Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul 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 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 elevator Other tenants who be praying they the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to him like 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 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 whips on the road neck and wrists on froze (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the globe watch got three the digital phone up to his dome Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One problem; even the O's on his check The po-po him and show no respect "Is there a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give Say they want you successful, but that the case You living large, your is dark they flash a light in your face
Now, who is cat dining out on the wanna take a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at buying wears With the who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract with the Mos Def White folks got it across beneath they breathe "I say it" But say it out loud again When they get with close associates and friends You know, sneak it in with friends at the job Happy hour at the bar this song is in they car And even if they've said it, lips stay sealed They reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late I'm on a first class flight The only in sight the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up a tight space Cause she don't believe I'm in the right place her my boarding pass, and then she sort of gasped All put an extra lime on my water glass An hour here she comes by walking past "I hate to be a but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I love you, I all your albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on 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 think that a synonym for negro Far places, customs agents flagrant They the dark face is smuggle weight in they cases inspected, now we arrested Attention directed to contents of our followed 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 VIP jail cell just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd baked a cake 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 out on the town State wanna stop him in his ride, pat him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat with the hundred dollar They gotta send it to the back to sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and criticize Michael Jackson if you Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit and just bug, think about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Woody O.J. found innocent by a of his peers 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 shit when the defendant is white? If boys doing it, well, it's success When I doing, well, it's suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's centuries deep in cotton money You see a lot of brothers up, yo straight up It's new, y'all living off of slave traders 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 water-front yo I'm a get her them bay windows 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