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 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 rise elevator Other tenants who be praying ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a chump cause he got what want
He under thirty years old but already a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his stay swoll' Could afford to get up and be he go V.I.P. at the club, backstage at the (Yes y'all) the crib, the best clothes Hottest whips on the road neck and wrists on (say word) with O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all the globe watch got three time-zones Keep the digital phone up to his Two assistants, two accounts, two homes One problem; with the O's on his check The po-po stop him and no respect "Is there a problem officer?" straight, it's called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase 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 take a whole year to sit him Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the bass on Now, who is the cat at Armani wears With the tourists who be asking him, do you work Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When they get they 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 never said it, lips sealed They actions reveal how their hearts feel Like, night I'm on a first 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 up into a tight space Cause she believe that I'm in the right place Showed her my boarding pass, and she sort of gasped All put an extra lime on my water glass An hour later here she comes by walking "I hate to be a but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I love you, I have all albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on roads And when you travel abroad they got 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 that illegal's a synonym for negro Far places, customs agents flagrant They think the face is smuggle weight in they 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 VIP jail cell just for me "If I knew you coming 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 changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat out on the town State trooper wanna stop him in his ride, pat him Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat with the dollar bill gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can and criticize Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the game, holding hands Sit back and bug, think about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Woody O.J. found by a jury of his peers And they been fucking with nigga for last five years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the shit when the defendant face is white? If white boys it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, suspect Don't me, my folks is poor, I just got money America's five 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 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 family to ride in And if I'm Mr Nigga, I won't find it suprising