Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The road get rocky again
– Ka huri anō te rori ki te roka
I’m back in this thing and I brought me a friend
– Kua hoki mai ahau ki tēnei mea, ā, kua kawea mai e au he hoa ki ahau
My sin, it thought it could win
– Ko taku hara, i whakaaro ia ka taea e ia te wikitoria
I throw up a prayer, it’s gone with the wind, okay
– Ka ringihia e au he inoi, kua ngaro te hau, pai
In the studio, locked in the gym
– I roto i te taiwhanga, i herea ki te whare hākinakina
Verses, they turn into hymns
– Ngā irava, ka huri hei himene
God got my back, I get bored at the rim
– Ka hoki mai te atua, ka mauiui ahau ki te pae
God got my back
– Kua hoki mai te atua
So I’m chilling just like a massage
– Na kei te makariri ahau, ano he papaki
I’ve been beefing with General Zod
– Kua kai au i te kai kau Ki A General Zod
But I know that my general God
– Engari e mohio ana ahau e toku Atua whānui
Ain’t no hook on this, chilling, just nod
– Kāore he haki i runga i tēnei, he makariri, he piko noa iho
Ain’t no book on this, I had to grind
– Ehara I te pukapuka i runga i tenei, i ahau ki te huri
But the book for the Lord in my mind
– Engari ko te pukapuka mo Te Ariki i roto i toku hinengaro
Know the world’ll get cold outside
– Kia mohio ki te ao ka matao i waho
So I cook in my core inside
– Na ka tunu ahau i roto i toku matua i roto
It’s a beat, we gon’ eat, I’ll slide
– He patunga, ka kai mātou, ka rere ahau
In the booth we got forks and knives
– I roto i te pouaka ka whiwhi mātou i ngā kōhao me ngā maripi
I’ma eden it my Lord in the skies
– Ko erene ahau ko toku Ariki i te rangi
And He knew way before my design
– A i mohio ia i mua i taku hoahoa
Way before I would fold over pride
– I mua i taku takahi i runga i te whakapehapeha
Take a picture, you’ll see the disguise
– Tangohia he pikitia, ka kite koe i te whakakakahu
Ain’t no fiction, the truth in the eyes
– Ehara i te pakiwaitara, ko te pono i roto i nga kanohi
Promise said that the land was mine, I had to go get it
– I kī a Promise ko taku whenua, me haere au ki te tiki
I saw me a giant, I had to go slay it
– I kite ahau i ahau he tino, i haere ahau ki te patu i te reira
Like David, Goliath, I had to repay him
– Ka rite Ki A Rawiri, Ki A Kooriata, me utu e ahau ki a ia
He sent me new lines, I had to relay ’em
– I tukuna mai e ia he rārangi hou ki ahau, me tuku atu e au
Forgot all my-, I gotta resay ’em
– Kua wareware katoa ahau, me whakahoki anō e au
The Father of time, the mastery Maker
– Ko te Papa o te wā, Te Kaihanga rangatira
The Optimus Prime, the Alpha Omega
– Ko Te Optimus Tuatahi, ko Te Alpha Omega
The Master of minds, the galaxy shaker
– Ko te Kaiwhakaako o te hinengaro, ko te kaituku o te galaxy
The One up above, biggest creator
– Ko te mea i runga ake, ko te kaihanga nui rawa
Bright light, flashing
– He marama marama, e whiti ana
Fresh out the tomb like I’m Lazurus
– Ko Lazurus ahau te mea hou i roto i te urupa
Hop on the beat, now I’m spazzing
– Hop i runga i te patuki, inaianei ahau spazzing
Got ’em in shock, like anaphylactic, ayy
– Ka ‘ em i roto i te ohorere, rite anaphylactic, ayy
They want a party, I’m crashing
– E hiahia ana rātou ki tētahi rōpū, kei te tū au
When I pull up my lil’ shawty like, “That’s him”, ayy
– A, no te toia e ahau toku lil ‘shawty rite, “ko ia”, ayy
Linked with this source, I’m tapped in
– Kei te hono atu ahau ki tenei puna, ka uru atu ahau
A whole new world, Aladdin
– He ao hou katoa, Aladdin
Rappers is Disney, clean ’em up swiftly
– Ko Disney te kaiwaiata rap, kia tere te horoi
Flow is on cocaine, flow is on Whitney
– Ko te rere kei Runga i te cocaine, ko Te rere Kei Runga I A Whitney
I out play no games, better come get me
– Kāore au e tākaro i ngā kēmu, he pai ake te haere mai ki te tiki i ahau
Used to watch Trip Lee, now the boy big league
– Whakamahia ki Te mataara Trip Lee, inaianei te tamaiti nui league
Vert is on what? Vert is on top floor
– Kei runga a Vert i te aha? Kei runga a Vert i te papa o runga
Shout out to TJ, shout out to Wop though
– Karanga ATU ki A TJ, karanga atu ki A Wop ahakoa
Way I move weight, must be El Chapo
– Ara neke ahau taimaha, me Kia El Chapo
I been in the gym, man I’m tryna get flaco
– I te whare hākinakina ahau, e te tangata e hiahia ana ahau ki te tiki i a flaco
Might hit the O, pull up on CG
– Kia patua te O, toia ake I RUNGA I CG
Ain’t been to Eden, I’ve been to Peachtree
– Kāore au i Tae ki Erene, kua tae au ki Peachtree
I say my piece and I dish it like Petri
– Ka mea ahau i taku wahi a ka rihi ahau I Te Reira Rite Petri
Yeah, I’m from Florida, where you need AC
– Ae, no Florida ahau, e hiahia ANA KOE KI TE AC
When I say ‘Hovah, I don’t mean Jay-Z
– Ka mea ahau ‘ Hovah, e kore ahau e tikanga Jay-Z
‘Hovah like Rapha, ‘Hovah like Nissi
– ‘Hovah rite Rapha,’ Hovah rite Nissi
‘Hovah like been God, ever since BC
– ‘Hovah rite te Atua, mai I BC
When the kid pray-pray, Devil get cc’d on
– A, no te te kid inoi-inoi, Te Rewera whiwhi cc’d i runga i
