Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul like way 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 the whole dining room turn they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass on crunk Who be riding up in the high rise Other tenants who be praying 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 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 Hottest whips on the road 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 accounts, two homes One problem; even the O's on his check The po-po him and show no respect "Is a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to chase Say they want you successful, but that the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in face
Now, who is cat dining out on the Maitre'd wanna take a year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears With the tourists who be asking him, do you here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the with the Mighty Mos Def folks got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When they get with they close associates and You know, sneak it in they friends at the job Happy hour at the bar this song is in they car And even if they've never it, lips stay sealed They actions reveal how their hearts feel Like, late night I'm on a first flight The only brother in the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her curl up into a tight space Cause she don't believe I'm in the right place Showed her my boarding pass, and she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my water 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!) stay on nigga patrol on american roads And when you abroad they got world nigga law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go over seas and I get London Heathrow, me and my They that illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, customs agents They think the dark face is smuggle in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention to contents of our intestines Urinalysis followed by Interrogated and detained til near the next day No evidence, no and no regard Even for the big american rap For us especially, us especially A Mr Nigga VIP jail just for me "If I knew you were I'd have baked a cake Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say they you successful, but then they make it stressful You start keeping pace, they start changing up the
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 with the bass on Now, who is the cat with the hundred bill They gotta send it to the to make sure the shit 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 Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, think about Would he get that type of dap if his was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a jury of his And they been with that 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 white boys it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, it's Don't hate me, my is poor, I just got money America's five centuries deep in cotton You see a lot of caked up, yo straight up It's new, 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 water-front yo I'm a get her them pretty bay I'm a cop a home to provide in A environment 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