Like It Like That (A Tribe Called Quest song) explained

Like It Like That
Cover:	Likeitlikethat.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	A Tribe Called Quest
Album:	The Love Movement
B-Side:	Pad & Pen
Released:	1998
Genre:	Alternative hip hop
Length:	2:46
Label:	Jive
Producer:	The Ummah
Prev Title:	Find a Way
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	We the People....
Next Year:	2016

"Like It Like That" is the second single by hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, from their album The Love Movement.^[1] The single was released solely as a promo-copy, had no music video, and received minimal radio airplay.

Track listing

12" single

A-side

1. "Like It Like That" (Radio Version)
2. "Like It Like That" (Album Version)
3. "Like It Like That" (Instrumental)

B-side

1. "Pad & Pen" (featuring D-Life) (Radio Version)
2. "Pad & Pen" (featuring D-Life) (Album Version)
3. "Pad & Pen" (Instrumental)

Reception

Matt Kimmel of Western High School from Florida (via Sun-Sentinel) called this song his "personal favorite" and "a perfect jam that shows the group's true essence." He also wrote, "Smooth vocals, smart lyrics and amazing beats take your ears on a journey."^[2] The song was listed on the CMJ New Music Report Beat Box top 40 chart for at least twelve weeks as of March 1, 1999. It peaked at number ten.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/release/252330 A Tribe Called Quest - Like It Like That / Pad & Pen
2. News: Kimmel . Matt . January 29, 1999 . Teentime: Tribe's Quest Ends On A Powerful Note . . . October 16, 2014 .
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=-GfsnLZugi0C&dq=%22Like+It+Like+That%22+%22Tribe+Called+Quest%22&pg=PA35 CMJ New Music Report