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 in the trunk with the bass on crunk Who be riding up in the rise elevator tenants who be praying they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a chump cause he got they want
He under thirty years old but already a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his pockets swoll' afford to get up and be anywhere 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) Checks 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 bank accounts, two One problem; even with the O's on his The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a problem officer?" 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 a light 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 in the trunk with 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 folks got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When they get with they associates and friends You know, sneak it in with friends at the job hour at the bar while this song is in they car And even if they've never said it, lips stay actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, night I'm on a first class flight The only brother in sight the flight attendant fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her curl up into a tight space she don't believe that I'm in the right place Showed her my pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my water An hour later here she by walking past "I to be a pest but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. I love you, I have all your albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on american And when you travel abroad they got nigga law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go over and I get over-seized London Heathrow, me and my They think illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, customs flagrant They the dark face is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays Interrogated and detained til damn the next day No evidence, no and no regard for the big american rap star For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP jail cell for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say they want you successful, but then they it stressful You start pace, they start changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the trooper wanna stop him in his ride, pat him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Now, who is the cat with the hundred bill They gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on name Show Woody and at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, think about Would he get that type of dap if his name was Black? 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 face is If white doing it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's five centuries in cotton money You see a lot of brothers caked up, yo up new, y'all living 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 them pretty bay I'm a cop a home to provide in A safe for seeds to reside in A fresh whip for my family to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I find it suprising