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 eating out on the And the whole dining room turn they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Who be riding up in the high rise Other tenants who be praying they ain't the new 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 Designer trousers slung low cause his pockets swoll' Could afford to get up and be he go V.I.P. at the club, backstage at the (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 all across the globe watch got three time-zones Keep the digital 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 show no "Is a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say want you successful, but that 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 wanna take 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 buying wears the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But say it out loud again When 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, lips stay actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a class flight The only brother in sight the flight attendant catch I sit in my seat, 2C She officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up into a space Cause she don't believe that I'm in the right her my boarding pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra on my water glass An hour later here she comes by walking "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 on american roads And when you abroad they got world nigga law Some folks get on a plane go as please But I go over and I get over-seized Heathrow, me and my people They think that a synonym for negro Far away places, customs agents They think the dark face is smuggle weight in cases Bags inspected, now we directed to contents of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays Interrogated and 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 cell for me "If I knew you were coming I'd baked a cake Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say want you successful, but then they make it stressful You start keeping pace, they 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 sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and Michael Jackson if you wanna Allen, molested and married his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on Michael's Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit and just bug, think about that Would he get type 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 when the defendant is white? If white doing it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, suspect hate me, my folks is poor, I just got money America's five centuries deep in money 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 though I'm putting up the big for my kids yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her pretty bay windows I'm a cop a nice to provide in A safe for seeds to reside in A fresh whip for my whole family to in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I find it suprising