Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said your soul like 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 make the whole dining room turn head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the with the bass on crunk Who be up in the high rise elevator Other tenants who be praying 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 he's a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his pockets stay 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 Hottest whips on the road neck and wrists on (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs all across the globe watch got three time-zones Keep the digital phone up to his 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 problem officer?" straight, it's called race motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but that ain't the You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in face
Now, who is cat out on the town Maitre'd wanna a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears With the tourists who be him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def folks got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again they get with they close associates and friends You know, it in with they friends at the job Happy hour at the bar while this is in they car And even if they've never said it, stay sealed They actions 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 officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips up into a tight space Cause she don't 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 glass An hour here she comes by walking past "I hate to be a pest but my son would your autograph" (Wow, Mr. I love you, I have all your albums!) They stay on nigga on american roads And you travel abroad they got world nigga law Some folks get on a plane go as they But I go seas and I get over-seized London Heathrow, me and my They think illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, customs flagrant They think the dark is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we Attention to contents of our intestines followed by X-rays Interrogated and detained til near the next day No evidence, no and no regard Even for the big rap star For us especially, us most A Mr VIP jail cell just for me "If I knew you were I'd have baked a cake got some shoe-polish, painted my face" They say want you successful, but then they make it stressful You start pace, they start changing up the tempo
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 the hundred dollar bill They gotta 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, and married his step-daughter Same press dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and just bug, think that Would he get that of dap if his name was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a of his peers And they been fucking with that 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, it's When I start doing, well, it's Don't hate me, my is poor, I just got money America's five centuries in cotton money You see a lot of brothers up, yo straight up It's new, living off of slave traders paper But I'm a though, yo I'm a live though I'm putting up the big for my kids yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her them bay windows I'm a cop a nice home to in A safe environment for to reside in A fresh whip for my whole family to in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't it suprising