Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Come, let me show you the ropes
– Haere mai, kia whakaatu ahau ki a koe i nga taura
Chucks come with the LOCs
– Ka haere mai ngā Chucks me Ngā Loc
Drums come with the dope
– Ka haere mai nga pahu ki te dope
Guns come with the smoke, bang
– Ka tae mai nga pu ki te paowa, bang
I just want the paper
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te pepa
I just want the paper
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te pepa
Gun smoke, Gun smoke
– Te paowa pupuhi, te paowa Pupuhi
They say he a big stepper
– E mea ana ratou he taahiraa nui ia
I’m just sayin’ I am not the type to get stepped on
– Ka mea noa ahau ‘ ehara ahau i te momo ki te takahi i runga i
I ain’t got a big weapon
– Kāore he patu nui I a au
Glock 17 with the switch, but the clip long
– Glock 17 ki te pana, engari te topenga roa
I ain’t finna play wit’ you
– Kāore au i te finna e tākaro ana ki a koe
Boy, you fuck around, I’ma have to catch a fade wit’ you
– E tama, ka huri koe, me hopu e au he mea ngaro ki a koe
Get the blick in broad day wit’ you
– Haere i te blick i roto i te ra whānui wit ‘ ko koe
Have the lil’ homies run down while bae wit’ you (Gunsmoke, gunsmoke)
– Kia rere te lil’ homies ki raro i te bae wit ‘ koe (Gunsmoke, gunsmoke)
Little man, dope party
– Ko te tangata iti, ko te pāti dope
Got him out the night, but the nigga got four bodies
– I puta ia i te pō, engari e whā ngā tinana o te nigga
Who want smoke? Nobody
– Ko wai e hiahia ana ki te paowa? Kāore he tangata
Goin’ once, goin’ twice, don’t want to smoke nobody
– Haere ‘kotahi, haere’ rua, e kore e hiahia ana ki te paowa tangata
Tell me what you know ’bout it
– Korerotia mai ki ahau te mea e mohio ana koe ‘ bout it
Strapped right now, nigga, how you want go ’bout it?
– I herea i tēnei wā, nigga, me pēhea e hiahia ana koe ki te haere ’bout it?
I’m not the one you lean on
– Ehara ahau i te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana koe
The type you wanna try apply pressure to and scheme on
– Ko te momo e hiahia ana koe ki te tamata tono pēhanga ki a kaupapa i runga i
Pussy nigga, dream on
– Pussy nigga, moemoea i runga i
Run, nigga, run ’til I have to click the beam on
– Rere, nigga, rere ‘ ki te whai ahau ki te pāwhiri i te poutū i runga i
Red dot ya, I got ya, B.I.G. time (Woo), who shot ya?
– Ko Red dot ya, i got ya, b. i. g. time (Woo), nā wai i patu?
I dropped ya, who popped ya? Shit lit
– I hinga ahau i a koe, nā wai koe i pupuhi? He mea whakamā
Soon as I spot ya, ooh-wee
– I muri tata iho ka kite ahau i a koe, ooh-wee
Why would you be fuckin’ with me? (Gun smoke, gun smoke)
– He aha koe i pōhēhē ai ki ahau? (Paowa pu, paowa pu)
Let’s take a second here for this moment of violence
– Kia tango i te tuarua i konei mo tenei taime o te tutu
You smell it in the air, product of my environment
– Ka hongi koe i te hau, he hua o taku taiao
I come from freestylin’ over gunshots and sirens
– I haere mai ahau i te freestylin ‘ i runga i nga pupuhi me nga siren
Nothing more gangster than my voice over these violins
– Kāore he mea nui atu i te gangster i taku reo i runga i ēnei puoro
Get down, lay down, it’s the wolf of the Dogg Pound, yeah
– Haere ki raro, takoto ki raro, ko te wuruhi o Te Dogg Pound, ae
Playground, shakedown, Autobahn, no brakes now
– Playground, shakedown, Autobahn, no brakes na
Skinny nigga back pushin’ weight now
– Ko te nigga Skinny back e pana ana i te taumaha inaianei
New Death Row on the plate now
– He Rārangi Mate hou kei runga i te pereti ināianei
More details, please do tell
– Ētahi atu kōrero, please do tell
What’s that smell, nigga? (Gun smoke, Gun smoke)
– He aha te kakara, nigga? (Paowa pu, paowa Pu)
Shit, you would too, if you knew
– Ko te mea, ka mohio koe, mehemea ka mohio koe
What a young nigga had to do
– He aha te mahi a te nigga taitamariki
Rendezvous with a Pac or two
– Te hui ki tētahi Pac, tokorua rānei
Rock shit up like Mötley Crüe
– Ka rite ki A Mötley Crüe
In this fight, you gotta stick and move
– I tēnei whawhai, me piri koe, me neke
All my life, I had to show and prove
– I toku ora katoa, i ahau ki te whakaatu me te whakamatau
Still a nigga with a attitude
– He nigga tonu me te whakaaro
If you ain’t gangster, this is not for you
– Ki te kore koe e gangster, ehara tenei i te mea mo koe
Yeah, bullet holes in the palm trees (Palm trees)
– Ae, ko nga poka pere i roto i nga nikau (Nikau)
Dirty money in the laundry (Laundry)
– Moni paru i roto i te horoi (Horoi)
Ten toes in the concrete (Concrete)
– Tekau nga maihao i roto i te raima (Raima)
Niggas know where to find me (Find)
– E mohio ana nga negro ki te wahi e kitea ai ahau (Kimihia)
I got a long reach, this Long Beach, but we don’t speak
– He roa taku tae atu, ko Tēnei Takutai Roa, engari kāore mātou e kōrero
And you saw what happened to the last nigga
– A ka kite koe i te mea i pa ki te nigga whakamutunga
That tried to fuck with my proceeds (Gun smoke)
– E tamata ki te fuck ki toku moni (paowa Pū)
I remember when I was thirteen
– E mahara ana ahau i te tekau mā toru o oku tau
Searchin’ for how to get my revenge on the world that hurt me
– E rapu ana i te huarahi hei rapu utu i te ao i whara i ahau
Thirsty for commas, them double entendres
– E matewai ana ki ngā kōmi, e rua ngā tikanga
Turned me to an entrepreneur and a monster
– Tahuri ahau ki te kaipakihi me te taniwha
Constantly caught in some kind of controversy (Gun smoke, Gun smoke)
– Tonu mau i roto i te tahi ahua o te tautohetohe (paowa Pū, paowa Pū)
That was my mantra, to taunt ya was kinda condescending
– Ko taku kupu, ko te whakahi i a koe he ahua whakahawea
But why should I be kind to the kind of people that weren’t kind to me
– Engari he aha ahau i atawhai ai ki te momo tangata ehara i te atawhai ki ahau
Comin’ up? So like that syrup, they canceled
– E haere mai ana? Na, pērā ki taua huka, ka whakakorea e rātau
I’ma say, “Fuck you and your momma,” then blame my rap persona (Gun smoke, Gun smoke)
– I’ma say, “Fuck you and your momma,” kātahi ka whakapae i taku tangata rap (gun smoke, Gun smoke)
That’s the excuse that I used to explain my grammar
– Ko te kupu whakahoki tērā i whakamahia e au hei whakamārama i taku wetereo
Allowing me to just do what I do and not face the ramifications
– Te tuku i ahau ki te mahi i taku mahi me te kore e aro ki nga paanga
So I could air my frustrations
– Na ka taea e au te whakaoho i aku māharahara
But I’ll be damned if the same reporter’s gonna shove another tape recorder
– Engari ka kanga ahau ki te mea ka pana te kairipoata kotahi i tētahi atu rīpene rīpene
And camera in my face while I am at the Burger King
– Me te kāmera i toku mata i ahau i Te Burger King
Just to grab my lil’ baby daughter a hamburger like Shady oughta be amicable
– Just ki te hopu i toku lil ‘ tamahine tamaiti he hamburger rite Shady kia pai
Guess that’s the price that you pay for all the glamour, the fame and stardom
– Whakaarohia ko te utu e utua ana e koe mo te ataahua katoa, te rongonui me te rongonui
Like when you’re treated just like an animal (Gun smoke, Gun smoke)
– Ka rite ki te wa e tukinotia ana koe kia rite ki te kararehe (te paowa Pupuhi, te paowa Pupuhi)
You’ll not act like one when you came from bottom
– Kaore koe e mahi rite ki tetahi ka tae mai koe i raro
But they gonna make me wanna pull a llama
– Engari ka hiahia ahau ki te tiki i tētahi llama
And make like I’m a mechanical bull (Yeah)
– Ka rite ki te mea he puru mīhini ahau (Yeah)
Fuck around and buck these hoes, ain’t talkin’ no luxury clothes
– Fuck a tawhio noa, me te buck enei hoes, e kore e korero ‘ kahore kakahu papai
Two nines I tuck, see those?
– E rua ngā iwa e tu ana ahau, e kite ana i aua mea?
Like Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, try and duck deez, yo
– Ka rite Ki Te Rock &Roll Hall of Famers, whakamātauria me te duck deez, yo
Hey, what the fuck you want?
– Hey, he aha te fuck e hiahia ana koe?
Didn’t I just see you yesterday?
– Kāore au i kite noa i a koe inanahi?
Fuck outta here, fuck it, bitch
– Ka puta mai i konei, ka puta mai, e te wahine
Now I’m much older, and I may be calmer
– Na, he pakeke ake ahau, ā, ka marino ake pea ahau
Run up on me, and I might be a little less likely
– Ka rere ki runga ki ahau, ā, ka iti ake pea taku tūponotanga
To go crazy on ya, and let the
– Ki te haere haurangi i runga i a koutou, a kia te
Gun smoke
– Te paowa patu
I just want the paper
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te pepa
I just want the paper
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te pepa
Gun smoke, gun smoke
– Te paowa pupuhi, te paowa pupuhi
