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 make the whole dining room turn head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the bass on 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 a chump cause he got what they want
He under years old but already he's a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his pockets stay afford 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 neck and on froze (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all the globe watch got three time-zones the digital phone up to his dome Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One even with the O's on his check The stop him and show no respect "Is a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to chase Say they want you successful, but that ain't the You living large, your skin is they flash a light in your face
Now, who is cat out on the town Maitre'd 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 Armani buying the tourists who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it muffled across beneath they "I say it" But say it out loud again they get with they close associates and friends You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy hour at the bar while song is in they car And even if they've said it, lips stay sealed actions reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late I'm on a first class flight The only brother in sight the flight attendant fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips up into a tight space Cause she believe that I'm in the right place Showed her my pass, and then she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra on my water glass An hour later here she comes by walking "I to be a pest but my son would love your autograph" (Wow, Mr. Nigga I love you, I have all albums!) They stay on nigga patrol on american And when you travel abroad they got nigga law Some get on a plane go as they please But I go over seas and I get London Heathrow, me and my think that illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, agents flagrant They think the dark face is weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we directed to contents of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays Interrogated and detained til damn the next day No evidence, no and no regard Even for the big american rap For us especially, us especially 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 they want you successful, but then they make it You start keeping pace, they 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 with the dollar bill They gotta send it to the back to make sure the 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 and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, about that Would he get that type of dap if his was Woody Black? O.J. found by a jury 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 boys doing it, well, it's When I start doing, well, suspect hate me, my folks is poor, I just got money America's centuries deep 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 live though, yo I'm a though I'm up the big swing 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 for my whole family to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I find it suprising