Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Damn, you gotta go get somethin’ to eat, man
– Kia ora, me haere koe ki te kai, e te tangata
I’m hungrier than a motherfucker, man
– He hiakai ake ahau i te tangata, e te tangata
Ayo, man
– Ayo, e te tangata
Damn, what’s takin’ homie so long, son?
– He aha te mea e mau ana ki a homie mo te wa roa, e tama?
50, calm down, man, he coming
– 50, kia marino, e te tangata, e haere mai ana ia
Ah (Oh, what the fuck?)
– Ah (Aue, he aha te fuck?)
Ah, son, pull off, pull off
– Ah, e tama, tangohia, tangohia
Many men wish death upon me
– He tokomaha nga tangata e hiahia ana kia mate ahau
Blood in my eye, dog, and I can’t see
– Te toto i roto i toku kanohi, kuri, a e kore e taea e ahau te kite
I’m tryin’ to be what I’m destined to be
– E ngana ana ahau kia rite ki taku i whakaritea ai
And niggas tryin’ to take my life away (Come on)
– Me ngā negro e ngana ana ki te tango i toku ora (Come on)
I put a hole in a nigga for fuckin’ with me
– I hoatu e ahau he poka i roto i te nigga mo te fuckin’ ki ahau
My back on the wall, now you gon’ see
– Ko taku tuara i runga i te pakitara, inaianei ka kite koe
Better watch how you talk when you talk about me
– He pai ake te mataara me pehea e korero ai koe i te wa e korero ana koe mo au
‘Cause I’ll come and take your life away
– ‘No te mea ka haere mai ahau, ka tango i to koutou ora atu
Many men
– He tokomaha nga tangata
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Lord, I don’t cry no more
– E te ariki, e kore ahau e tangi atu
Don’t look to the sky no more
– Kaua e titiro ki te rangi no more
Have mercy on me
– Kia aroha mai ki ahau
Now man, these pussy niggas puttin’ money on my head
– Na, e te tangata, ko ēnei pussy niggas e tuku ana i te moni ki runga i toku mahunga
Go on and get your refund, motherfucker, I ain’t dead
– Haere ki te tiki i to moni, motherfucker, e kore ahau e mate
I’m the diamond in the dirt that ain’t been found
– Ko ahau te taimana i roto i te paru e kore e kitea
I’m the underground king and I ain’t been crowned
– Ko ahau te kingi o raro, ā, kāore au i karaunatia
When I rhyme, somethin’ special happened every time
– I a au e waiata ana, ka puta tētahi mea motuhake i ia wā
I’m the greatest, somethin’ like Ali in his prime
– Ko ahau te mea nui rawa, he Rite Ki A Ali i tona tino pai
I walk the block with the bundles, I’ve been knocked on the humble
– Haere ahau i te poraka ki te paihere, kua patuki ahau i runga i te haehaa
Swing the ox when I rumble, show your ass what my gun do
– Patohia te kau ina ngangau ahau, whakaaturia ki tōu kaihe te mea e mahia ana e taku patu
Got a temper, nigga, go ‘head, lose your head
– Ka riri, nigga, haere ‘ head, ngaro tou head
Turn your back on me, get clapped and lose your legs
– Tahuri tou hoki ki runga ki ahau, kia papaki, ka ngaro o koutou waewae
I walk around, gun on my waist, chip on my shoulder
– E haereere ana ahau, he patu i runga i toku hope, he maramara i runga i toku pokohiwi
‘Til I bust a clip in your face, pussy, this beef ain’t over
– ‘Ki te pakaru I ahau he topenga i roto i tou mata, pussy, e kore e tenei kau i runga i
Many men
– He tokomaha nga tangata
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Lord, I don’t cry no more
– E te ariki, e kore ahau e tangi atu
Don’t look to the sky no more
– Kaua e titiro ki te rangi no more
Have mercy on me
– Kia aroha mai ki ahau
Have mercy on my soul
– Kia aroha ki toku wairua
Somewhere my heart turned cold
– I tētahi wāhi ka mātao toku ngakau
Have mercy on many men
– Kia aroha ki nga tangata maha
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Sunny days wouldn’t be special if it wasn’t for rain
– E kore e ra ra motuhake ki te kore te reira no te ua
Joy wouldn’t feel so good if it wasn’t for pain
– Kaore a Joy e pai ki te kore e mamae
Death gotta be easy, ’cause life is hard
– Me ngāwari te mate, nā te mea he uaua te ora
It’ll leave you physically, mentally, and emotionally scarred
– Ka waiho koe i te tinana, i te hinengaro, i te hinengaro, i te hinengaro
This is for my niggas on the block twistin’ trees in cigars
– He mea tēnei mō aku negro i runga i te poraka e huri ana i ngā rākau i roto i ngā hikareti
For the niggas on lock doin’ life behind bars
– Mo nga niggas i runga i te lock doin ‘ life behind bars
I don’t say, “Only God can judge me,” ’cause I see things clear
– E Kore ahau e mea, “Ko Te Atua anake e taea te whakawa i ahau, “” no te mea e kite ahau i nga mea mārama
Crooked-ass crackers will give my Black ass a hundred years
– Ka hoatu e ngā pihikete pōhēhē ki taku pōhēhē Pango kotahi rau tau
I’m like Paulie in GoodFellas, you can call me the Don
– He Rite ahau Ki A Paulie i GoodFellas, ka taea e koe te karanga i ahau ko Te Don
Like Malcolm by any means with my gun in my palm
– Ka rite Ki A Malcolm mā ngā tikanga katoa me taku patu i roto i taku ringa
Slim switched sides on me, let niggas ride on me
– I hurihia e Slim ngā taha ki ahau, kia eke ngā negro ki runga i ahau
I thought we was cool, why you want me to die, homie? (Homie)
– I whakaaro ahau he pai mātou, he aha koe i hiahia ai kia mate ahau, homie? (Homie)ko te
Many men
– He tokomaha nga tangata
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Lord, I don’t cry no more
– E te ariki, e kore ahau e tangi atu
Don’t look to the sky no more
– Kaua e titiro ki te rangi no more
Have mercy on me
– Kia aroha mai ki ahau
Have mercy on my soul
– Kia aroha ki toku wairua
Somewhere my heart turned cold
– I tētahi wāhi ka mātao toku ngakau
Have mercy on many men
– Kia aroha ki nga tangata maha
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Every night I talk to God, but he don’t say nothin’ back
– I nga po katoa ka korero ahau ki Te Atua, engari kaore ia e kii i tetahi mea
I know he protectin’ me, but I still stay with my gat
– E mohio ana ahau kei te tiaki ia i ahau, engari kei te noho tonu ahau ki taku kuwaha
In my nightmares, niggas keep pullin’ TECs on me
– I roto i aku moemoea, ka mau tonu nga nigga ki nga TECs i runga i ahau
Psychic says some bitch done put a hex on me
– E ai ki a Psychic ko ētahi wahine i mahi i hoatu he hex ki ahau
The feds didn’t know much when Pac got shot
– Kāore te feds i tino mōhio i te wā i patua ai Te Pac
I got a kite from the pens that told me Tut got knocked
– I whiwhi ahau i tētahi kōwhai mai i ngā pene i kī mai Ki ahau Kua hinga A Tut
I ain’t gon’ spell it out for you motherfuckers all the time
– Kāore au e tuhi atu ki a koe i ngā wā katoa
Are you illiterate, nigga? You can’t read between the lines?
– E kore koe e mōhio ki te tuhituhi, e te nigga? Kaore e taea e koe te panui i waenga i nga raina?
In the Bible, it says what goes around, comes around
– I roto i te Bibilia, e mea ana te reira i te mea e haere a tawhio noa, haere a tawhio noa
Hommo shot me, three weeks later he got shot down
– I patua ahau e Hommo, e toru wiki i muri mai ka patua ia
Now it’s clear that I’m here for a real reason
– Na te reira mārama e ahau i konei mo te take tūturu
‘Cause he got hit like I got hit, but he ain’t fuckin’ breathin’
– ‘No te mea i patua ia rite i patua ahau, engari e kore ia e fuckin ‘breathin’
Many men
– He tokomaha nga tangata
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
Lord, I don’t cry no more
– E te ariki, e kore ahau e tangi atu
Don’t look to the sky no more
– Kaua e titiro ki te rangi no more
Have mercy on me
– Kia aroha mai ki ahau
Have mercy on my soul
– Kia aroha ki toku wairua
Somewhere my heart turned cold
– I tētahi wāhi ka mātao toku ngakau
Have mercy on many men
– Kia aroha ki nga tangata maha
Many, many, many, many men
– He tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha, he tokomaha nga tangata
Wish death ‘pon me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mate ‘pon me
