Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Mason)
– (Mason)ko te
Uh, it’s lonely at the top, lot of people are watchin’ and want me to flop
– Uh, he mokemoke i runga, he maha nga tangata e matakitaki ana, e hiahia ana kia hinga ahau
I’m tellin’ the kids, if I can do it then anyone can, cah I came from nothin’
– Ka korerotia e ahau ki nga tamariki, ki te taea e au, ka taea e tetahi, cah i puta mai ahau i te kore
One stop and search away from the block
– Kotahi mutu me te rapu atu i te poraka
In this life, I don’t feel fear, only man that can make me afraid is God, uh
– I roto i tenei ora, e kore ahau eel wehi, anake te tangata e taea te hanga wehi ahau Ko Te Atua, uh
Negative press on the shade room, anythin’ good, it don’t make the blogs
– Press kino i runga i te ruma atarangi, tetahi ‘ pai, e kore e hanga i te reira i te rangitaki
They didn’t sit at the table when it was chicken shop
– Kāore rātau i noho ki te tēpu i te wā e hoko ana i te heihei
Now it’s steak and lobster edamame and Pan-Asian cod
– Na ko te steak me te lobster edamame me te pan-Asian cod
My first bedroom smaller than a jail cell, now the crib’s on a ten-acre plot
– He iti ake taku ruma moenga tuatahi i te whare herehere, ināianei kei runga te moenga i te whenua tekau eka
First time I committed a crime was petty, I couldn’t afford what the trainers cost
– Ko te wa tuatahi i mahia e ahau he hara he iti, kaore I taea e au te utu mo te utu o nga kaiwhakangungu
First time I sold crack, I was just sixteen, witnessin’ that at that age was wrong
– I te wā tuatahi i hokona ai e au a crack, tekau mā ono noa iho oku tau, i kite au i te hē o taua tau
Detached myself from every emotion, hopin’ I’ll get my paper long
– I wehe atu ahau i ngā āhuatanga katoa, e tumanako ana ka roa taku pepa
One brick phone, one iPhone, no SIM, listenin’ to the same old song
– Kotahi te waea pereki, kotahi te iPhone, kaore he SIM, whakarongo ki te waiata tawhito ano
I’m jumpin’ the barriers, if the inspector get on the train, I’m gone
– Kei te peke ahau i nga arai, ki te eke te kaitirotiro ki runga i te tereina, kua haere ahau
Now the whip that I’m in’s an impatient one, put my foot on the gas when the light goes amber
– Na, ko te whiu kei roto I ahau he mea kore manawanui, hoatu toku waewae ki runga ki te hau ina haere te marama amipere
Try touch me and guns will shoot, we don’t do kung fu and fight like Panda
– Whakamātauria te pa ki ahau, ā, ka pupuhi ngā patu, kāore mātou e mahi i te kung fu, e whawhai ana pēnei i Te Panda
My guy’s a convicted criminal, so he gotta hide from cameras
– He tangata hara taku tangata, nō reira me huna ia i ngā kāmera
All of my bitches pretty as hell, I can start up a beauty pageant
– Ko aku wahine katoa he tino reinga, ka taea e au te tīmata i tētahi whakataetae ataahua
How’d I end up all the way in Clapham, I started my day in NW2
– Me pēhea e mutu ai ahau i Te Ara katoa i Clapham, i tīmata ahau i taku rā i TE NW2
Deliverin’ food direct to your door, you can leave a review like Deliveroo
– Tukua ‘ kai tika ki tou tatau, ka taea e koe te waiho i te arotake rite Deliveroo
Sticks outside for a special occasion, nank on hip that’s everyday shit
– Ka tū ki waho mō tētahi wā motuhake, ko nank i runga i te hope he mea o ia rā
Gotta thank God that I never did, dark and light, did sell it in twos
– Me whakawhetai Ki te Atua kaore au i mahi, pouri me te marama, i hokona e au i roto i nga waahanga e rua
Before I got the invite to Mike Rubin’s all-white party, 4th of July
– I mua i taku tono ki Te rōpū mā katoa a Mike Rubin, i te 4 o hōngongoi
I was sat in the trap with a pack all night, cocaine fragrance, weren’t dressed in white
– I noho ahau ki te rore me te kete i te po katoa, he kakara cocaine, kaore I te kakahu ma
Fifteen minutes away from the shot, but I said that I’d get there in less than five
– Tekau mā rima meneti te tawhiti atu i te pupuhi, engari i mea ahau ka tae atu ahau ki reira i raro iho i te rima
It gives me the ick when girls come around and try too hard to impress the guys
– Ka hoatu e te reira ki ahau tek ina haere mai kotiro a tawhio noa, me te tamata rawa pakeke ki te faahiahia i te mau taata
I sat and I told the Sony exec’, “If you give me a ten for a tape, I’ll sign” (Uh)
– I noho ahau, ka korerotia e ahau ki te sony exec’, ” Ki te hoatu e koe ki ahau he tekau mo te rīpene, ka haina ahau” (Uh)
Everything’s gonna come to an end, when I counted an M, I was on cloud nine
– Ka mutu nga Mea katoa, i taku tatau I te M, i runga ahau i te kapua iwa
If it weren’t rap, I would’ve been a pimp, I look at a bitch and I see pound signs
– Mehemea ehara I te rap, he pimp ahau, ka titiro ahau ki tētahi wahine, ka kite ahau i ngā tohu pauna
Plus one thousand aura, even if I don’t talk, they’ll feel our vibe
– Plus kotahi mano aura, ara, ki te kore ahau e korero, ka fe ratou i to tatou vibe
Label execs don’t care if we’re murderers long as your catalogue’s bringin’ in revenue
– Kāore ngā kaiwhakahaere o te tapanga e whakaaro mēnā he kaikohuru mātou i te wā e kawe mai ana tō rārangi i ngā moni whiwhi
They’ll sign you and when you go broke and end up in jail, they’re quick to forget you
– Ka haina ratou ki a koe, a, ka pakaru koe, ka mutu ki te whare herehere, ka tere ratou ki te wareware ki a koe
I can’t worry ’bout album sales, I got serious shit that I’m tryin’ to get through
– Kāore e taea e au te manukanuka ki te hoko pukaemi, he tino kino taku e ngana ana ahau ki te haere
How can they talk down on my name for tryna get paid, I’m playin’ a chess move
– Me pēhea e taea ai e rātou te kōrero i runga i tōku ingoa mō tryna kia utua, kei te tākaro au i tētahi nekehanga tēnehi
GTA, I’m usin’ cheat codes, cheat at school in exams, I’m fucked
– GTA, ahau usin ‘ waehere tinihanga, tinihanga i te kura i roto i te whakamātautau, au fucked ahau
I cheat on my wife, but how can you blame me? I cheated life
– E tinihanga ana ahau ki taku wahine, engari me pehea e taea ai e koe te whakapae i ahau? I tinihanga ahau ki te ora
I weren’t supposed to make it this far, I got no grades, I ain’t even wise
– Kāore I tika kia eke au ki tēnei wā, kāore au i whiwhi tohu, kāore au i te whakaaro nui
Walk down Uxbridge Road, I reckon that one in three of these people high
– Haere Ki Raro I Uxbridge Road, whakaaro ahau e kotahi i roto i te toru o enei iwi tiketike
Supply and demand, that’s how I get by, she tellin’ me how a trap boy’s her type
– Supply and demand, that’s how i get by, she tellin ‘ me how a trap boy’s her type
I’m tryna not get too used to the life, I’m stayin’ inside, avoidin’ the hype
– Kāore au i te tino mōhio ki te ora, kei te noho au ki roto, e karo ana I te whakapehapeha
So many gyal that are wantin’ to fuck, I’m turnin’ them down, they’re wonderin’ why
– He maha ngā gyal e hiahia ana ki te pōhēhē, kei te whakahē ahau i a rātou, kei te miharo rātou he aha
I’m nonchalant, not shy, my entourage top five, I’m probably one of the—
– Ko ahau nonchalant, e kore e whakama, toku tira runga rima, ahau pea tetahi o te—
I’ve gotta be one of the greats
– Ko ahau tetahi o nga mea nui
I’ll get number one album, easy, it’s not like the bar’s set high these days
– Ka whiwhi au i te pukaemi tuatahi, easy, ehara i te mea he nui te huinga o te pae i ēnei rā
I came in the scene at an all-time low, I don’t know, but I think I revived the game
– I tae mai ahau ki te wāhi i te wā iti rawa, kāore au i te mōhio, engari ki taku whakaaro i whakaorangia e au te kēmu
I’ve been prayin’ that times will change
– Kua inoi ahau ka huri nga wa
Premeditatin’ a graceful exit, in the meantime, I’ll try maintain
– Premeditatin’ he putanga ataahua, i roto i te wā, ka tamata ahau ki te mau tonu
Alright
– He pai
(Mason)
– (Mason)ko te
