"It's Like That" is the first single released by Redman from his third album, Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...

. It features fellow rapper, K-Solo

K-Solo

K-Solo is an American rapper from Central Islip, New York who, along with EPMD, Redman, Das EFX, and Keith Murray, was part of the Hit Squad in 1990s.-Late years:...

, who returned after a long hiatus from rap with a markedly different voice. The single is produced by Redman and is co-produced by long-time affiliate, Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon

Erick Sermon , in Bay Shore, New York is an American rapper, musician, and producer.Sermon is best known as half of late-1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for production work. He currently resides in Islandia, New York.- Career :...

. It samples the old school hip hop

Old school hip hop

Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...

 song, "Cold Gettin' Dumb", by Just Ice. The single had its most success on the dance singles sales charts.

Track listing

A-side

1. It's Like That (My Big Brother) (Radio Edit)
2. That's How It Is (It's Like That) (Radio Edit)

B-side

1. It's Like That (My Big Brother) (Instrumental)
2. It's Like That (My Big Brother) (LP Version)
3. It's Like That (My Big Brother) (Acappella)

Charts

Chart (1996/1997)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	95
Billboard Hot R&B Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	40
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2