Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Slow down with the greatness, gotta take time
– Kia tere ki te nui, me whai wā
Poles out on a bait ting on a date night
– Ko nga pou i runga i te ting bait i te po o te rā
They try imitate mine, that’s a hate crime
– Ka ngana rātou ki te tāruatia taku, he hara kino tērā
Bro’s in the can throwin’ hands, that’s a cage fight
– Kei roto a Bro i te ipu e maka ana i nga ringaringa, he whawhai ki te whare herehere
Big crib and the gate’s high, got the K9
– Ko te whare nui me te kuwaha teitei, ka whiwhi I te K9
ZK, knife sit right at the waistline
– ZK, maripi noho tika i te hope
Heard through the grape vine, it don’t make wine
– I rangona i roto i te waina waina, e kore e hanga waina
They hope and they pray I don’t stay high
– E tumanako ana ratou a ka inoi ratou e kore ahau e noho tiketike
I changed when I got famous, I’ll explain it
– I huri ahau i taku rongonui, ka whakamārama ahau
My fam hatin’, they say that I got favourites
– E kino ana taku whānau, e mea ana rātou he tino pai aku
Paid, but I got payments upon payments
– Utua, engari ka whiwhi ahau i nga utu i runga i nga utu
I’m in pain, but I’m not blamin’, I’m just sayin’
– Kei te mamae ahau, engari ehara ahau i te mea he, kei te mea noa ahau
And my bro’s bloodthirsty, he’s got cravings
– A, ko te hiahia toto o taku tuakana, he hiahia nui tana
If he lean out the window, he’s not aimin’
– Ki te okioki ia i te matapihi, e kore ia e whai’
‘Member hearin’ a door knock and it’s bailiffs
– ‘E rongo ana te mema i te patuki o te tatau, ā, he kaitiaki
Now it’s acres, I ain’t even got neighbours (Yeah)
– Na te reira eka, e kore ahau e ara ka hoa (Ae)
Forty thousand square feet off of this pain
– E wha tekau mano waewae tapawha atu i tenei mamae
Look at me, I got heart acres
– Titiro mai ki ahau, he heart acres taku
He don’t know what heartache is
– Kāore ia i te mōhio he aha te mamae o te ngakau
I can’t ask no one for a teaspoon of sugar, it’s tough, got no neighbours
– Kaore e taea e au te tono tetahi mo te tīpune o te huka, he uaua, kaore he hoa noho
My uncles had no papers
– Kaore he tuhinga a oku matua keke
We sold sweets in school, made sense that the mandem grew up and sold flavours
– I hokona e mātou ngā tīhi i te kura, i whai tikanga ko te mandem i tipu ake, i hokona hoki ngā reka
Wanted a million so much, went to the perfume store, bought Paco Rabanne
– I hiahia ia ki te miriona, i haere ki te toa kakara, i hoko I A Paco Rabanne
TSG had me in the back of the van and prang
– I mau a TSG ki ahau i muri o te motokā me te prang
Wanna book a flight, Japan
– E hiahia ana ki te pukapuka i tētahi rerenga, Japan
I’m on the private jet and the pilot’s tellin’ me jokes, sellin’ me land
– Kei runga ahau i te waka rererangi tūmataiti, ā, kei te kōrero mai te kaiurungi ki ahau, e hoko mai ana i te whenua
I’m drivin’ on a ban, true say, I got disqualifications
– Kei te taraiwa ahau i runga i te aukati, e mea pono ana, kua whakakorea ahau
Askin’ God, why bless me? I’m a sinner, why bless me when I’ve sinned?
– E ui Ana Ki te Atua, he aha ahau i manaaki ai? He tangata hara ahau, he aha ahau i manaaki ai ina hara ahau?
I don’t care if the next man lose, I just wanna see us man win
– Kāore au e whakaaro mēnā ka hinga te tangata e whai ake nei, e hiahia ana ahau kia toa tātou
Business class is free, so my mum takes every snack and every drink
– He koreutu te akomanga pakihi, na taku whaea e tango ana i nga paramanawa me nga inu
For the times that we struggled and we never had
– Mō ngā wā i whawhai ai mātou ā kāore anō mātou kia whai
I get on my—, I’m tellin’ ’em
– Ka haere ahau ki runga i ahau, e korero ana ahau ki a ratou
Slow down with the greatness, gotta take time
– Kia tere ki te nui, me whai wā
Poles out on a bait ting on a date night
– Ko nga pou i runga i te ting bait i te po o te rā
They try imitate mine, that’s a hate crime
– Ka ngana rātou ki te tāruatia taku, he hara kino tērā
Bro’s in the can throwin’ hands, that’s a cage fight
– Kei roto a Bro i te ipu e maka ana i nga ringaringa, he whawhai ki te whare herehere
Big crib and the gate’s high, got the K9
– Ko te whare nui me te kuwaha teitei, ka whiwhi I te K9
ZK, knife sit right at the waistline
– ZK, maripi noho tika i te hope
Heard through the grape vine, it don’t make wine
– I rangona i roto i te waina waina, e kore e hanga waina
They hope and they pray I don’t stay high
– E tumanako ana ratou a ka inoi ratou e kore ahau e noho tiketike
I changed when I got famous, I’ll explain it
– I huri ahau i taku rongonui, ka whakamārama ahau
My fam hatin’, they say that I got favourites
– E kino ana taku whānau, e mea ana rātou he tino pai aku
Paid, but I got payments upon payments
– Utua, engari ka whiwhi ahau i nga utu i runga i nga utu
I’m in pain, but I’m not blamin’, I’m just sayin’
– Kei te mamae ahau, engari ehara ahau i te mea he, kei te mea noa ahau
And my bro’s bloodthirsty, he’s got cravings
– A, ko te hiahia toto o taku tuakana, he hiahia nui tana
If he lean out the window, he’s not aimin’
– Ki te okioki ia i te matapihi, e kore ia e whai’
‘Member hearin’ a door knock and it’s bailiffs
– ‘E rongo ana te mema i te patuki o te tatau, ā, he kaitiaki
Now it’s acres, I ain’t even got neighbours
– Na, he eka, kāore he hoa noho tata
You know that you’re rich when you get a new crib
– E mohio ana koe kei te whai taonga koe ina whiwhi koe i tetahi moenga hou
But it don’t have a number, shit’s got a name
– Engari kāore he tau, he ingoa tā shit
My white ting said she only listen to house
– Ka mea a my white ting e whakarongo ana ia ki a house anake
But she listen to rap if it’s Cench or Dave
– Engari ka whakarongo ia ki te waiata rap mēnā Ko Cench Ko Dave rānei
Twenty-five and I’m sittin’ on twenty-five M
– E rua tekau ma rima, e noho ana ahau i runga I te Rua Tekau Ma rima Mita
Mummy ain’t gotta stress, now the rent get paid
– Mummy ain’t gotta stress, na kia utua te reti
And they wonder why they ain’t gettin’ blessed same way
– A ka miharo rātau he aha rātau i kore ai e manaakitia i te ara kotahi
‘Cause they ain’t on takin’ the risk that we—
– ‘No te mea e kore e ratou i runga i te tango’ te mōrea e tatou—
Practice makes perfect, and I’m scratchin’ the surface, expandin’
– He tino pai te mahi, ā, kei te tarai au i te mata, kei te whakawhānui
I was sofa surfin’, no mattress
– Ko ahau sofa surfin’, kahore moenga
And I slept in the trap, smelled like cat piss
– Na ka moe ahau i roto i te mahanga, kakara rite cat piss
Now I’m with a Scarlett Johansson
– Na kei Te taha ahau o Scarlett Johansson
A-list actress said I’m so handsome
– I kii te kaiwhakaari a-rārangi he tino ataahua ahau
When I wanted a ‘fit, I would go Camden
– A, no te hiahia ahau ki Te ‘fit, e haere Ahau Camden
Now it’s Rodeo Drive, let’s go Lanvin
– Na ko Te Rodeo Drive, let’s go Lanvin
Nobody else from London’s gone Hollywood, just Cee or the boy Damson
– Kāore he tangata i Rānana i Haere Ki Hollywood, ko Cee anake, ko Te Tamaiti Rānei A Damson
Twenty bags for the sofa and one lamp
– E rua tekau nga peke mo te sofa me tetahi rama
And I got marble floors, I ain’t got damp any more
– A he papa kōhatu taku, kāore au i te makuku
Tom Ford fragrance well pampered
– Tom ford kakara pai pampered
And my passport full, so they can’t stamp it
– A ki tonu taku uruwhenua, kia kore ai e taea e rātau te tohu
In Dubai and I’m stayin’ in Atlantis
– I Dubai, ā, kei Te noho au ki Atlantis
I ain’t snapped it once ’cause I’m not gassed
– Kāore au i pakaru i te reira kotahi ‘no te mea e kore ahau e gassed
I’m front row at the fashion show, tryna see which model that I wanna fuck next
– Ko ahau te rarangi tuatahi i te whakaaturanga ahua, tryna kite i te tauira e hiahia ana ahau fuck muri
She watchin’ her weight ’cause she doin’ campaigns
– E mātakitaki ana ia i tōna taumaha nā te mea e mahi ana ia i ngā pakanga
Tell her, “Ride this dick”, she ain’t done enough steps
– Korero atu ki a ia, “Ride this dick”, kāore i nui ōna kaupae
I see those guys from other side
– Ka kite ahau i aua tangata o tētahi atu taha
On a keto diet, ’cause they don’t get bread
– I runga i te kai keto, ‘ no te mea e kore ratou e whiwhi taro
Money don’t buy happiness ’cause I’m upset
– Moni kaua e hoko i te hari ‘ no te mea kei te pouri ahau
The more money that you get, make you give a fuck less
– Ko te moni atu e whiwhi koe, kia hoatu e koe he fuck iti
Slow down with the greatness
– Kia puhoi ki te nui
Gotta take time
– Me whai wā
Poles out on a bait ting on a date night
– Ko nga pou i runga i te ting bait i te po o te rā
They try imitate mine, that’s a hate crime
– Ka ngana rātou ki te tāruatia taku, he hara kino tērā
Bro’s in the can throwin’ hands, that’s a cage fight
– Kei roto a Bro i te ipu e maka ana i nga ringaringa, he whawhai ki te whare herehere
Big crib and the gate’s high, got the K9
– Ko te whare nui me te kuwaha teitei, ka whiwhi I te K9
ZK, knife sit right at the waistline
– ZK, maripi noho tika i te hope
Heard through the grape vine, it don’t make wine
– I rangona i roto i te waina waina, e kore e hanga waina
