Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Before I had a walk-in wardrobe
– I mua I ahau i te kakahu haere-i roto i
No car, I was ten toes
– Kāore he waka, tekau aku maihao
Walkin’ through the war zone
– E haere ana i te rohe pakanga
She don’t like takin’ the pill, so I’m pullin’ out, it plays with her hormones
– Kāore ia e pai ki te tango i te pire, nō reira ka tangohia e au, ka tākaro ki ōna horomona
Fuck love, I need more poles
– Fuck aroha, e hiahia ana ahau atu amo
Fucked up, that was just my luck, when bro got touched, didn’t die but he almost did
– I te kino, ko taku waimarie noa iho, i te wā i pāngia ai a bro, kāore i mate engari i tata ia ki te mate
Right now, me and him ain’t the closest
– I tēnei wā, kāore au me ia i te tino tata
Goin’ through the motions
– Haere i roto i nga nekehanga
My girl said I’m emotionless
– Ka mea taku kotiro he koreotangawanga ahau
Heart cold like the Polar Express
– He makariri te ngakau pērā ki Te Polar Express
They call me the voice of the street cah I speak on relevance
– Ka karanga ratou ki ahau ko te reo o te huarahi cah ka korero ahau i runga i te whai kiko
Top ten in my scene, that’s evident
– Top tekau i roto i toku scene, e te kitea
When I release, I compete with Americans
– I taku tukunga, ka whakataetae ahau ki Nga Amerikana
My young G still needs development
– Kei te hiahia tonu taku g taitamariki ki te whanaketanga
Stick with a silencer, and now it’s got a speech impediment, uh
– Ka mau ki te pūoro, ā, ināianei he ārai kōrero, uh
Ss-ss-stutterin’, gotta leave, I’m sorry I’m anxious
– Ss-ss-stutterin’, me haere, e pouri ana ahau kei te manukanuka ahau
Everyone’s gangsters
– Ko nga kaitiaki o te katoa
Until it’s time to ride and man start makin’ excuse ’bout cameras
– Tae noa ki te wā ki te eke me te tangata tīmata hanga ‘ excuse ’bout kāmera
I won’t glamourise this life, FaceTimin’ the guys and it don’t look glamorous
– E kore ahau e glamourise tenei ora, FaceTimin ‘ te takatu, me te kore e titiro reira glamorous
May the strong survive, may the pagans die
– Kia ora te kaha, kia mate nga tauiwi
I don’t even beef those guys, they sayin’ my name to create some hype
– E kore ahau e kai i aua tangata, e mea ana ratou’ toku ingoa ki te waihanga i te tahi mau hype
This one want a one-night stand, politely decline, she ain’t my type
– E hiahia ana tēnei ki te tū kotahi pō, ki te heke āta, ehara ia i te momo
I’m sorry, Ms Jackson, I never meant to make her cry
– E pouri ana ahau, E Ms Jackson, kāore au i te whakaaro kia tangi ia
I never entertain these guys, if I want drama, then my girl gon’ start some
– Kāore au e whakangahau i ēnei tāngata, mēnā e hiahia ana au ki te whakaari, kātahi ka tīmata taku kotiro i ētahi
How the fuck you gon’ argue with me when my flight departin’?
– He aha te take ka’ tohe koe ki ahau ina wehe atu taku rerenga’?
How you gon’ raise your voice at me? You’re in my apartment
– Me pēhea koe e’ whakatika i tō reo ki ahau? Kei roto koe i taku whare
Had to swallow my pride and ask my guy for help, that hurt ’cause I don’t like askin’
– I ki horomia toku whakapehapeha, ka ui toku taata no te tauturu, e mamae ‘no te mea e kore ahau e rite askin’
I don’t know how to make a song, I just rhyme on beat and say how I feel
– Kāore au i te mōhio me pēhea te hanga waiata, ka waiata noa ahau i runga i te whakatangi, ka mea, he pēhea taku āhua
Mum said, “Don’t ever trust no one that claims they’re real”
– Ka mea a māmā, “Kaua rawa e whakawhirinaki ki tētahi e kī ana he tūturu rātau”
I’m real, I ain’t gotta say that I’m real, the brodem know how I roll
– He tūturu ahau, kāore au e kī he tūturu ahau, e mōhio ana te brodem me pēhea taku huri
I know, these women all come and they go, I know that she ain’t my girl
– E mohio ana ahau, ka haere mai enei wahine katoa, ka haere, e mohio ana ahau ehara ia i taku kotiro
I’m not in the mood for socialisin’, I’m sittin’ in silence
– Kāore au i te āhua o te whakahoahoa, kei te noho puku ahau
I won’t form an alliance if I don’t like how your vibe is
– E kore ahau e hanga i te hononga ki te kore ahau e rite pehea tou vibe ko
Trap runnin’ like Uber Eats, big up the delivery drivers
– Trap runnin ‘ rite Uber Kai, nui ake nga taraiwa tuku
Some shit don’t sit right with me, you live and you learn, I can’t live in this climate
– Kāore ētahi mea e noho tika ana ki ahau, e noho ana koe, e ako ana koe, kāore e taea e au te noho i tēnei āhuarangi
Freedom riskin’, the feds keep on friskin’
– Ko te freedom riskin, ko te feds keep on friskin
Before you get time to back out your knife, K1’s gonna reach for his ting
– I mua i to wa ki te whakahoki mai i to maripi, Ka toro atu a K1 ki tana ting
So let’s be realistic
– Na kia pono tatou
I told her play with her pussy, I don’t even care if her nails are acrylic
– Ka korerotia e ahau ki a ia te takaro me tana teen topanga, kaore au e aro ki te mea he kiriaku ona whao
How you my girl and don’t know my lyrics?
– Me pēhea koe e taku kotiro, ā, kāore koe i te mōhio ki aku kupu?
I ain’t treatin’ no ho like a princess, baby, I’m losin’ interest
– Kāore au e whakaaro ki a’ no ho hei rangatira, e te tamaiti, kei te ngaro taku hiahia
Let’s play Who’s The Baddest or let’s play Who’s The Richest
– Kia tākaro Tātou Ko Wai Te Tino Kino kia tākaro tātou ko Wai Te Tino Taonga
A2 gave him the ting, if they come through, then you better use his index
– A2 hoatu ki a ia te ting, ki te haere mai ratou i roto i, ka pai whakamahi koe i tona taupū
They’re gonna underestimate when you ain’t got a million views on a vid yet
– Ka whakahawea rātou ina kāore anō koe kia whiwhi miriona tirohanga i runga i tētahi ataata
Hold on, chat
– Kia mau, kōrerorero
Cee is tapped in
– Ka whakauruhia a Cee
I know drama sells, the Internet make me laugh out loud
– E mohio ana ahau e hokona ana te whakaari, ka kata nui ahau i te Ipurangi
Everyone talkin’ behind computers, what you gon’ do if my dog come round?
– E kōrero ana te katoa i muri i ngā rorohiko, he aha tāu e mahi ai mēnā ka haere mai taku kuri?
I might make the young G come to your show with the stick, like Moses, part the crowd
– Ka meinga pea e Ahau te G taitamariki kia haere mai ki tō whakaaturanga me te tokotoko, pērā ki A Mohi, kia wehe atu i te mano
I ran that time cah I’m only human, I got caught lackin’, my guard was down
– I rere ahau i taua wā, he tangata noa iho ahau, i mau ahau i te kore, kua hinga taku kaitiaki
Leng, she out of my league, all of my bitches badder than me
– Leng, ia i roto i toku riiki, katoa o aku wahine kino atu i ahau
Serious risk with the pack that day, had bare class A in the Addison Lee
– He mōrea nui ki te kahui i taua rā, he kāwai a tahanga i Roto i Te Addison Lee
I felt like Mitch, I felt like Meech, I felt like me, ten bands in a week
– I rite ahau ki A Mitch, i rite ahau ki A Meech, i rite ahau ki ahau, tekau ngā kapa i roto i te wiki
Hoes in the studio, I’m tryna record, let’s multitask, get down on your knees
– Hoes i roto i te taiwhanga, ko ahau tryna record, kia multitask, haere ki raro i runga i tou turi
Cancel the Uber if it ain’t tinted, I can’t ride if the whip transparent
– Whakakorea te Uber ki te kore e taia, kaore e taea e au te eke ki te maama te whiu
I can’t even go to the petrol station, one wrong move and you’ll slip in traffic
– Kāore e taea e au te haere ki te teihana hinu, kotahi te nekehanga hē, ā, ka rere koe i roto i te waka
Tables turned, and the plot just twisted like when ghost got wigged by Tariq
– Ka huri ngā tēpu, ā, ka huri te kaupapa, pērā i te wā i whakawai ai a Ghost e Tariq
Ten-car convoy deep on the euro tunnel, I’m takin’ a trip to—
– Ko te waka tekau-karaka i te hohonu o te euro tunnel, kei te haere au ki—
I don’t care if they call my album a classic
– Kāore au e whakaaro mēnā ka kīia e rātau he pukapuka tawhito taku pukaemi
I could go and retire right now off the hits that I got, so I don’t need to panic
– Ka taea e au te haere ki te reti i tēnei wā tonu mai i ngā patu i whiwhi ai ahau, nō reira kāore au e hiahia ki te wehi
I don’t need promo runs or PR stunts, everything organic
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki ngā rerenga whakatairanga, KI ngā mahi PR RĀNEI, he mea rauropi katoa
You don’t wanna test my gangster, try get close and see what happens
– Kaore koe e hiahia ki te whakamatautau i taku gangster, ngana kia tata, kia kite he aha te mea ka tupu
Nobody makes it far where I’m from
– Kāore he tangata e tawhiti atu I te wāhi i ahu mai ai ahau
So they say that I sold my soul, bro, I ain’t even sold my masters
– Na ka mea ratou i hokona e ahau toku wairua, bro, e kore ahau e hokona noa aku rangatira
Drop to my knees in a dirty bando, I talk to God like I need some answers
– Ka hinga ki runga ki oku turi i roto i te bando paru, ka kōrero ahau ki te Atua me te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki ētahi whakautu
If I go broke, I’ll do it all over again, all I need is a phone and charger
– Ki te haere ahau pakaru, ka meatia e ahau i te reira katoa i runga i ano, katoa e hiahia ana ahau ko te waea me te rihi
I just ordered a stab-proof vest cah they said that they want man dead
– I tono noa ahau i tētahi koti pareparenga cah i mea rātau e hiahia ana rātau kia mate te tangata
