Say ho, say ho By the way yo I said shake 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 they head Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the speakers in the trunk with the on crunk Who be up in the high rise elevator Other who be praying they ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga They try to play him like a 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 on the road neck and wrists on froze (say word) with 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 problem; even the O's on his check The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That 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 the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at Armani wears With the 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 they breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out again When they get with they associates and friends You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy hour at the bar this song is in they 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 brother in sight the flight attendant catch I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her curl up into a tight space Cause she believe that I'm in the right place Showed her my boarding pass, and she sort of gasped All embarrassed put an extra lime on my glass An later here she comes by walking past "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 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 seas and I get over-seized London Heathrow, me and my They think that illegal's a for negro Far places, customs agents flagrant They think the dark face is smuggle weight in they Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to contents of our followed by X-rays Interrogated and til damn near the next day No evidence, no apology and no Even for the big rap star For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP jail cell for me "If I you were coming 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, start changing up the tempo
Now, who is cat riding out on the trooper wanna 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 send it to the back to make sure the shit is Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga, Nigga
You can and criticize Michael Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press dirt on Michael's name Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and just bug, think about Would he get that type of dap if his was Woody Black? O.J. found innocent by a of his peers And they been fucking that nigga for last five years Is it fair, is it equal, is it just, is it Do you do the same shit the defendant face is white? If white boys doing it, well, success When I start doing, well, suspect Don't me, my folks is poor, I just got money five centuries deep in cotton 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 though, yo I'm a live though 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 safe for seeds to reside in A fresh whip for my whole family to in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't find it