Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Settle down, settle down, y’all
– Noho ki raro, noho ki raro, y’all
I’d like to take the time to introduce to the stage this new young brother
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te tango i te wa ki te whakauru ki te atamira tenei teina taitamariki hou
I like this brother
– He pai ki ahau tenei brother
He go by the name of Soul Burger
– Ka haere ia i te ingoa O Soul Burger
Cue the sermon
– Te tohu i te korero
My daughter Carson just said “Dada” for the first time and Cali tryna get up and run the track
– Ka mea noa taku tamahine A Carson “Dada” mo te wa tuatahi ka whakatika a Cali tryna ka rere i te ara
A-men
– Ngā tāne A
I like to call my self the God of rap
– E pai ana ahau ki te karanga i ahau ko Te Atua o te rap
And all of y’all should call me that
– Me karanga katoa koutou ki ahau
I hit the studio and talk like that
– I patua e au te whare whakairo ā ka kōrero pēnei
Leave that motherfucker and feel like a fraud
– Waiho i taua motherfucker me te fe rite te tinihanga
In all honesty, I believe, the truth will set you free
– I roto i te pono katoa, e whakapono ana ahau, ka tukua koe e te pono
Am I an inmate?
– He herehere ahau?
I got secrets Imma die with
– He mea ngaro taku Ka mate A Imma
Am I the greatest or an ingrate?
– Ko ahau te mea nui rawa, te ingrate rānei?
Am I a victim or a villain with a moral compass?
– He patunga, he tangata kino rānei ahau, he porohita ā-hinengaro?
Did my dirt all by my lonely no accomplice
– I toku paru katoa e toku mokemoke kahore hoa mahi
So when this shit hits the fan
– Na ka patua e tēnei mea te kaiwhaiwhai
I’ll be sippin’ Apothic Red but I won’t be wining
– Ka Waiho Ahau sippin’ Apothic Whero engari e kore e ahau e wining
No boo-hoo’s, more like (Vivi and Cici?)
– Kāore he boo-hoo, he rite ake ki (Vivi me cici?)
Church on the move
– Te hāhi i te herenga
Right or wrong my faith was written way before I started writing
– He tika he hē rānei i tuhia taku whakapono i mua I taku tīmatanga ki te tuhituhi
This ain’t a verse this an excerpt from a seance
– Ehara tēnei i te irava he wāhanga tēnei o tētahi hui
Ain’t really confrontational but I crave chaos
– Ehara I te mea tino whakaeke engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te raruraru
Mayday mayday
– Ko te rā o mei
May lay may lay
– Kia takoto kia takoto
Way off the chain like a jeweler’s scale
– Way atu te mekameka rite te tauine o te jeweler
Fuck all this gold on me
– Fuck tenei koura katoa i runga i ahau
It ain’t hard to tell like Sonic’s little homie
– Ehara i te mea uaua ki te korero penei i te homie iti a Sonic
Let my soul glow and despite the darkness I harness
– Kia whiti toku wairua ahakoa te pouri ka whakamahia e ahau
You’d think these silver linings were straps to keep me from falling
– Ka whakaaro koe ko enei papa hiriwa he whitiki hei pupuri i ahau kia kore e hinga
Rhyming like I’m flying with angel wings, I just be crawling
– E rere ana ahau me ngā parirau o te anahera, e kōkiri ana ahau
Jesus Christ am I designed to compete?
– I hangaia a ihu Karaiti hei whakataetae?
Or am I just appallin’?
– Ranei kei te whakamataku noa ahau?
(Peter and Paul? You know that was really crazy)
– (Pita raua ko Paora? E mohio ana koe he tino haurangi tena)
These days I rather work out my flaws than flex on y’all
– I ēnei rā, he pai ake ki ahau te mahi i aku hapa i te piko ki a koutou katoa
A little somethings better than a whole lot of nothin’ at all
– He mea pai ake i te nui o te kore noa iho
Oh well, hope you read between the lines like when we be spelling wrong
– Aue pai, tumanako pānui koe i waenganui i nga rārangi rite ka kia tatou tuhi he
Aye, ayo Arnie, Can I keep it going?
– Ae, ayo Arnie, Ka taea e au te haere tonu?
Uh, mic check one two mic check
– Uh, mic tirohia tetahi rua mic tirohia
Turn me up in this bitch
– Tahuri ahau ki runga i roto i tenei bitch
Can I- Can I talk my shit?
– Ka taea e au – Ka taea e au te korero i aku korero?
Can I keep it going real quick?
– Ka taea e au te pupuri i te tere tere?
I am broke, I am on fucking drugs
– Kua kore ahau, kei te whakamahi ahau i ngā raau taero
Don’t know shit, I’m paying rent but my babies mom
– Kāore au e mōhio, kei te utu au i te rēti engari ko aku pēpi māmā
I take a 7.62 for Top Dawg
– Ka tango ahau i te 7.62 Mo Te Top Dawg
I did jump off a bridge on Del Amo Boulevard
– I peke atu ahau i te piriti i Runga I Te Del Amo Boulevard
Im blessed but question why God would have mercy on a junkie
– E manaakitia ana ahau engari e ui ana he aha Te Atua i aroha ai ki te tangata haurangi
Biggest lie I ever told was that it ain’t about the money
– Ko te teka nui rawa atu i korerotia e au ehara i te mea mo te moni
Hopped out the rabbit hole but now I’m really trippin’
– I puta mai te poka o te kiore engari ināianei kei te tino haere au
I’m still standing here screaming “Fuck the whole system”
– Kei te tu tonu ahau i konei e hamama ana ” Fuck the whole system”
Couldn’t care any less if you judge me bitch
– E kore e taea e tiaki tetahi iti ki te whakawa koe i ahau bitch
You don’t know what the fuck I did for this shit
– Kāore koe i te mōhio he aha te mea i mahia e au mō tēnei mea
And I don’t know much, but I do know this
– A kahore ahau e mohio nui, engari e mohio ana ahau ki tenei
I got the game in a headlock
– I whiwhi ahau i te kēmu i roto i te headlock
I’m like Draymond
– He Rite ahau Ki A Draymond
You think you fuckin’ with the squad just a little bit (No!)
– Ki to whakaaro kei te pirau koe ki te kapa i te iti noa iho (Kaore!)
Dream on, and then apply for your membership
– Moemoea i runga i, a ka tono mo koutou mema
Little bitch!
– He wahine iti!
Shit ain’t been the same ?
– Ehara i te mea kotahi ?
Shit we was on, you woulda thought we was out our mind
– I te mea i haere tonu mātou, ka whakaaro koe kua puta mai tō mātou hinengaro
Couple of tickin’ time bombs don’t step on our mine
– E rua o tickin ‘ time bombs e kore e takahi i runga i to tatou maina
But he the reason that Me and Danny spent the block
– Engari ko Ia te take I pau ai Ahau me Danny i Te poraka
We lost popeye but ? would mind me and belly with Nas
– I ngaro a popeye engari ? e mind ahau me te kopu ki Nas
So Cain never really left my side
– Na Kaore a Kaina i tino wehe i taku taha
Now we just a fusion like Trunks and Gohan
– Na he whakakotahitanga noa iho mātou pērā ki A Trunks rāua ko Gohan
Huey and Riley combined, knowledge and 9’s
– I whakakotahihia e Huey rāua ko riley, te mātauranga me te 9’s
Bang
– Ko te Bang
