Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Make your mind up
– Hangaia tō hinengaro
Are you gonna stay with me, lay with me tonight?
– Ka noho koe ki ahau, ka takoto ki ahau i tēnei pō?
Tonight
– I tēnei pō
When life gets rough, how can I complain? I got bros in jail, so it could be worse
– Ka pakeke te ora, me pēhea taku amuamu? I mau ahau ki a bros i te whare herehere, kia kino ake ai
I put up the bread for my broski’s funeral, that was my first time bookin’ a hearse
– I hoatu e ahau te taro mo te tangihanga o taku broski, koinei taku wa tuatahi ki te tuhi i tetahi waka tupapaku
I sold coke to the white people in the ends, I’m glad that my hood’s diverse
– I hokona e au te coke ki te iwi mā i te mutunga, e hari ana ahau he rerekē taku kopare
I’m writin’ a verse, and my sis told me that my niece is listenin’, please don’t—
– Kei te tuhi au i tētahi irava, ā, i kī mai taku tuahine ki ahau kei te whakarongo mai taku tuahine, tēnā, kaua—
How do I put this pain into words? Like a bullet from a gun, it burns
– Me pehea taku tuku i tenei mamae ki nga kupu? Ka rite ki te pere mai i te pu, ka tahuna
Slept on the bando sofa, and I woke up with spots on my face from germs
– I moe ahau i runga i te sofa bando, a kaoke ahau ki runga ki nga wahi i runga i toku mata i te huakita
I feel betrayed by my girl, you were ungrateful when I gave you the Merc’
– Ki taku whakaaro kua tinihangatia ahau e taku kotiro, kaore koe i whakawhetai i taku tuku I te Merc ki a koe’
Even though I’m a man, I should hide it, I swallow my pride and say that it hurts
– Ahakoa he tangata ahau, me huna e au, ka horomia e au taku whakapehapeha, ka mea he mamae
I’m lit right now, I got motion, but I still need a plan B cah tables turn
– Kei te marama ahau inaianei, kua neke ahau, engari kei te hiahia tonu ahau ki te mahere b cah tahuri tepu
Negotiation landed at twenty-five M, I’m makin’ the label work
– I tau te whakawhitiwhitinga ki te rua tekau Ma rima M, kei te mahi au i te mahi tapanga
I won’t even lie, I put family second, I’m sorry, the money’s my main concern
– Kāore au e teka, ka hoatu e au te whānau hei tuarua, e pouri ana ahau, ko te moni taku tino concangawanga
If my funds are low, I get suicidal, so I gotta put paper first
– Ki te iti aku moni, ka whakamomori ahau, nō reira me tuku tuatahi ahau i te pepa
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Ki te kore ahau e utu i te pire, na ko wai e?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Kia mahara it ahau rite te tangata, ka tereina OT, e rua nga ra, ka rua pire
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Whakatuwherahia taku hinengaro, e whakaaro ana ahau he mea mutunga kore, pērā tonu ki te kiriata, e rua ngā pire i pupuhi
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– He wā tino porohita, ka puta mai ahau i te TARI Matua O Nike me tētahi kirimana hu
I still didn’t lose ambition
– Kāore anō au kia ngaro i te wawata
When the shower never got warm and the ceiling leakin’, the roof was drippin’
– I te wā kāore i mahana te kaukau, ā, ka rere te tuanui, ka rere te tuanui
We can go to the same optician, I’m afraid you won’t view man’s vision
– Ka taea e tatou te haere ki te optician ano, kei te wehi ahau kaore koe e kite i te tirohanga a te tangata
Me and Ybeeez linked up with Columbia, still just us on a two-man mission
– I hono atu maua ko Ybeeez ki A Columbia, kei te mahi tonu maua i runga i te miihana tokorua
If I made a short film and put it on YouTube, it would need viewer’s discretion
– Ki te hanga e ahau he kiriata poto, ka hoatu ki Runga Ki YouTube, e hiahia ana te reira whakaaro o te kaitirotiro
Livin’ a movie, I can’t press pause or fast-forward when a scene gets graphic
– E noho ana I te kiriata, e kore e taea e au te pēhi i te tūtohu, i te tere rānei i te wā e whakairoiro ana tētahi whakaaturanga
Five-percent tints on all of the whips, I cannot get seen in traffic
– E rima ōrau ngā tae o ngā whiu katoa, kāore au e kitea i roto i te waka
Made some P’s and left the street, relieved, but none of my grief did vanish
– I Hanga Etahi P o ka mahue i te huarahi, marie, engari kahore o toku pouri i ngaro
Me and my girl keep bumpin’ heads, I feel like I’m speakin’—
– Ko au me taku kotiro e pupuri ana i nga upoko, e whakaaro ana ahau kei te korero ahau—
¿Cómo estás? Muy bien, what’s good? How you been?
– He aha te mea? He aha te pai? Me pēhea koe?
I say I’m alright, but I’m stressed within, deep breaths won’t help with the mess I’m in
– Ka mea ahau he pai ahau, engari kei te awangawanga ahau i roto, kaore nga manawa hohonu e awhina i te raruraru kei roto ahau
I hope my good deeds outweigh all the fuckery, I’m tryna repent my sins
– Ko te tūmanako ka nui ake aku mahi pai i te mea kino katoa, ka ripeneta ahau i aku hara
Already rich, still grindin’, how greedy, I’m still not content with M’s
– He taonga kē, kei te huri tonu, he haehae, kāore au i te makona ki Ngā M
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Ki te kore ahau e utu i te pire, na ko wai e?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Kia mahara it ahau rite te tangata, ka tereina OT, e rua nga ra, ka rua pire
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Whakatuwherahia taku hinengaro, e whakaaro ana ahau he mea mutunga kore, pērā tonu ki te kiriata, e rua ngā pire i pupuhi
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– He wā tino porohita, ka puta mai ahau i te TARI Matua O Nike me tētahi kirimana hu
Alright
– He pai
Single-parent household, livin’ on benefits, council housin’ tenant
– Te whare matua kotahi, te noho i runga i ngā painga, te kaunihera e noho ana i te kainoho
Restraining order, cemetery visits, hard drug habits, our life weren’t pleasant
– Ko te tikanga aukati, ko nga haerenga ki te urupa, ko nga tikanga tarukino pakeke, kaore i pai to maatau oranga
Took away our innocence, we don’t wanna die, we rely on weapons
– I tangohia atu e mātou tō mātou harakore, kāore mātou e hiahia kia mate, e whakawhirinaki ana mātou ki ngā patu
Hood ambience, I’m used to fallin’ asleep to the sound of sirens
– Hood ambience, kua whakamahia ahau ki te hinga’ moe ki te tangi o sirens
So I don’t know if I like this change, it’s too quiet
– Na e kore ahau e mohio ki te rite ahau ki tenei huringa, te reira ata noho
You’ll always think that the grass is greener till you step foot over there and try it
– Ka whakaaro tonu koe he matomato ake te tarutaru kia eke ra ano koe ki reira ka whakamatau
You can have financial freedom, but the P don’t stop people dyin’
– Ka taea e koe te whai i te herekore pūtea, engari e kore e te P mutu te iwi mate’
Invest in guns for the ends, won’t help them, war won’t stop, the beef’s still fryin’
– Invest in guns for the ends, won’t help them, war won’t stop, the beef’s still fryin’
I’m not ridin’, I’m the one decidin’
– Kāore au e eke hoiho, ko au te tangata e whakatau ana
Got my brothers for life, through right or wrong, I’m standin’ strong beside him
– Kua ora aku tuakana, mā te tika, mā te hē rānei, e tū kaha ana ahau i tōna taha
When you’re the one providin’ in a yes-man environment, everyone biased
– A, no te koe i te kotahi providin’ i roto i te taiao ae-tangata, katoa pohehe
More money, less violence, time is free but somehow priceless
– He nui ake te moni, he iti ake te tūkino, he kore utu te wā engari he mea utu nui
So watch how you spend it wisely
– Na kia mataara pehea koe noho reira whakaaro nui
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Ki te kore ahau e utu i te pire, na ko wai e?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Kia mahara it ahau rite te tangata, ka tereina OT, e rua nga ra, ka rua pire
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Whakatuwherahia taku hinengaro, e whakaaro ana ahau he mea mutunga kore, pērā tonu ki te kiriata, e rua ngā pire i pupuhi
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– He wā tino porohita, ka puta mai ahau i te TARI Matua O Nike me tētahi kirimana hu
Make your mind up
– Hangaia tō hinengaro
Are you gonna stay with me, lay with me tonight?
– Ka noho koe ki ahau, ka takoto ki ahau i tēnei pō?
Tonight
– I tēnei pō
Girl, make your mind up
– E te kotiro, kia whai whakaaro koe
Are you gonna stay with me, stay with me tonight?
– Ka noho koe ki ahau, ka noho ki ahau i tēnei pō?
Oh-yeah, oh-yeah-yeah
– Aue-ae, aue-ae-ae
