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 eating out on the 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 Other tenants who be praying ain't the new neighbor Mr Nigga, Nigga try to play him like a chump cause he got what they want
He under thirty years old but already 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, backstage at the (Yes y'all) the crib, the best clothes Hottest whips on the road neck and wrists on (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the globe watch got time-zones Keep the digital 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 there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give Say they want you successful, but ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your
Now, who is cat dining out on the wanna take a whole year to sit him down Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk with the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat at buying wears With the tourists who be him, do you work here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract with the Mos Def White folks got it muffled across beneath breathe "I say it" But they'll say it out loud When they get with they close associates and You know, sneak it in with they at the job Happy hour at the bar this song is in they car And even if they've never said it, stay sealed They reveal how their hearts really feel Like, late night I'm on a first flight The only brother in sight the flight catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach talking about, "Excuse me" Her curl 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 lime on my water glass An hour later here she comes by past "I hate to be a 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 they got nigga law Some folks get on a plane go as please But I go over seas and I get Heathrow, me and my people They think that illegal's a for negro Far away places, agents flagrant They think the dark face is smuggle weight in they Bags inspected, now we Attention directed to of our intestines Urinalysis followed by 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 VIP jail cell just for me "If I knew you were coming I'd have 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 hundred dollar They gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and criticize Jackson if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press kicking on Michael's name Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding hands Sit back and bug, think about that 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 with that nigga for last 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 doing, well, it's suspect Don't hate me, my folks is poor, I just got America's five centuries in cotton money You see a lot of brothers 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 environment for to reside in A whip for my whole family to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't it suprising