[Verse 1]
(Uh)
Who's the brother man you heard about that's badder than the other man? (Shaft)
Sophisticated, funkin' everything he do but they don't understand (Shaft)
Who that cat, won't cop out? (It's Shaft)
Double park, then hop out (Shaft)
Laugh at danger, 'cause he's no stranger, it's Shaft (it's Shaft)
Who that dude? Don't know 'bout it, you brand new
Ladies wanna do that 'do, put his life on the line, yeah he do that too
All the bad guys lose that cool, like "Who that guy?"
All black 'cause he too damn fly
Pull up in a cool-ass ride, got the kind of silence you can't buy
Probably not give a shit, but the dude can't die, he's (Shaft)

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's John not Johnson, catch a man runnin' through Harlem, silent (Shaft)
Got thе blade like Occam, he don't want nonе of these problems, problems (Shaft)
He's a man, can you dig it? (I can dig it)
Been a man, nothin' different
Careful not to run yo' mouth, we all know he's a bad mother (Shut yo mouth)

[Refrain]
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Damn right
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Uh, I'm talkin 'bout him, they talkin' 'bout him
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Damn right
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Uh, I'm talkin 'bout him, they talkin' 'bout him
[Verse 2]
Who's the one who run the streets around the city that'll never sleep?
Born and raised super fly, took no mess since the age of three
Trouble ain't no thing now, feel no pain, just rain down
The rumor's right though, 'cause you and I know, it's Shaft
Who that [?], has a ball with a [?], big skull, he got two in the set
When [?] attack, they ain't doin' it [?], when they see just who it is, bet they move in the back, uh
Take off the gloves, he got the kung-fu
Push come to shove, he got the gun too
[?] got the stuff, might have to buy every one, it ain't no slip of the tongue, it's (Shaft)

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's John not Johnson, catch a man runnin' through Harlem, silent (Shaft)
Got the blade like Occam, he don't want none of these problems, problems (Shaft)
He's a man, can you dig it? (I can dig it)
Been a man, nothin' different
Careful not to run yo' mouth, we all know he's a bad mother (Shut yo mouth)

[Refrain]
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Damn right
(Who is the man?)
I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Who is the man?)
Uh, I'm talkin 'bout him, they talkin' 'bout him
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's John not Johnson, catch a man runnin' through Harlem, silent
Got the blade like Occam, he don't want none of these problems, problems
He's a man, can you dig it? (I can dig it)
Been a man, nothin' different
Careful not to run yo' mouth, we all know he's a bad mother (Shut yo mouth)

[Verse 1]
Who's the brother man you heard about that's badder than the other man? (Shaft)
Sophisticated, funkin' everything he do but they don't understand (Shaft)
Who that cat, won't cop out? (It's Shaft)
Double park, then hop out (Shaft)
Laugh at danger, 'cause he's no stranger, it's Shaft (it's Shaft)
Who that dude? Don't know 'bout it, you brand new
Ladies wanna do that 'do, put his life on the line, yeah he do that too
All the bad guys lose that cool, like "Who that guy?"
All black 'cause he too damn fly
Pull up in a cool-ass ride, got the kind of silence you can't buy
Probably not give a shit, but the dude can't die, he's (Shaft)