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 dining room turn they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Who be up in the high rise elevator tenants who be praying they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him a chump cause he got what they want
He under thirty years old but already a pro Designer trousers slung low 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 crib, the best clothes Hottest whips on the neck and wrists on froze (say word) with O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the globe got three time-zones Keep the digital phone up to his Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One problem; even the O's on his check The stop him and show no respect "Is there a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's race That motivate the (woo-woo) to give chase Say they you successful, but that ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark flash a light in your face
Now, who is cat out on the town wanna take a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears With the tourists who be him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again they get with they close associates and friends You know, sneak it in they friends at the job Happy hour at the bar while this is in they car And even if they've never said it, stay sealed They actions reveal how hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a first flight The brother in sight the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up into a tight Cause she don't believe that I'm in the place Showed her my boarding pass, and then she of gasped All embarrassed put an extra on my water glass An later here she comes by walking past "I to be a pest but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. I love you, I have all your albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on roads And when you travel abroad got world nigga law folks get on a plane go as they please But I go over and I get over-seized Heathrow, me and my people They that illegal's a synonym for negro Far places, customs agents flagrant think the dark face is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to contents of our followed by X-rays Interrogated and detained til damn near the day No evidence, no and no regard Even for the big american rap For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP jail cell for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have a cake got some shoe-polish, painted my face" They say they want you successful, but then they make it You start keeping pace, they changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the State trooper 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 dollar gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and married his press kicking dirt on Michael's name Show and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, about that Would he get that of dap if his name was Woody Black? O.J. found by a jury of his peers And they been fucking with that nigga for last five Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same shit the defendant face is white? If white boys doing it, well, it's I start doing, well, it's suspect Don't me, my folks is poor, I just got money America's five centuries in cotton money You see a lot of brothers up, yo straight up new, y'all living off of slave traders paper But I'm a though, yo I'm a live though I'm up the big swing for my kids yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her them bay windows I'm a cop a nice to provide in A environment for seeds to reside in A whip for my whole family to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't it suprising