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 out on the town And make the whole room turn they head round Mr Nigga, Nigga He got the in the trunk 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 a chump cause he got what they want
He thirty years old but already he's a pro Designer trousers slung low cause his stay swoll' Could afford to get up and be he go V.I.P. at the club, backstage at the (Yes y'all) the crib, the best clothes Hottest whips on the road and wrists on froze (say word) Checks O's o-o-o-o-ohs Straight all across the globe watch got three Keep the phone up to his dome Two assistants, two bank accounts, two One problem; even with the O's on his The po-po stop him and show no "Is there a officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the (woo-woo) to give chase Say want you successful, but that ain't the case You living large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your
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 buying With the tourists who be asking him, do you here? Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga
Yo, the Abstract the Mighty Mos Def White got it muffled across beneath they breathe "I say it" But say it out loud again When 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 never it, lips stay sealed They actions reveal how their really feel Like, late night I'm on a class flight The only brother in sight the flight catch fright I sit in my seat, 2C She approach officially about, "Excuse me" Her lips curl up into a tight Cause she don't believe that I'm in the place Showed her my boarding pass, and she sort of gasped All put an extra lime on my water glass An hour later here she 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 on nigga 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 London Heathrow, me and my They think that illegal's a for negro Far away places, customs agents They think the face is smuggle weight in they cases Bags inspected, now we 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 rap star For us especially, us most A Mr Nigga VIP jail cell for me "If I knew you were coming I'd baked a cake Just got some shoe-polish, my face" They say they want you successful, but then they it stressful You start pace, they start 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 the bass on crunk Now, who is the cat with the hundred dollar They gotta send it to the back to sure the shit is real Mr Nigga, Nigga Nigga Nigga,
You can laugh and criticize Michael if you wanna Woody Allen, molested and his step-daughter Same press kicking dirt on name Show Woody and Soon-Yi at the playoff game, holding Sit back and just bug, about that Would he get that type of dap if his name was Black? O.J. found innocent by a jury of his 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 when the face is white? If white boys it, well, it's 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 caked up, yo up It's new, y'all off of slave traders 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 home to in A safe for seeds to reside in A fresh whip for my whole to ride in And if I'm still Mr Nigga, I won't find it