Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake your soul like way 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 they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass on crunk Who be riding up in the rise elevator tenants who be praying they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a chump cause he got what want
He under years old but already he's a pro Designer trousers 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 best crib, the clothes whips on the road neck and wrists on froze (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the globe watch got three Keep the digital up to his dome Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One problem; even the O's on his check The po-po stop him and 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 wanna take a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at buying wears With the who be asking him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White folks got it across beneath they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud When get with they close associates and friends You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy at the bar while this song is in they car And even if they've never said it, lips stay They actions reveal how their really feel Like, late night I'm on a first class The only brother in sight the attendant catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She officially talking about, "Excuse me" Her lips up into a tight space Cause she don't believe that I'm in the place Showed her my boarding pass, and she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my glass An hour later she comes 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!) stay on nigga patrol on american roads And when you abroad they got world nigga law Some folks get on a go as they please But I go over and I get over-seized Heathrow, me and my people They think illegal's a synonym for negro Far away places, customs agents They think the dark face is weight in they cases inspected, now we arrested Attention to contents of our intestines Urinalysis by X-rays and detained til damn near the next day No evidence, no apology and no Even for the big american rap For us especially, us especially A Mr Nigga VIP cell just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have a cake Just got shoe-polish, painted my face" They say want you successful, but then they make it stressful You keeping pace, they start changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat out on the town State trooper wanna him in his ride, pat him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat with the hundred dollar They gotta send it to the back to make sure the is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, and married his step-daughter Same press kicking on Michael's name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, hands Sit back and just bug, about 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 nigga for last five Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same when the defendant face is white? If white doing it, well, it's success When I doing, well, it's suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I got money America's five centuries deep in money You see a lot of brothers up, yo straight up It's new, y'all off of slave traders paper But I'm a live though, yo I'm a though I'm putting up the big swing for my yo Got my mom the fat crib yo I'm a get her them bay windows I'm a cop a home to provide in A safe environment for to reside in A whip for my whole family to ride in And if I'm Mr Nigga, I won't find it suprising