Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul like way back in the By the way yo, say ho say, say
And it out now Who is the cat eating out on the And make the whole 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 they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a cause he got what they want
He under thirty years old but already a pro Designer 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 best crib, the clothes Hottest whips on the road neck and on froze (say word) Checks with O's Straight all across the watch got three time-zones the digital phone up to his dome Two assistants, two accounts, two homes One problem; even with the O's on his The po-po him and show no respect "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give Say they want you successful, but 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 the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at buying wears With the tourists who be asking him, do you work Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the with the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it muffled across beneath breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud When they get with they close and friends You know, it in with they friends at the job Happy hour at the bar while this song is in car And even if they've never said it, lips sealed They actions how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a 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 into a space Cause she don't believe that I'm in the right Showed her my pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an lime on my water glass An hour later here she comes by past "I to be a pest but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I you, I have all your albums!) They stay on patrol on american roads And when you travel abroad got world nigga law folks get on a plane 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 away places, agents flagrant They think the dark face is smuggle weight in cases Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays and detained 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 jail cell for me "If I knew you coming I'd have baked a cake Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say they want you successful, but then they it stressful You start keeping pace, start changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat out on the town State trooper wanna 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 They gotta send it to the to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and criticize Jackson if you wanna Allen, molested and married his step-daughter Same press kicking on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and bug, think about that Would he get type of dap if his name was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a of his peers And they fucking 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 doing it, well, success When I start doing, well, it's Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's five centuries in cotton money You see a lot of caked up, yo straight up It's new, y'all living off of 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 water-front yo I'm a get her them pretty bay I'm a cop a nice home to in A safe environment for seeds to in A fresh whip for my whole to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't it suprising