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 turn they round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Who be up in the high rise elevator Other tenants who be praying they the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a cause he got what they want
He thirty years old but already he's a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his pockets stay Could afford to get up and be he go V.I.P. at the club, at the show (Yes y'all) the best crib, the clothes Hottest on the road 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 bank accounts, two One problem; even the O's on his check The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give Say they you successful, but that ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a in your face
Now, who is cat out on the town Maitre'd wanna a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the bass on Now, who is the cat at Armani buying the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract with the Mos Def White folks got it muffled across they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When get with they close associates and friends You know, sneak it in with 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 how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a first flight The only brother in sight the attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips up into a tight space Cause she don't that I'm in the right place Showed her my boarding pass, and then she of gasped All embarrassed put an extra on my water glass An hour later here she comes by past "I hate to be a pest but my son love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. I love you, I have all your albums!) They stay on nigga on american roads And when you travel abroad they got world law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go over seas and I get Heathrow, me and my people They think illegal's a synonym for negro Far places, customs agents flagrant They think the dark face is smuggle weight in they Bags inspected, now we directed to contents of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays and detained til damn near the next day No evidence, no apology and no for the big american rap star For us especially, us especially A Mr Nigga VIP jail just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a Just got shoe-polish, painted my face" They say they want you successful, but they make it stressful You start pace, they start 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 in the trunk with 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 Same press dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and bug, think about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Black? O.J. found innocent by a jury of his And they been fucking with that for last five years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same shit when the defendant face is If white doing it, well, it's success When I doing, well, it's suspect Don't hate me, my is poor, I just got money five centuries deep in cotton money You see a lot of caked 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 putting up the big swing for my yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her pretty bay windows I'm a cop a home to provide in A environment 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