Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
If you got what it takes, I’ll take it
– Ki te whiwhi koe i te mea e hiahiatia ana, ka tangohia e ahau
This shit took ages
– I roa tēnei mea
Should know that you can’t rush greatness
– Kia mohio koe e kore e taea e koe te rere nui
But you’re too impatient
– Engari he tino kore manawanui koe
One million views ain’t famous
– Kotahi miriona nga tirohanga kaore i te rongonui
I need me a crib, no neighbours, mad
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau he moenga, kahore hoa tata, haurangi
I need me a thousand acres
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau kotahi mano eka
Can’t wait till a man’s on—
– Kāore e taea te tatari kia tae mai te tangata—
Let’s reignite that flame, I fucked some hoes, they ain’t quite the same
– Let’s reignite that flame, I fucked some hoes, they ain’t quite the same
I’ve got more money than all of my elders even though they are twice my age
– He nui ake aku moni i aku kaumatua katoa ahakoa e rua nga wa o taku pakeke
I just reunited with some of the killies, I gotta remind ’em that life has changed
– I hui anō ahau ki ētahi o ngā killies, me whakamahara atu ahau ki a rātou kua huri te ora
Previously, it was crime that paid, but now, I get by in a righteous way
– I mua, ko te hara i utua, engari inaianei, ka haere ahau i roto i te ara tika
Push bike time I would ride in the rain, now I’m takin’ a flight for the climate change
– Push bike time ka eke au ki te ua, ināianei kei te rere au mō te huringa o te āhuarangi
Long-haul flight and I’m flyin’ commercial, if I’m in Europe, it’s private planes
– He rererangi tawhiti, ā, kei te rere au i te tauhokohoko, mēnā kei Uropi ahau, he rererangi tūmataiti
You seen what happened to PnB Rock? I can’t even wine and dine these days
– I kite koe i te mea i pa ki A Pnb Rock? E kore e taea e ahau ara waina me te kai i enei ra
We got somethin’ in common with hockey, why? Cah we all got ice and blades
– He mea noa iho tā mātou ki te hākinakina, he aha? Cah kei a tātou katoa te huka me ngā mata
I felt like a prick when I went to the BRITs and they gave the award to a guy called Aitch
– I rite ahau ki te wero i taku haerenga ki Nga Ingarihi a ka hoatu e ratou te tohu ki tetahi tangata ko Aitch te ingoa
I had my acceptance speech prepared like, “Long live F’s”, I’m goin’ insane
– I rite taku kōrero whakaae, “Kia Ora F’s”, ka haurangi ahau
And free all the guys inside of the cage, uh
– A ka whakaorangia nga tangata katoa i roto i te whare herehere, uh
I need a bitch that’s bougie and don’t give bruddas the time of day
– E hiahia ana ahau ki tētahi wahine ko bougie tērā ā kāore e hoatu ki a bruddas te wā o te rā
If they don’t wanna fuck, I don’t try persuade
– Ki te kore ratou e hiahia fuck, e kore ahau e tamata faaitoito
I look in the mirror and big up myself, I’m feelin’ myself, I’m kinda vain
– Ka titiro ahau ki te whakaata, ka nui ake ahau, kain ahau i ahau, he ahua kore ahau
I don’t think that these guys relate, they’ve never experienced this type of pain
– Ki taku whakaaro kaore enei taangata e pa ana, kaore ano kia pa ki tenei momo mamae
Claustrophobic, I’m feelin’ stressed, I can’t find the exit, life’s a maze
– He pōhēhē, e manukanuka ana ahau, kāore au e kitea te putanga, he rerenga te ora
Pinch myself, I feel like I’m dreamin’, but I’m not asleep, I’m wide awake
– Ka whakairi ahau, ka rite ki te moemoea ahau, engari kaore au e moe, kei te mataara ahau
If you got what it takes, I’ll take it
– Ki te whiwhi koe i te mea e hiahiatia ana, ka tangohia e ahau
This shit took ages
– I roa tēnei mea
Should know that you can’t rush greatness
– Kia mohio koe e kore e taea e koe te rere nui
But you’re too impatient
– Engari he tino kore manawanui koe
One million views ain’t famous
– Kotahi miriona nga tirohanga kaore i te rongonui
I need me a crib, no neighbours, mad
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau he moenga, kahore hoa tata, haurangi
I need me a thousand acres
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau kotahi mano eka
Can’t wait till a man’s on—
– Kāore e taea te tatari kia tae mai te tangata—
Remember the meals were microwaved
– Kia mahara ki nga kai i ngaruiti
Now my private chef is askin’ how do I like my steak
– Na kei te ui atu taku kai tunu tūmataiti me pēhea taku pai ki taku pihikete
Now my driver’s wage is two hundred racks a year, I got private plates
– Na, ko te utu o taku taraiwa e rua rau nga papa i te tau, he papa motuhake taku
I never had nowhere to go, sometimes I’d spend a whole night on train
– Kāre au i whai wāhi ki te haere, i ētahi wā ka noho au i te pō katoa i runga i te tereina
Now the crib’s so big, I just hired a maid
– Na, he nui rawa te moenga, kua utua e au he kotiro
The opps ain’t makin’ it out of the hood, I can find out where my rivals stay
– Kāore te opps e puta mai i te pōtae, ka kitea e au te wāhi e noho ana aku hoa tauwhainga
I see blue lights in the distance, is it police, ambulance or fire brigade?
– Ka kite ahau i ngā rama puru i tawhiti, he pirihimana, he waka hohoro, he pirihimana ahi rānei?
My eyes dilated, the line vibratin’, it’s 4 in the mornin’, my grind insane
– Kua whakanuia oku kanohi, kei te wiri te aho, e 4 i te ata, kei te haurangi taku mahi
I know the pagans are aggravated, I got the whole gang on the Wireless stage
– E mohio ana ahau kua nui haere nga tauiwi, kua eke katoa ahau ki runga I te atamira Ahokore
Five years in and I’m still the same, can’t say that I’ve changed despite the fame
– E rima tau ki roto, ā, he ōrite tonu ahau, kāore e taea te kī kua huri ahau ahakoa te rongonui
The jack boys tryna find a stain, if they’re in the club, then hide your chain
– Ka kitea e ngā jack boys tryna tētahi poke, mēnā kei roto rātau i te karapu, kātahi ka huna i tō mekameka
I know the opps got sticks as well, but the guns we bought got wider range, uh
– E mohio ana ahau i whiwhi nga opps i nga rakau, engari ko nga pu i hokona e matou he nui ake te tawhiti, uh
They can’t keep my name out their mouth, sus, they actually might be—
– E kore e taea e ratou te pupuri i toku ingoa i roto i to ratou mangai, sus, ratou mau kia—
Look, my family stay out the way, when they see the camera, they hide their face
– Titiro, ka noho taku whānau ki waho, ina kite rātou i te kāmera, ka huna i tō rātou mata
CRG, I quite like this pace, back out the rod and bite the bait
– CRG, tino rite ahau tenei tere, hoki i roto i te tokotoko, me te ngau i te maunu
We get on our grind and hibernate, they go on the net, start typin’ hate
– Ka huri mātou, ka moe, ka haere ki te kupenga, ka tīmata ki te tuhi i te mauahara
At the end of the day when my time does come, they’ll write my name alongside the greats
– I te mutunga o te ra ka tae mai taku wa, ka tuhia e ratou taku ingoa i te taha o nga nui
If you got what it takes, I’ll take it
– Ki te whiwhi koe i te mea e hiahiatia ana, ka tangohia e ahau
You ready for another spoiler?
– Kua rite koe mo tetahi atu spoiler?
This shit took ages
– I roa tēnei mea
I’ve always been a man of bold predictions
– He tangata matapae maia tonu ahau
Should know that you can’t rush greatness
– Kia mohio koe e kore e taea e koe te rere nui
And I’m predictin’ that this guy right here
– A kei te matapae ahau i taua tangata i konei tonu
But you’re too impatient
– Engari he tino kore manawanui koe
Star in the makin’
– Ko te whetu i te makin’
One million views ain’t famous
– Kotahi miriona nga tirohanga kaore i te rongonui
Comin’ out of West London
– Te haere mai i Te Uru O Rānana
I need me a crib, no neighbours, mad
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau he moenga, kahore hoa tata, haurangi
Some of you may know the name
– Ka mohio pea etahi o koutou ki te ingoa
I need me a thousand acres
– E hiahia ana ahau ki ahau kotahi mano eka
But for those who don’t, it’s my guy
– Engari mō te hunga kāore, ko taku tangata
Can’t wait till a man’s on—
– Kāore e taea te tatari kia tae mai te tangata—
Central Cee
– Te Whare Matua O Cee
