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 dining room turn they head Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Who be riding up in the rise elevator Other tenants who be they 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 slung low cause his pockets stay swoll' Could to get up and be anywhere he go V.I.P. at the club, backstage at the (Yes y'all) the crib, the best clothes Hottest whips on the road and wrists on froze (say word) Checks with O's 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 the O's on his check The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but ain't the case You large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your 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 with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at buying wears With the tourists who be asking him, do you here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it muffled across beneath breathe "I say it" But say it out loud again When they get with they close associates and 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 it, lips stay sealed actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a first class The only brother in sight the flight attendant catch I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up into a tight Cause she don't believe I'm in the right place her my boarding pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my water 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 they got world nigga law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go seas and I get over-seized Heathrow, me and my people They think that illegal's a synonym for Far away places, customs agents They think the dark is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to contents of our 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 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 then they it stressful You start keeping pace, they start changing up the
Now, who is cat out on the town State trooper 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 dollar bill They send it to the back to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can laugh and criticize Michael if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and married his Same press dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and just bug, think about Would he get that of dap if his name was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a jury of his And they been with that nigga for last five years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same shit when the defendant is white? If white boys it, well, it's success When I start doing, well, it's Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's centuries deep 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 up the big swing for my kids 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 environment for seeds to in A fresh whip for my family to ride in And if I'm Mr Nigga, I won't find it suprising