Say ho, say ho By the way yo I shake your soul like way back in the day-yo By the way yo, say ho say, say
And it out now Who is the cat eating out on the And make the whole dining room they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass 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 years old but already he's a pro trousers slung low cause his pockets stay swoll' Could afford to get up and be he go V.I.P. at the club, at the show (Yes y'all) the crib, the best clothes whips on the road neck and wrists on froze (say word) Checks with O's Straight all across the globe watch got three Keep the phone up to his dome Two assistants, two accounts, two homes One problem; even the O's on his check The po-po stop him and no respect "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but that ain't the You large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your face
Now, who is cat dining out on the Maitre'd wanna take a whole to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the with the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud they get with they close associates and friends You know, it in with they friends at the job hour at the bar while this song is in they car And even if they've never said it, lips sealed actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a first flight The only in sight the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her curl up into a tight space Cause she believe that I'm in the right place her my boarding pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my glass An hour later she comes by walking past "I hate to be a pest but my son would love autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I love you, I all your albums!) They on nigga patrol on american roads And when you travel abroad they got world law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go seas and I get over-seized London Heathrow, me and my They that illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, agents flagrant They think the dark is smuggle weight in they cases inspected, now we arrested Attention directed to contents of our Urinalysis by X-rays Interrogated and til damn near the next day No evidence, no apology and no Even for the big rap star For us especially, us especially A Mr Nigga VIP cell just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a got some shoe-polish, painted my face" They say they want you successful, but then make it stressful You start keeping pace, they start up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the State trooper wanna stop him in his ride, pat him Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat the hundred dollar bill They send it to the back to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and criticize Michael if you wanna Allen, molested and married his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding Sit back and just bug, think about Would he get type of dap if his name was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a jury of his And they been fucking with that nigga for last years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same when the defendant face is white? If white 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 off of slave traders paper But I'm a live though, yo I'm a live I'm putting up the big for my kids yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her them pretty bay I'm a cop a nice home to in A safe for seeds to reside in A fresh whip for my whole to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I find it suprising