"I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)" is a song by American rapper Grand Puba and the lead single from his second studio album 2000 (1995). It is a love song driven by vibraphone and xylophone. Produced by Mark Sparks, the song contains samples of "I Like It" by DeBarge, "I Wanna Be Where You Are" by Michael Jackson and Cal Tjader's version of "Never My Love".
The song received generally positive reviews. Will Ashon of Muzik called it "slinking" and cited it as among the two tracks on 2000 that "particularly grab the attention for sheer quality". Reviewing the album for Rap Pages, Tracii McGregor commended the song alongside "A Little of This", writing "Aptly sculpted by underrated old-school producer Mark Spark, both the tracks and lyricsâÂÂriddled with Pu's dry sarcasm and comedyâÂÂare probably the most representative of Puba's personal evolution." Nicholas Poluhoff of The Source praised the song's "nice xylophone loop".