Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it, uh
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira, uh
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it (Uh)
– Haere ki reira (Uh)
Young Jermaine walked the straight and narrow
– I haere a Jermaine taitamariki i te tika i te kuiti
Minimum-wage jobs for dinero, but still, my mind was on the zeros
– Nga mahi iti-utu mo dinero, engari tonu, ko taku hinengaro i runga i nga zero
I fiend for the perks that was seen flippin’ birds, so
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ngā painga i kitea e flippin’ birds, nō reira
We was skippin’ church, but my eyes was on the sparrows
– I peke mātou i te hāhi, engari i runga i ngā manu myu kanohi
Niggas flippin’ pies, spendin’ thousands on apparel
– E nga negro e huri ana i nga pai, e whakapau ana i nga mano ki nga kakahu
Shit, I wanna shine too, I want dimes too
– He mea kino, e hiahia ana ahau ki te whiti, e hiahia ana hoki ahau ki ngā moni iti
Jealous niggas wanna know just how my rhymes blew
– E hiahia ana ngā negro hae ki te mōhio me pēhea te pupuhi o aku rerenga
Mano y mano, I’m Bono, I’m you times two
– Mano y mano, i’m Bono, i’m you times two
Now I’m bougie, I done outgrew the fountain blue
– Na ko bougie ahau, kua oti I ahau te tipu i te puna puru
But never forgot the spot where I developed my plot
– Engari kaua rawa e wareware ki te wāhi i whakawhanakehia ai e au taku mahere
To dwell at the top, the Ville, where all my skeletons locked
– Ki te noho ki runga, ki te Kainga, ki te wahi i herea ai oku kōwae katoa
If I could do it all over, then I never would swap
– Ki te taea e ahau te mahi i te reira katoa i runga i, ka kore ahau e whakawhiti
I’ve seen good, I’ve seen bad, had my melanin mocked
– Kua kite ahau i te pai, kua kite ahau i te kino, kua tawai taku melanin
I’ve seen lifelong friends turn to devilish opps
– Kua kite au i ngā hoa o te ao e tahuri ana ki ngā opp kino
I was Mike in red leather, tryna tell him to stop
– Ko Mike Ahau i roto i te hiako whero, ka mea a tryna ki a ia kia mutu
You better beat it ‘fore you see the heavy-metal get popped
– He pai ake te patu i a koe i mua i to kitenga i te konganuku taumaha e pakaru ana
He was a mean-ass wing with a hell of a shot
– He parirau kino ia, he tino wero
But if no team draft King, he gon’ bet on the block
– Engari ki te kore He Kingi i tohua e te kapa, ka ‘ peti ia i te poraka
He wanna ball ’til he fall or ’til the federals knock
– E hiahia ana ia ki te pōro ‘ki te hinga ia ranei ‘ki te patu i te federal
And sit his ass on a bench for movin’ careless with rock
– A noho ana i runga i te paepae mo te neke ‘ kore tupato ki te toka
You can’t relate, ‘less your father was not around
– Kāore e taea e koe te kōrero, ‘kāore tō pāpā i te taha
And your mother went out and found someone else and then brought them ’round
– Na ka haere atu tou whaea, ka kitea tetahi atu, a ka kawea mai ratou ‘a tawhio noa
And they salaries then combine, when they married, it brought you out
– A ka whakakotahihia e rātau ngā utu, ina marenatia rātau, ka puta mai koe
Of that poverty, then you moved to a soft little part of town
– O taua rawakore, ka neke koe ki te wahi iti ngohengohe o te pa
So that when you back in the hood, you feel awkward about it now (Damn)
– Na, ina hoki koe ki te kopare, ka pōhēhē koe ki a ia ināianei (Damn)
And your confidence start to drown
– A ka tīmata tō maia ki te horomia
But the rappin’ gave you some positive thoughts, so you jot ’em down
– Engari i hoatu e te rappin’ etahi whakaaro pai ki a koe, na ka tuhia e koe
You jot ’em down
– Ka tuhia e koe
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira
Ride to it, ride to it, uh
– Haere ki reira, haere ki reira, uh
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Yeah, uh
– Ae, uh
Benjamin Button, Cole flows reverse time
– Ko pinihama Pātene, Ka rere a Cole i te wā whakamuri
To find deliveries good as mine, you gotta search primes
– Hei kimi i ngā tuku pai hei aku, me rapu koe i ngā tau matua
I’m scaling heights higher than birds can perch
– Kei te piki ake ahau i te teitei ka taea e nga manu te noho
Tryin’ to be something, hopin’ that peace comes to my cursed mind
– E ngana ana ki te noho hei mea, e tumanako ana ka puta mai te rangimarie ki toku hinengaro kanga
One thing’s for sure, that I’ve matured from my first rhyme
– Kotahi te mea, kua pakeke ahau i taku rerenga tuatahi
I learned long ago, you can’t please ’em all, and it hurts tryin’
– I ako ahau i mua, e kore e taea e koe te pai ’em katoa, a ka mamae te reira tamata’
In this game, where all you’ve got is your name
– I roto i tenei kēmu, te wahi katoa kua ka koe tou ingoa
Like Durk, I’m smirkin’ at niggas tryna besmirch mine
– Ka rite Ki A Durk, e kata ana ahau ki a niggas tryna besmirch taku
Absurd times, where the fake get toted as wise
– Wā Absurd, te wahi kia toted te rūpahu rite whakaaro nui
I can see hate in both of your eyes but the third’s blind
– Ka kite ahau i te mauahara i roto i your kanohi e rua engari ko te tuatoru he matapo
So you search lines
– Na rapu koe raina
But you struggle, which explains the puzzled look on the dull face as the word finds
– Engari ka uaua koe, e whakamārama ana i te titiro pōhēhē ki te mata pōuri e kitea ana e te kupu
I hate what rap’s become, but like do-not-disturb signs
– E kino ana ahau ki te āhua o te rap, engari he rite ki te kore e whakararuraru i ngā tohu
Can’t knock it if I see it’s ’bout the dough
– E kore e taea e te patu i te reira ki te kite ahau i te reira ‘ bout te paraoa
They instigate the fuckery because it’s profitable
– Ka whakaohohia e rātau te pākiki nā te mea he whai hua
But singin’ “stop the violence” tunes when dudes in hospitals
– Engari e waiata ana “kāti te kino” e waiata ana i te wā e noho ana ngā tāngata i roto i ngā hōhipera
I pulled the plug because I’ve seen where that was ’bout to go
– I tangohia e ahau te mono no te mea kua kite ahau i te wahi i ’bout ki te haere
They wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow
– I hiahia rātau ki te toto, i hiahia rātau ki te pāwhiri kia tupu ai rātau ki ngā pute
They see this fire in my pen and think I’m dodgin’ smoke
– Ka kite rātau i tēnei ahi i roto i taku pene, ā, ka whakaaro rātau kei te karo au i te paowa
I wouldn’t have lost a battle, dawg, I woulda lost a bro
– Kāore au i hinga i tētahi pakanga, dawg, ka ngaro I ahau tētahi bro
I woulda gained a foe, and all for what? Just to attain some mo’
– Ka whiwhi ahau i tētahi hoariri, ā, mō te aha? Just ki te whakatutuki i te tahi mau mo’
Props from strangers that don’t got a clue what I been aimin’ for?
– Ko ngā taonga mai i ngā tangata kē kāore I te mōhio he aha taku i whai ai?
Since the age of fourteen, Jermaine is no king
– Mai i te tekau ma wha o Ona tau, ehara a Jermaine i te kingi
If that means I gotta dig up dirt and pay the whole team
– Ki te mea ko te tikanga me keri e au te paru me te utu i te kapa katoa
Of algorithm-bot niggas just to sway the whole thing
– O te hātepe – bot niggas tika ki te huri i te mea katoa
On social media, competin’ for your favorable memes
– I runga i te pāpāho pāpori, whakataetae ‘ mo koutou meme pai
To be considered best or live and rest? The weight of both things
– Kia whakaarohia he pai, he ora, he okiokinga ranei? Te taumaha o ngā mea e rua
I understand the thirst of being first that made ’em both swing
– E mārama ana ahau ki te matewai o te tuatahi i meinga ai ’em e rua swing
Protecting legacies, so lines got crossed, perhaps regrettably
– Te tiaki i ngā taonga tuku iho, nō reira ka whiti ngā raina, tērā pea he mea pouri
My friends went to war, I walked away with all they blood on me
– I haere aku hoa ki te whawhai, i haere atu ahau me te toto katoa i runga i ahau
Now some will discredit me, try wipe away my pedigree
– Na, ka whakahawea mai ētahi ki ahau, ka whakamatau ki te whakakore i taku whakapapa
But please, find a nigga out that’s rappin’ this incredibly, uh
– Otiia koa, kitea he nigga i roto i e rappin ‘ tenei mīharo, uh
My dawg texted me, I’ll share the words he said to me
– I tuhituhi mai taku dawg ki ahau, ka whakapuaki ahau i nga kupu i korerotia mai e ia ki ahau
“If you refuse to shoot the gun, don’t mean the gun ain’t deadly,” uh
– “Ki te kore koe e pai ki te patu i te patu, kaua e kii kaore te patu i te mate,” uh
I guess in that metaphor, hypothetically, the gun is me
– Ki taku whakaaro i roto i taua kupu whakarite, i runga i te whakaaro, ko ahau te patu
I text him back like, “Guess a gun ain’t what I’m tryna be, my nigga”
– Ka whakahokia mai e au ki a ia, “Ki taku Whakaaro ehara te patu i te mea e tika ana ki ahau, e taku nigga”
They strip me of my spot, and now I’m finally free, my nigga
– Ka tangohia e rātau taku wāhi, ā, ināianei kua wātea ahau, e taku nigga
They say I’m pickin’ sides, ayy, don’t you lie on me, my nigga
– Ka mea ratou kei te whiriwhiri ahau i nga taha, ayy, kaua koe e teka ki ahau, e taku nigga
Then start another war, ayy, Drake, you’ll always be my nigga
– Na ka tīmata i tētahi atu pakanga, ayy, Drake, ka noho tonu koe hei taku nigga
I ain’t ashamed to say you did a lot for me, my nigga
– E kore ahau e whakama ki te mea i mahi koe i te rota mo ahau, toku nigga
Fuck all the narratives
– Fuck nga korero katoa
Tappin’ back into your magic pen is what’s imperative
– Tappin ‘ hoki ki tou pene magic ko te aha te mea faufaa
Remindin’ these folks why we do it, it’s not for beefin’
– E whakamahara ana ki ēnei tāngata he aha mātou i mahi ai, ehara i te mea mō te kai kau
It’s for speakin’ our thoughts, pushin’ ourselves, reachin’ the charts
– He mea mō te kōrero i ō tātou whakaaro, te akiaki i a tātou anō, te tae atu ki ngā tūtohi
Reaching your minds, deep in your heart, screamin’ to find
– Te toro atu ki ōu hinengaro, te hohonu o tō ngakau, te hamama ki te kimi
Emotions to touch, somethin’ inside to open you up
– Kare ki te pa, te tahi mea ‘ roto ki te whakatuwhera koe ake
Help you cope with the rough times and shit
– Awhina i a koe ki te whakatutuki i nga waa uaua me te shit
I’m sendin’ love ’cause we ain’t promised shit
– Ka tukuna atu e au te ‘aroha’ nā te mea kāore i whakaaria mai he mea
My nigga
– Ko taku nigga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me (Damn)
– E kore koe e mutu i ahau (Damn)
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me (Y’all niggas)
– E kore koe e mutu i ahau (y’all niggas)
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– E kore koutou e whakamutu i ahau
Y’all niggas ain’t
– Ko koutou katoa ngā niggas ain’t
