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 out on the town 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 high elevator Other tenants who be praying they ain't the new Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a chump cause he got they want
He under years old but already he's 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 best crib, the best Hottest whips on the road neck and wrists on (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the watch got three time-zones Keep the digital phone up to his Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One problem; with the O's on his check The po-po stop him and 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 that ain't the 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 to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract with the Mos Def folks got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud When they get they close associates and friends You know, sneak it in they friends at the job Happy hour at the bar while song is in they car And even if never said it, lips stay sealed actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a class flight The only brother in sight the attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up into a space Cause she believe that I'm in the right place her my boarding pass, and then she sort of gasped All put an extra lime on my water glass An hour later here she comes by past "I hate to be a pest but my son love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I you, I have all your albums!) They on nigga patrol 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 Heathrow, me and my people They think that illegal's a synonym for Far away places, customs agents They think the dark face is smuggle weight in they 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 and no regard for the big american rap star For us especially, us especially A Mr Nigga VIP jail just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd baked a cake got some shoe-polish, painted my face" They say they you successful, but then they make it stressful You start keeping pace, they start up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the 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 gotta it to the back to make sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, and married his step-daughter Same kicking dirt on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was 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 shit when the defendant face is white? If white boys doing it, well, success When I doing, well, it's suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's five deep in cotton money You see a lot of caked up, yo straight up new, y'all living off of slave 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 pretty bay windows I'm a cop a nice home to in A environment 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