, tommy Hilfiger, polo, D.K.N.Y, nautica, Versace silks... The buttaz

[@christiankopec2342]

I haven’t heard this song in about 20 years. I’m about to cry honestly

[@legend2memba]

that beat has been playing in my head all week after driving by the old skate park.. and I finally found it.

[@davidj7643]

The samples!!!👍🏾

[@chaingjones6415]

Definitely

[@2looseX]

Cal tjader - never my love DeBarge - I Like it

[@richierich3541]

Also a little sample of I Wanna Be Where You Are by Michael Jackson at 1:46.

[@SkullKillington]

I really hold Tony Hawks Underground in my heart due to the great music that I discovered from it. Both the first and second game made me really enjoy music as a whole.