Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul like way back in the 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 speakers in the with the bass 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 they
He under thirty years old but he's a pro Designer slung low cause his pockets stay 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 with O's Straight all across the globe got three time-zones the digital phone up to his dome Two assistants, two accounts, two homes One problem; even with the O's on his The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a problem officer?" Damn straight, called race That the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in face
Now, who is cat out on the town Maitre'd wanna take a year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the bass on Now, who is the cat at Armani buying the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the with the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it muffled across beneath breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud When they get with close associates and friends You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy hour at the bar while this song is in car And if they've never said it, lips stay sealed They actions how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a class flight The only in sight the flight attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up a tight space Cause she don't believe that I'm in the right Showed her my boarding pass, and then she sort of All embarrassed put an extra lime on my glass 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 patrol on american roads And when you travel abroad got world nigga law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go over seas and I get London Heathrow, me and my They think that illegal's a synonym for Far away places, customs agents They think the dark face is smuggle in they cases inspected, now we arrested Attention directed to contents of our Urinalysis by X-rays Interrogated and til damn near the next day No evidence, no and no regard Even for the big rap star For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP cell just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have a cake Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say they want you successful, but then make it stressful You start keeping pace, they start 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 trunk with the on crunk Now, who is the cat the hundred dollar bill They gotta send it to the back to make the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can and criticize Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, and married his step-daughter press kicking 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 type of dap if his name was Woody O.J. found by a jury of his peers 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 doing it, well, it's success When I doing, well, it's suspect hate me, my folks is poor, I just got money America's five centuries deep in money You see a lot of caked up, yo straight up It's new, y'all living off of slave paper But I'm a though, yo I'm a live 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 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