Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
eurt si em tuoba yas yeht gnihtyrevE
– ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
Euphoria
– Te ahuareka
Them super powers gettin’ neutralized, I can only watch in silence
– Ratou mana super whiwhi ‘ neutralized, ka taea e ahau anake te mataara i roto i te puku
The famous actor we once knew is lookin’ paranoid and now is spiralin’
– Ko te kaiwhakaari rongonui i mohio ai matou i mua ko lookin ‘paranoid a inaianei ko spiralin’
You’re movin’ just like a degenerate, every antic is feelin’ distasteful
– Kei te neke koe, he rite tonu ki te tangata pirau, he mea whakarihariha nga mahi katoa
I calculate you’re not as calculated, I can even predict your angle
– Ka tātai au kāore koe i te tātai, ka taea e au te matapae i tō koki
Fabricatin’ stories on the family front ’cause you heard Mr. Morale
– Te hanga i ngā kōrero i runga i te mata o te whānau nā te mea i rongo koe I A Mr. Morale
A pathetic master manipulator, I can smell the tales on you now
– He tohunga manipulator pouri, ka taea e au te hongi i nga korero ki a koe inaianei
You’re not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted
– Ehara koe i te kaitoi rap, he kaitoi tinihanga koe me te tumanako kia whakaaetia
Tommy Hilfiger stood out, but FUBU never had been your collection
– I kitea a Tommy Hilfiger, engari kāore A FUBU i te kohinga
I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em
– Ka hanga e au he waiata hei whakaoho i a rātou, ka hanga e koe he waiata hei whakaoho i a rātou
I can double down on that line, but spare you this time, that’s random acts of kindness
– Ka taea e au te whakapiri atu ki taua rārangi, engari whakaorangia koe i tēnei wā, he mahi atawhai noa iho tērā
Know you a master manipulator and habitual liar too
– E mohio ana koe he manipulator ariki me te teka noa rawa
But don’t tell no lie about me and I won’t tell truths ’bout you
– Engari kaua e korero teka mo au, a kaore au e korero pono ki a koe
Shoo, shoo, shoo
– Ko Shoo, ko shoo, ko shoo
Shoo, shoo, shoo
– Ko Shoo, ko shoo, ko shoo
Bee, bee, bee, bee, bee, bee
– Pi, pi, pi, pi, pi, pi
Yeah, I’m out the way, yeah, I’m low, okay
– Yeah, i’m out the way, yeah, i’m low, ok
Yeah, the island right here’s remote, okay
– Ae, ko te motu i konei he tawhiti, pai
I ain’t thinkin’ about no reaper, nigga, I’m reapin’ what I sow, okay
– E kore ahau e whakaaro’ e pā ana ki kahore reaper, nigga, ahau reapin ‘ te mea e rui ahau, pai
Got a Benjamin and a Jackson all in my house like I’m Joe, okay
– He Benjamin me Te Jackson katoa i roto i toku whare rite Ahau Joe, pai
Hellcat, made his homeboys and them type sell they soul, okay
– Hellcat, hanga ana homeboys me ratou momo hoko ratou wairua, pai
Everybody wanna be demon ’til they get chipped by a throwaway
– E hiahia ana te katoa kia rewera ‘ki te whiwhi ratou chipped e te maka
And I might do a show a day, once a lame, always a lame
– A ka mahi pea ahau i tētahi whakaaturanga i te rā, kotahi te kopa, he kopa tonu
Oh, you thought the money, the power or fame would make you go away?
– Aue, i whakaaro koe ko te moni, ko te mana, ko te rongonui ranei ka haere atu koe?
Have you ever played have-you-ever? Okay, nigga, let’s play
– Kua tākaro koe i te have-you-ever? Pai, nigga, kia tākaro tatou
Have you ever walked your enemy down like with a poker face?
– Kua haere ake koe tou hoariri ki raro rite ki te kanohi poker?
Have you ever paid five hundred thou’ like to an open case?
– Kua utua e koe e rima rau koe ‘ rite ki te take tuwhera?
Well, I have, and I failed at both, but I came out straight
– Well, i ahau, a kihai i ahau i rua, engari ka haere mai ahau i roto i tika
I hate when a rapper talk about guns, then somebody die, they turn into nuns
– E kino ana ahau ina kōrero tētahi kaiwaiata rap mō ngā patu, kātahi ka mate tētahi, ka huri hei wahine nun
Then hop online like “Pray for my city,” he fakin’ for likes and digital hugs
– Na ka peke ipurangi rite “Inoi mo toku pa, “fakin’ ia mo te pai me te awhi mamati
His daddy a killer, he wanna be junior, they must’ve forgot the shit that they done
– Ko tōna pāpā he kaikohuru, e hiahia ana ia kia rangatahi, kua wareware rātau ki te mea i mahia e rātau
Dementia must run in his family, but let it get shaky
– Me rere te mate hē i roto i tōna whānau, engari kia wiri
I’ll park his son
– Ka whakataka e ahau tana tama
The very first time I shot me a Drac’, the homie had told me to aim it this way
– Ko te wā tuatahi I patua ai ahau e Ahau he Drac’, i mea mai te homie ki ahau kia whai i te reira i tenei ara
I didn’t point down enough, today, I’ll show you I learned from those mistakes
– Kāore au i tohu i te nui, i tēnei rā, ka whakaaturia e au ki a koe i akona e au i aua hapa
Somebody had told me that you got a ring, on God, I’m ready to double the wage
– I korerotia mai e tētahi ki ahau he mowhiti tōu, e Te Atua, kua rite ahau ki te whakapiri i te utu
I’d rather do that than let a Canadian nigga make Pac turn in his grave
– He pai ake ki ahau te mahi i tērā i te tuku i Tētahi nigga Kanata kia huri A Pac i roto i tōna urupa
Cutthroat business, you got shit twisted
– Mahi Cutthroat, ka koe shit twisted
What is it? The braids?
– He aha te mea? Ko ngā pū?
I hurt your feelings? You don’t wanna work with me no more? Okay
– I whara ahau i ōu whakaaro? Kaore koe e hiahia ki te mahi tahi me au? He pai
It’s three GOATs left, and I seen two of them kissin’ and huggin’ on stage
– E toru Ngā Koati i toe, ā, i kite ahau i a rāua e rua e kihi ana, e awhi ana i runga i te atamira
I love ’em to death, and in eight bars, I’ll explain that phrase, huh
– E aroha ana ahau ki a rātou kia mate, ā, i roto i ngā paerewa e waru, ka whakamārama ahau i taua kīanga, huh
It’s nothin’ nobody can tell me, huh
– Kāore he mea e taea e te tangata te korero mai ki ahau, huh
I don’t wanna talk on no celly, huh
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki te kōrero i runga i te no celly, huh
You know I got language barriers, huh
– E mōhio ana koe kei a au ngā ārai reo, huh
It’s no accent you can sell me, huh
– Kāore he reo e taea e koe te hoko mai i ahau, huh
Yeah, Cole and Aubrey know I’m a selfish nigga, the crown is heavy, huh
– Ae, E mohio Ana A Cole raua ko Aubrey he nigga whaiaro ahau, he taumaha te karauna, huh
I pray they my real friends, if not, I’m YNW Melly
– Ka inoi ahau ki aku hoa tūturu, ki TE kore, ko YNW Melly AHAU
I don’t like you poppin’ shit at Pharrell, for him, I inherit the beef
– E kore ahau e rite koe poppin ‘ shit i Pharrell, hoki ia, riro ahau te kau
Yeah, fuck all that pushin’ P, let me see you push a T
– Ae, fuck katoa e pana ‘ P, kia kite ahau e pana koe i te t
You better off spinnin’ again on him, you think about pushin’ me
– He pai ake te hurihuri atu ki a ia, ka whakaaro koe ki te pana i ahau
He’s Terrence Thornton, I’m Terence Crawford, yeah, I’m whoopin’ feet
– Ko Terrence Thornton ia, Ko Terence Crawford ahau, ae, ko whoopin ‘ feet ahau
We ain’t gotta get personal, this a friendly fade, you should keep it that way
– Kāore e tika kia whaiaro, he mea whakahoahoa tēnei, me pupuri e koe i taua ara
I know some shit about niggas that make Gunna Wunna look like a saint
– E mōhio ana ahau ki ētahi mea kino e hanga Ana I A Gunna Wunna kia rite ki te tapu
This ain’t been about critics, not about gimmicks, not about who the greatest
– Ehara tēnei i te mea mō ngā kaiwhakawā, ehara i te mea mō ngā mahi tinihanga, ehara i te mea mō te hunga tino nui
It’s always been about love and hate, now let me say I’m the biggest hater
– He kōrero tonu mō te aroha me te mauahara, ināianei me kī mai ko au te tino mauahara
I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress
– E kino ana ahau ki te huarahi e haere ai koe, ki te huarahi e korero ai koe, e kino ana ahau ki te huarahi e kakahu ai koe
I hate the way that you sneak diss, if I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct
– E kino ana ahau ki te huarahi e rere ana koe, ki te hopu au i te rere, ka tika
We hate the bitches you fuck ’cause they confuse themself with real women
– E kino ana mātou ki ngā wahine kairau ,nā te mea ka pōhēhē rātou ki ngā wāhine tūturu
And notice, I said “we,” it’s not just me, I’m what the culture feelin’
– Na ka kite, ka mea ahau “we,” ehara i te mea ko au anake, ko au te mea e whakaaro ana te ahurea
How many more fairytale stories ’bout your life ’til we had enough?
– E hia atu ngā kōrero pakiwaitara ‘ bout your life ‘tae noa ki te wā i nui ai mātou?
How many more Black features ’til you finally feel that you’re Black enough?
– E hia atu ngā āhuatanga Pango ‘ til you finally feel that you’re Black enough?
I like Drake with the melodies, I don’t like Drake when he act tough
– He Pai ki Ahau A Drake me ngā waiata, kāore au i te pai ki A Drake ina kaha tana mahi
You gon’ make a nigga bring back Puff, let me see if Chubbs really crash somethin’
– Ka’ hanga koe i tētahi nigga hei whakahoki Mai i Te Puff, kia kite ahau mēnā Ka tino hinga a Chubbs i tētahi mea’
Yeah, my first one like my last one, it’s a classic, you don’t have one
– Ae, ko taku tuatahi, he rite ki taku whakamutunga, he mea tawhito, kaore koe i te kotahi
Let your core audience stomach that, then tell ’em where you get your abs from
– Kia tou puku whakarongo matua e, ka korero ’em te wahi whiwhi koe tou abs i
V12, it’s a fast one, baow-baow-baow, last one
– V12, he tere, baow-baow-baow, whakamutunga
Headshot for the year, you better walk around like Daft Punk
– He upoko mo te tau, he pai ake te haere a tawhio noa rite Daft Punk
Remember?
– Kia mahara?
Ayy, Top Dawg, who the fuck they think they playin’ with?
– Ayy, Top Dawg, ko wai te fuck whakaaro ratou tākaro’ ki?
Extortion my middle name as soon as you jump off of that plane, bitch
– Te whakapae i toku ingoa tuarua i te wa e peke atu ana koe i taua rererangi, e te wahine
I’m allergic to the lame shit, only you like bein’ famous
– He mate pāwera ahau ki te pākiki, ko koe anake e pai ana ki te rongonui
Yachty can’t give you no swag neither, I don’t give a fuck ’bout who you hang with
– Kāore e taea e Yachty te hoatu ki a koe he taonga, kāore hoki, kāore au e hoatu i tētahi ’bout who you hang with
I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress
– E kino ana ahau ki te huarahi e haere ai koe, ki te huarahi e korero ai koe, e kino ana ahau ki te huarahi e kakahu ai koe
Surprised you wanted that feature request, you know that we got some shit to address
– Miharo hiahia koe e tono āhuatanga, e mohio ana koe e ka matou etahi shit ki te whakatutuki
I even hate when you say the word “nigga,” but that’s just me, I guess
– E kino ana ahau ki te mea koe i te kupu “nigga,” engari ko ahau anake, ki taku whakaaro
Some shit just cringeworthy, it ain’t even gotta be deep, I guess
– He mea whakamataku noa iho, e kore rawa e hohonu, ki taku whakaaro
Still love when you see success, everything with me is blessed
– Aroha tonu ina kite koe i te angitu, ka manaakitia nga mea katoa ki ahau
Keep makin’ me dance, wavin’ my hand, and it won’t be no threat
– Kia mau ki te kanikani, te whakaoho i toku ringa, a e kore e waiho hei whakawehi
I’m knowin’ they call you The Boy, but where is a man? ‘Cause I ain’t seen him yet
– E mohio ana ahau e karanga ana ratou Ki A koe Ko Te Tamaiti, engari kei hea te tangata? ‘No te mea kaore ano ahau kia kite i a ia
Matter fact, I ain’t even bleed him yet, can I bleed him? (Bet)
– Ko te mea pono, kāore au i te whakaheke toto i a ia, ka taea e au te whakaheke toto i a ia? (Peti)
When I see you stand by Sexyy Red, I believe you see two bad bitches
– Ka kite ahau i a koe e tu Ana I Te Taha O Sexyy Red, e whakapono ana ahau e kite ana koe i nga wahine kino e rua
I believe you don’t like women, it’s real competition, you might pop ass with ’em
– E whakapono ana ahau kāore koe e pai ki ngā wāhine, he whakataetae tūturu, ka taea e koe te peke atu ki a rātou
Let’s speak on percentage, show me your splits, I’ll make sure I double back with ya
– Kia korero tatou i runga i ōrau, whakaatu ahau koutou wahia, ka meinga e ahau tino hoki ahau ki a koutou
You were signed to a nigga that’s signed to a nigga that said he was signed to that nigga
– I hainatia koe ki tētahi nigga kua hainatia ki tētahi nigga e kī ana i hainatia ia ki taua nigga
Try cease and desist on the “Like That” record?
– Whakamātauria mutu me te mutu i runga i te “Pērā i taua” record?
Ho, what? You ain’t like that record?
– Ho, he aha? E kore koe e rite ki taua record?
“Back To Back,” I like that record
– “Hoki ki muri,” e pai ana ahau ki taua rekoata
I’ma get back to that, for the record
– Ka hoki au ki tērā, mō te rekoata
Why would I call around tryna get dirt on niggas? Y’all think all my life is rap?
– He aha ahau i karanga ai ki a tryna kia whiwhi paru ki ngā nigga? Ki taku whakaaro ko te rap taku oranga katoa?
That’s ho shit, I got a son to raise, but I can see you don’t know nothin’ ’bout that
– Ko ho shit, he tama taku hei whakatipu, engari ka kite ahau kaore koe e mohio ki tetahi mea
Wakin’ him up, know nothin’ ’bout that
– E whakaara ana i a ia, e kore e mohio ki taua mea
Then tell him to pray, know nothin’ ’bout that
– Katahi ka mea atu ki a ia kia inoi, kaua e mohio ki taua mea
Then givin’ him tools to walk through life like day by day, know nothin’ ’bout that
– Kātahi ka hoatu ki a ia ngā taputapu hei haere i roto i te ora pēnei i ia rā, kaua e mōhio ki tērā
Teachin’ him morals, integrity, discipline, listen, man, you don’t know nothin’ ’bout that
– Whakaakona ia ki te tikanga, ki te pono, ki te whakatikatika, whakarongo, e te tangata, e kore koe e mohio ki taua mea
Speakin’ the truth and consider what God’s considerin’, you don’t know nothin’ ’bout that
– Korero ‘te pono, me te whakaaro he Aha te whakaaro O Te Atua’, e kore koe e mohio ki tetahi mea’ e pā ana ki taua
Ain’t twenty-v-one, it’s one-v-twenty if I gotta smack niggas that write with you
– Ehara i te rua tekau mā tahi, he kotahi-rua tekau mēnā ka whiua e au ngā nigga e tuhituhi ana ki a koe
Yeah, bring ’em out too, I’ll clean ’em out too, tell BEAM that he better stay right with you
– Ae, kawea mai hoki, ka horoia hoki e ahau, korerotia KI A BEAM kia noho tika ia ki a koe
Am I battlin’ ghost or AI?
– Kei te whawhai ahau ki te wairua, KI TE AI rānei?
Nigga feelin’ like Joel Osteen
– Ko Nigga e rite ana ki A Joel Osteen
Funny, he was in a film called A.I.
– He mea whakamiharo, i roto ia I tētahi kiriata e kiia Nei Ko A. i.
And my sixth sense tellin’ me to off him
– A ko taku whakaaro tuaono e mea ana ki ahau kia whakarerea ia
I’ma blick niggas all in they coffin
– I’ma blick niggas katoa i roto i te kātene ratou
Yeah, OV-ho niggas is dick riders
– Ae, KO OV-ho niggas ko dick riders
Tell ’em run to America, they imitate heritage, they can’t imitate this violence
– Ka mea atu ki A rātou kia rere ki Amerika, ka tāruatia e rātou te taonga tuku iho, kāore e taea e rātou te tāruatia tēnei tūkino
What I learned is niggas don’t like the West Coast, and I’m fine with it, I’ll push the line with it
– Ko taku i ako ai ko ngā nigga kāore i te pai ki te Tai hauāuru, ā, he pai ki ahau, ka akiaki ahau i te rārangi ki a ia
Pick a nigga off one at a time with it
– Tīpakohia te nigga atu kotahi i te wa ki reira
We can be on a three-hour time difference
– Ka taea e tatou i runga i te rerekētanga wā e toru-haora
Don’t speak on the family, crodie
– Kaua e kōrero mō te whānau, crodie
It can get deep in the family, crodie
– Ka taea te whakauru ki roto i te whanau, crodie
Talk about me and my family, crodie?
– Korero mai ki ahau me taku whanau, crodie?
Someone gon’ bleed in your family, crodie
– Ka toto te tangata i roto i tōu whānau, e crodie
I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy, crodie
– Kei Te Haere Ahau Ki New Ho King ki Te kai i te rīwai paraoa me te ranu ranu me te mea kino, crodie
Tell me you’re cheesin’, fam
– Korero mai ki ahau kei te cheesin koe, fam
We can do this right now on the camera, crodie
– Ka taea e mātou te mahi i tēnei i tēnei wā i runga i te kāmera, crodie
Ayy, fuck y’all niggas, I don’t trust y’all niggas
– Ayy, fuck y’all niggas, e kore ahau e whakawhirinaki y’all niggas
I wave one finger and thump y’all niggas like mmm
– Ka whakaoho ahau i tētahi maihao, ka patu i ngā nigga katoa pēnei i te mmm
Field goal, punt y’all niggas, they punk y’all niggas, nobody never took my food
– Te whāinga ā-rohe, punt y’all niggas, they punk y’all niggas, nobody never took my food
Whoever that’s fuckin’ with him, fuck you niggas, and fuck the industry too
– Ko te tangata e kino ana ki a ia, e kino ana ki a koe, e kino ana hoki ki te umanga
If you take it there, I’m takin’ it further
– Ki te kawea e koe ki reira, ka kawea atu e au
Psst, that’s something you don’t wanna do
– Psst, koinei tetahi mea kaore koe e hiahia ki te mahi
Ooh
– Ko te Ooh
We don’t wanna hear you say “nigga” no more
– Kāore mātou e hiahia ki te whakarongo ki a koe e mea ana “nigga” no more
We don’t wanna hear you say “nigga” no more
– Kāore mātou e hiahia ki te whakarongo ki a koe e mea ana “nigga” no more
Stop
– Whakamutua
