Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Dear Adonis
– E Adonis Aroha
I’m sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest
– E pouri ana ahau ko taua tangata tou papa, kia pono ahau
It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive
– E te tangata ki te waiho i te tangata, e kore te aro tou papa
I look at him and wish your grandpa woulda wore a condom
– Ka titiro ahau ki a ia me te hiahia kia mau to tupuna ki te condom
I’m sorry that you gotta grow up and then stand behind him
– E pouri ana ahau i te mea me tipu ake koe, ka tu ki muri i a ia
Life is hard, I know, the challenge is always gon’ beat us home
– He uaua te ora, e mōhio ana ahau, ka taea e te wero te patu i a tātou ki te kāinga
Sometimes our parents make mistakes that affect us until we grown
– I ētahi wā ka hē ō tātou mātua e pā ana ki a tātou kia tupu ra ano tātou
And you’re a good kid that need good leadership
– A he tamaiti pai koe e hiahia ana ki te kaiārahi pai
Let me be your mentor since your daddy don’t teach you shit
– Kia waiho ahau hei kaiako māu mai i te mea kāore tō pāpā i te whakaako i a koe
Never let a man piss on your leg, son
– Kaua rawa e tukua te tangata kia peehi i runga i tou waewae, e tama
Either you die right there or pop that man in the head, son
– Ka mate koe i reira tonu, ka pupuhi rānei i taua tangata ki te mahunga, e tama
Never fall in the escort business, that’s bad religion
– Kaua rawa e hinga i roto i te pakihi escort, e te karakia kino
Please remember, you could be a bitch even if you got bitches
– Kia mahara, ka taea e koe te noho hei wahine ahakoa he wahine koe
Never code-switch, whether right or wrong, you’re a Black man
– Kaua rawa e whakawhiti-waehere, ahakoa he tika, he hē rānei, he Tangata Pango koe
Even if it don’t benefit your goals, do some push-ups, get some discipline
– Ahakoa, ki te kore e whai hua ki o whaainga, mahia etahi pana-ake, whiwhi i etahi ako
Don’t cut them corners like your daddy did, fuck what Ozempic did
– Kaua e tapahia ratou koki rite tou papa i, fuck aha Ozempic i
Don’t pay to play with them Brazilians, get a gym membership
– Kaua e utu ki te tākaro ki A Ratou Brazilians, whiwhi i te mema omaoma
Understand, no throwin’ rocks and hidin’ hands, that’s law
– Kia mārama, kaua e maka i ngā toka, kaua hoki e huna i ngā ringa, ko te ture tērā
Don’t be ashamed ’bout who you wit’, that’s how he treat your moms
– Kaua e whakama ’bout ko wai koe wit’, e te pehea ia hamani koutou mama
Don’t have a kid to hide a kid to hide again, be sure
– Kaua e whai i te tamaiti ki te huna i te tamaiti ki te huna ano, kia mohio
Five percent will comprehend, but ninety-five is lost
– E rima ōrau ka mārama, engari e iwa tekau mā rima kua ngaro
Be proud of who you are, your strength come from within
– Kia whakapehapeha ki a wai koe, ka puta mai to kaha i roto
Lotta superstars that’s real, but your daddy ain’t one of them
– Lotta superstars e te mau, engari e kore e koutou papa tetahi o ratou
And you nothing like him, you’ll carry yourself as king
– A kaore koe e rite ki a ia, ka mau koe ki a koe ano hei kingi
Can’t understand me right now? Just play this when you eighteen
– Kāore e taea te mārama ki ahau i tēnei wā? Just tākaro tenei ina koe tekau ma waru
Dear Sandra
– E Sandra Aroha
Your son got some habits, I hope you don’t undermine them
– He maha nga tikanga a to tama, ko te tumanako kaore koe e whakaiti i a raatau
Especially with all the girls that’s hurt inside this climate
– Ina koa ki nga kotiro katoa e whara ana i roto i tenei āhuarangi
You a woman, so you know how it feels to be in alignment
– He wahine koe, nō reira e mōhio ana koe he pēhea te āhua o te tūhono
With emotion, hopin’ a man can see you and not be blinded
– Ki te aronganui, hopin ‘ ka taea e te tangata te kite ia koe, me te kore e matapo
Dear Dennis, you gave birth to a master manipulator
– E Dennis, i whanau mai he tohunga ki te whakahaere
Even usin’ you to prove who he is is a huge favor
– Ahakoa te whakamahi i a koe ki te whakamatau ko wai ia he tino manakohanga
I think you should ask for more paper, and more paper
– Ki taku whakaaro me tono koe kia nui ake te pepa, kia nui ake hoki te pepa
And more, uh, more paper
– A atu, uh, atu pepa
I’m blamin’ you for all his gamblin’ addictions
– Kei te whakapae ahau ki a koe mo ana riri petipeti katoa
Psychopath intuition, the man that like to play victim
– Te whakaaro hinengaro, te tangata e pai ana ki te tākaro i te patunga
You raised a horrible fuckin’ person, the nerve of you, Dennis
– I whakaarahia e koe he tangata whakamataku, te uaua o koe, Dennis
Sandra, sit down, what I’m about to say is heavy, now listen
– Sandra, noho ki raro, ko te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te mea he taimaha, inaianei whakarongo
Mm-mm, your son’s a sick man with sick thoughts, I think niggas like him should die
– Mm-mm, he tangata mate tō tama, he whakaaro mate, ki taku whakaaro me mate ngā negro pēnei i a ia
Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest their life
– Me whakararu ia rāua ko Weinstein i roto i tētahi pūtau mō te toenga o tō rāua oranga
He hates Black women, hypersexualizes ’em with kinks of a nympho fetish
– E kino ana ia ki ngā wāhine Pango, e whakahihiko ana i a rātau ki ngā kōaro o te whakapakoko o te nympho
Grew facial hair because he understood bein’ a beard just fit him better
– Tupu makawe kanohi no te mea i matau ia bein ‘ he pahau tika pai ia
He got sex offenders on ho-VO that he keep on a monthly allowance
– I whiwhi ia i ngā kaitukino moepuku i runga i te HO-VO e pupuri ana ia i tētahi moni ā-marama
A child should never be compromised and he keepin’ his child around them
– Kaua rawa te tamaiti e whakaitihia, a ka mau tonu tana tamaiti ki a ia
And we gotta raise our daughters knowin’ there’s predators like him lurkin’
– A me whakatipu e tātou ā tātou tamahine i te mōhio he kaiwhaiwhai pēnei i a ia e tūhāhā ana
Fuck a rap battle, he should die so all of these women can live with a purpose
– Fuck te whawhai rap, kia mate ia kia taea e enei wahine katoa te ora ki te whakaaro
I been in this industry twelve years, I’ma tell y’all one lil’ secret
– I roto ahau i tēnei umanga tekau mā rua tau, ka korerotia e au ki a koutou katoa tētahi mea ngaro
It’s some weird shit goin’ on and some of these artists be here to police it
– He mea whakamiharo te haere tonu, ā, ko ētahi o ēnei kaitoi kei konei hei pirihimana
They be streamlinin’ victims all inside of they home and callin’ ’em tender
– He patunga streamlinin ratou katoa i roto i te kāinga, me te karanga ‘ em ngawari
Then leak videos of themselves to further push their agendas
– Na ka turuturu ataata o ratou ki te neke atu i to ratou kaupapa
To any woman that be playin’ his music, know that you’re playin’ your sister
– Ki tetahi wahine e whakatangi ana i tana puoro, kia mohio kei te whakatangi koe i to tuahine
Or better, you’re sellin’ your niece to the weirdos, not the good ones
– He pai ake ranei, kei te hoko koe i to taina ki nga weirdos, ehara i te mea pai
Katt Williams said, “Get you the truth,” so I’ma get mines
– Ka mea a Katt Williams, ” Tangohia te pono,” na ka whiwhi ahau i nga maina
The Embassy ’bout to get raided too, it’s only a matter of time
– Ko te Embassy ‘ bout to get raided too, he mea noa iho te wā
Ayy, LeBron, keep the family away, hey, Curry, keep the family away
– Ayy, LeBron, kia matara atu te whānau, hei, Curry, kia matara atu te whānau
To anybody that embody the love for their kids, keep the family away
– Ki te tangata e whakaahuatia ana te aroha ki a rātau tamariki, kia matara atu te whānau
They lookin’ at you too if you standin’ by him, keep the family away
– Ka titiro hoki ratou ki a koe, ki te tu koe i tona taha, kia matara atu te whānau
I’m lookin’ to shoot through any pervert that lives, keep the family safe
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te kopere i roto i tetahi poke e ora ana, kia haumaru te whanau
Dear baby girl
– E te kotiro aroha
I’m sorry that your father not active inside your world
– E pouri ana ahau i te kore o tō pāpā e mahi i roto i tō ao
He don’t commit to much but his music, yeah, that’s for sure
– Kāore ia e kaha ki te mahi nui engari ko tana puoro, ae, he tino pono
He a narcissist, misogynist, livin’ inside his songs
– He tangata whakahi, he tangata whakahi, e noho ana i roto i ana waiata
Try destroyin’ families rather than takin’ care of his own
– Whakamātauria te whakangaro i ngā whānau, kaua ki te tiaki i a ia anō
Should be teachin’ you time tables or watchin’ Frozen with you
– Me whakaako koe i ngā ripanga wā, kia mātakitaki Rānei i a Koe E Whakamāoritia ana
Or at your eleventh birthday singin’ poems with you
– Ranei i tō rā whānau tekau mā tahi e waiata ana i ngā waiata ki a koe
Instead, he be in Turks payin’ for sex and poppin’ Percs, examples that you don’t deserve
– Engari, kei Roto Ia I Nga Turiki e utu ana mo te moepuku me Te poppin Percs, he tauira kaore koe e tika
I wanna tell you that you’re loved, you’re brave, you’re kind
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te korero ki a koe e aroha ana koe, e maia ana koe, e atawhai ana koe
You got a gift to change the world, and could change your father’s mind
– Ka whiwhi koe i te mea homai noa ki te huri i te ao, a taea te huri i te ngakau o tou papa
‘Cause our children is the future, but he lives inside confusion
– ‘Na te mea ko ā tātou tamariki te heke mai, engari e noho ana ia i roto i te pōhēhē
Money’s always been illusion, but that’s the life he’s used to
– He mea whakapohehe tonu te moni, engari ko te oranga tērā i whakamahia e ia
His father prolly didn’t claim him neither
– Kāore hoki tōna pāpā a prolly i kī i a ia
History do repeats itself, sometimes it don’t need a reason
– Ka whakahoutia te hītori, i ētahi wā kāore e hiahiatia he take
But I would like to say it’s not your fault that he’s hidin’ another child
– Engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te mea ehara i te mea he hara kei te huna ia i tētahi atu tamaiti
Give him grace, this the reason I made Mr. Morale
– Homai ki a ia te aroha noa, koinei te take i hanga ai E Au A Mr. Morale
So our babies like you can cope later
– Na to tatou pēpi rite taea e koe te akakoromaki i muri
Give you some confidence to go through somethin’, it’s hope later
– Homai ki a koe he maia ki te haere i roto i te tahi mea’, te reira te tumanako i muri mai
I never wanna hear you chase a man ’cause it’s feral behavior
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te rongo i a koe e whai ana i tētahi tangata nā te mea he whanonga mohoao
Sittin’ in the club with sugar daddies for validation
– E noho ana ki te karapu me sugar daddies hei whakamana
You need to know that love is eternity and trumps all pain
– Me koe ki te mohio e te aroha ko te mure and, me te tetere mamae katoa
I’ll tell you who your father is, just play this song when it rains
– Ka korerotia e ahau ki a koe ko wai tōu pāpā, whakatangihia tēnei waiata ina ua
Yes, he’s a hitmaker, songwriter, superstar, right
– Ae, he kaihanga hit ia, he kaituhi waiata, he whetū, he tika
And a fuckin’ deadbeat that should never say “more life”
– Me te fuckin ‘deadbeat e kore e kia mea ” more life”
Meet the Grahams
– Te whakatau I te Grahams
Dear Aubrey
– E Aubrey Aroha
I know you probably thinkin’ I wanted to crash your party
– E mōhio ana ahau i whakaaro pea koe i hiahia ahau ki te takahi i tō rōpū
But truthfully, I don’t have a hatin’ bone in my body
– Engari he pono, kāore he wheua kino I roto i toku tinana
This supposed to be a good exhibition within the game
– He whakaaturanga pai tēnei i roto i te kēmu
But you fucked up the moment you called out my family’s name
– Engari i whakapohehe koe i te wā i karanga ai koe i te ingoa o toku whānau
Why you had to stoop so low to discredit some decent people?
– He aha koe i piko ai ki raro kia whakahawea ai ki ētahi tāngata tika?
Guess integrity is lost when the metaphors doesn’t reach you
– Ka ngaro te tika o te whakaaro ina kore e tae atu nga kupu whakarite ki a koe
And I like to understand ’cause your house was never a home
– A e pai ana ahau ki te mārama ‘ no te mea e kore i tou whare he kāinga
Thirty-seven, but you showin’ up as a seven-year-old
– E toru tekau ma whitu, engari e whakaatu ana koe i a koe e whitu tau te pakeke
You got gamblin’ problems, drinkin’ problems, pill-poppin’ and spendin’ problems
– Ka whiwhi koe i ngā raruraru petipeti, ngā raruraru inu, ngā raruraru pire-poppin me ngā raruraru whakapau
Bad with money, whorehouse
– He kino ki te moni, whorehouse
Solicitin’ women problems, therapy’s a lovely start
– Solicitin ‘ women problems, therapy’s a lovely start
But I suggest some ayahuasca, strip the ego from the bottom
– Otiia whakaaro ahau etahi ayahuasca, unuhia te ego i te raro
I try to empathize with you ’cause I know that you ain’t been through nothin’
– Ka ngana ahau ki te whai whakaaro ki a koe ‘no te mea e mohio ana ahau kaore koe i puta noa i tetahi mea’
Crave entitlement, but wanna be liked so bad that it’s puzzlin’
– Hiahia tika, engari e hiahia ana kia pai kia kino e te reira puzzlin’
No dominance, let’s recap moments when you didn’t fit in
– Kāore he mana, kia whakarāpopototia ngā wā i kore ai koe e uru ki roto
No secret handshakes with your friend
– Kaore he ringaringa ngaro ki to hoa
No culture cachet to binge, just disrespectin’ your mother
– No culture cachet to binge, just disrespectin ‘ tou whaea
Identity’s on the fence, don’t know which family will love ya
– Ko te tuakiri kei runga i te taiepa, kaua e mohio ko tehea whanau ka aroha ki a koe
The skin that you livin’ in is compromised in personas
– Ko te kiri e noho ana koe ka raru i roto i nga tangata
Can’t channel your masculine even when standin’ next to a woman
– Kāore e taea te whakawhiti i tō tāne ahakoa e tū ana i te taha o tētahi wahine
You a body shamer, you gon’ hide them baby mamas, ain’t ya?
– He kaitiaki tinana koe, ka huna e koe i a rātau e ngā whaea pēpi, ehara i a koe?
You embarrassed of ’em, that’s not right, that ain’t how mama raised us
– E whakama ana koe ki a rātou, ehara i te mea tika, ehara i te mea i whakaarahia ai mātou e mama
Take that mask off, I wanna see what’s under them achievements
– Tangohia taua kopare, e hiahia ana ahau kia kite he aha kei raro i a rātou ngā whakatutukitanga
Why believe you? You never gave us nothin’ to believe in
– He aha koe i whakapono ai? Kāore koe i hoatu ki a mātou he mea hei whakapono
‘Cause you lied about religious views, you lied about your surgery
– ‘Na te mea i teka koe mo nga whakaaro whakapono, i teka koe mo to pokanga
You lied about your accent and your past tense, all is perjury
– I teka koe mō tō reo me tō wā o mua, he whakapae teka katoa
You lied about your ghostwriters, you lied about your crew members
– I teka koe mō ō kaituhi wairua, i teka koe mō ō mema o te tira
They all pussy, you lied on ’em, I know they all got you in ’em
– E te katoa, i teka koe i runga i ‘ em, e mohio ana ahau i whiwhi katoa ratou koe i roto i ’em
You lied about your son, you lied about your daughter, huh
– I teka koe mo tau tama, i teka koe mo tau tamahine, huh
You lied about them other kids that’s out there hopin’ that you come
– I teka koe mō rātou ētahi atu tamariki kei reira e tūmanako ana ka tae mai koe
You lied about the only artist that can offer you some help
– I teka koe mo te kaitoi anake ka taea te tuku awhina ki a koe
Fuck a rap battle, this a long life battle with yourself
– He pakanga rap, he pakanga roa tēnei ki a koe anō
