Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake soul like way back in the day-yo By the way yo, say ho say, say
And it out now Who is the cat out on the town And make the whole dining room turn head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the bass on Who be up in the high rise elevator Other who be praying they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a cause he got what they want
He under thirty years old but he's a pro trousers slung low cause his pockets stay swoll' Could to get up and be anywhere he go V.I.P. at the club, at the show (Yes y'all) the best crib, the best Hottest whips on the neck and wrists on froze (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all the globe watch got three time-zones Keep the phone up to his dome Two assistants, two accounts, two homes One problem; with the O's on his check The po-po stop him and show no "Is a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in face
Now, who is cat out on the town Maitre'd wanna take a year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani buying With the tourists who be him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract with the Mos Def White folks got it muffled beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When they get with they associates and friends You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy hour at the bar while this is in they car And even if they've said it, lips stay sealed They actions reveal how their hearts really Like, late night I'm on a class flight The only brother in the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up a tight space Cause she don't that I'm in the right place Showed her my boarding pass, and then she sort of All embarrassed put an extra on my water glass An later here she comes by walking past "I hate to be a pest but my son would love autograph" (Wow, Mr. I love you, I have all your albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on american And when you abroad they got world nigga law Some get on a plane go as they please But I go over and I get over-seized London Heathrow, me and my They think that illegal's a synonym for Far away places, agents flagrant They think the face is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to of our intestines followed by X-rays Interrogated and detained til damn near the day No evidence, no apology and no Even for the big american rap For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP jail just for me "If I you were coming I'd have baked a cake Just got shoe-polish, painted my face" They say want you successful, but then they make it stressful You start pace, they start changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the State wanna stop him in his ride, pat him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat with the hundred bill They gotta send it to the back to make sure the is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and criticize Michael Jackson if you Woody Allen, molested and married his Same kicking dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and just bug, think that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Black? O.J. found by a jury of his peers And they been fucking with nigga for last five years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same when the defendant face is white? If boys doing it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's five centuries deep in cotton You see a lot of brothers caked up, yo up It's new, y'all living off of slave paper But I'm a live though, yo I'm a though I'm up the big swing for my kids yo Got my mom the fat water-front yo I'm a get her them bay windows I'm a cop a nice home to in A safe for seeds to reside in A fresh for my whole family to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't it suprising