Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Man, there’s a lot of niggas doin’ a lot of time, young bull
– E te tangata, he maha nga niggas e mahi ana i te wa roa, young bull
Don’t let your emotions supercede your intelligence
– Kaua e tukua ōu kare ā roto kia nui ake i tō mātauranga
Fifteen seconds will get you a life sentence, boy
– Tekau mā rima hēkona ka whiua koe ki te herehere mō te oranga, e tama
Ayy, I can’t say I’m the same from last year
– Ayy, e kore e taea e ahau te mea ko ahau te taua i te tau whakamutunga
You can see the pain inside my eyes and I can’t mask it
– Ka taea e koe te kite i te mamae i roto i oku kanohi a kaore e taea e au te huna
We was cuttin’ metal off the bunks so we can stash shit
– I tapahia e mātou te konganuku i runga i ngā moenga kia taea ai e mātou te huna i te paru
Too much fishin’ in my conversation could get drastic
– He nui rawa te hī ika i roto i taku kōrerorero ka tino kaha
Five hundred on a Zelle will make him do gymnastics
– E rima rau i Runga i Te Zelle ka meinga ia ki te mahi i te hākinakina
Hurt you when your partner tell on you and get your stash hit
– Ka whara koe ina korerotia e to hoa ki a koe ka whiwhi i to patu
It’s war time, I got it tucked all in the mattress
– Kua tae ki te wā o te pakanga, kua whakauruhia katoatia ki roto i te moenga
Alert at 6 a.m. inside the mornin’ because shit could crack then
– Kia mataara i te 6 o te ata i roto i te ata, no te mea ka pakaru te paru
Magician make you disappear and that’s a hat trick
– Ka ngaro koe e te tohunga makutu ā he mahi pōtae tērā
Seen that nigga run out to the yard and he got backflipped
– I kite ia i te rere atu o nigga ki te marae a ka hoki whakamuri ia
Cryin’ in the cell so many nights that I felt trapped in
– He maha nga po I tangi ai ahau i roto i te ruma, a ka mau ahau ki roto
Had to pray to God and ask the Lord if he can free me
– Me inoi ki te Atua me ui ki Te Ariki mehemea ka taea e ia te whakaora i ahau
I got a son, I got some family that need me
– He tama taku, he whānau taku e hiahia ana ki ahau
Plus I gotta stunt on some bitches that tried to G me
– I tua atu me mahi au i ētahi wahine e Ngana ana ki te Whakamate i ahau
Prison isn’t easy, niggas wanna sleep me
– Ehara i te mea ngawari te whare herehere, e hiahia ana nga negro ki te moe i ahau
I mean really sleep me, bitch, I’m talkin’ ZZ’s
– Ko te tikanga, e moe ana ahau, e te wahine, E KŌRERO ANA AHAU KI A ZZ
I can tell your body language by the way you greet me
– Ka taea e au te korero ki to reo tinana ma te huarahi e oha mai ai koe ki ahau
I was in there fadin’ in that cell like I was needlin’
– I reira ahau e ngaro ana i roto i taua pūtau me te mea e hiahia ana ahau
I can’t stop the hustle, man, I swear I’m in there knee-deep
– E kore e taea e au te whakamutu i te mahi, e te tangata, e oati ana ahau kei roto ahau i te turi-hohonu
County jail sendin’ kites, niggas yellin’, “TD”
– Te whare herehere o te rohe sendin’ kites, niggas yellin’, “TD”ko TE tikanga o te kupu “TD”
You can never know about them nights unless you live it
– E kore e taea e koe te mohio e pā ana ki a ratou po te kore e ora koe i te reira
Sippin’ White Lightning, it’s fuckin’ up my liver
– E rere Ana te Uira Ma, e rere ana i runga i tokuiver
You can lose your life out here fuckin’ with these niggas
– Ka taea e koe te ngaro i tō oranga i konei e mahi ana ki ēnei negro
Chamomile tea receipt paper, that’s my spliffer
– He pepa tī tī Chamomile, ko taku spliffer
You wouldn’t understand that shit unless you been to prison
– Kāore koe e mārama ki taua mea ki te kore koe e haere ki te whare herehere
If he my nigga, gotta know he my nigga
– Ki te mea ko ia taku nigga, me mohio ko ia taku nigga
I got all his back-fades for these pussy niggas trippin’
– Kua riro katoa i ahau ona tuara-fades mo enei pussy niggas trippin’
Lord, please
– E te ariki, tēnā
Please will you free me?
– Tēnā koe e whakaora i ahau?
‘Cause I need a blessing
– ‘No te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te manaakitanga
So many nights I spent stressin’
– He maha nga po I whakapau ai ahau i te ahotea
‘Cause the night don’t get better
– ‘Na te mea kaore e pai ake te po
From the window in my jail cell
– Mai i te matapihi i roto i taku whare herehere
I’m talkin’ to the moon
– E kōrero ana ahau ki te marama
God can hear me up in Heaven, yeah
– Ka taea e te atua te whakarongo ki ahau i te Rangi, ae
Pray that I’ma come home soon, home soon
– Inoi kia hoki wawe mai ahau ki te kāinga, ki te kāinga
Home soon, ah
– Kāinga hohoro, ah
Yeah, uh
– Ae, uh
I lost the trial, there’s no more Gucci and Chanel
– I ngaro ahau i te whakawakanga, kaore He Gucci me Chanel
Fresh up out of county, straight to prison, shit ain’t fair
– I te mea kua puta mai i te rohe, ki te whare herehere, kāore i te tika
Couple days ago, I had like fifty in my ear
– I etahi ra kua pahure ake nei, i rite ahau ki te rima tekau i roto i toku taringa
Judge gave me ten ’cause he ain’t wanna give me bail
– I hoatu e te kai-whakawa ki ahau te tekau, nā te mea kāore ia e hiahia ana ki te tuku i te moni tāpui ki ahau
Niggas fadin’ in the court tanks and givin’ hell
– Ko nga Niggas e ngaro ana i roto i nga waka o te marae, e tuku ana i te reinga
So many nights I had to pray to God that I prevail
– He maha nga po I inoi ai Ahau ki te Atua kia kaha ai ahau
Respect is like a pistol
– He rite te whakaute ki te patu
From the day you lose it, niggas feel like they can diss you
– Mai i te rā ka ngaro koe, ka whakaaro ngā nigga ka taea e rātau te whakahē i a koe
Richest nigga in the prison, I ain’t gotta diss you
– Ko te nigga tino taonga i roto i te whare herehere, e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te whakahe ia koe
I can dismiss you or make this shit a issue
– Ka taea e au te whakakore i a koe, te hanga rānei i tēnei mea hei take
Lookin’ at the warden like I got more money than you
– Titiro ‘ i te warden rite ka ahau atu moni atu koe
Niggas wanna go to war, I’ll have ’em on the menu
– E hiahia ana ngā nigga ki te haere ki te pakanga, ka whai ’em ahau i runga i te tahua
Dog, if I respect you, I won’t say shit to offend you
– E te kuri, ki te whakaute ahau ki a koe, e kore ahau e mea i te mea ki te whakahawea koe
Know it’s on and poppin’ day, I hop up out this venue on God
– E mohio ana ahau kei te haere tonu, kei te haere tonu, ka peke atu ahau i tenei waahi ki te Atua
I need someone to free me, free me
– E hiahia ana ahau ki tētahi hei whakaora i ahau, hei whakaora i ahau
I got a child, baby mama and some niggas and they all need me
– He tamaiti taku, he whaea pēpi, he nigga, ā, e hiahia ana rātou katoa ki ahau
I gotta feed the streets and keep the piece on me
– Me whangai e au ngā huarahi me pupuri i te wāhanga ki runga i ahau
And it ain’t easy, that’s why I’m yellin’, “Free me”
– A ehara i te mea ngawari, koia ahau i karanga ai, “Whakaorangia ahau”
Nigga, free me
– Nigga, whakaorangia ahau
Take these chains off and free me
– Tangohia ēnei mekameka ka whakaorangia ahau
Take this pain away and free me
– Tangohia tēnei mamae, ka whakaorangia ahau
Been through all the rainy days, free me, uh
– I roto i nga ra ua katoa, whakaorangia ahau, uh
Unlock the cell, nigga, free me
– Wewete i te pūtau, nigga, whakaorangia ahau
Ayy, yeah, until I walk up out the jail, nigga, free me
– Ayy, ae, tae noa ki taku haere atu i te whare herehere, nigga, whakaorangia ahau
*Prison disorder in background*
– *Te raruraru o te whare herehere i muri*
Tell a nigga free me
– Korero ki te nigga whakaorangia ahau
I was cooped up in a cell like a preemie
– I noho au ki roto i tētahi pūtau pēnei i te preemie
When I get home, some of you niggas gotta see me
– Ka tae au ki te kāinga, ka kite ētahi o koutou i ahau
GTL phone call and you was talkin’ greasy
– Gtl waea waea a ko koe talkin ‘ greasy
And I’m on a lock up, cops wanna knock us
– A kei te herea ahau, e hiahia ana nga pirihimana ki te patu i a mātou
They be up there watchin’ from the towers with binoculars
– Kei runga rātou e mātakitaki ana i ngā pourewa me ngā karu
Some of them will watch you get stabbed and won’t stop it
– Ka kite ētahi o rātou i a koe e werohia ana ā kāore e mutu
They know who gon’ run away and they know who gon’ chop ya
– E mōhio ana rātau ko wai ka ‘rere atu, ā, e mōhio ana rātau ko wai ka’ whakapaia
When I’m in that visit room, shit feel like a livin’ room
– A, no te ahau i roto i taua ruma toro, fe shit rite te ruma livin’
When my bitch walk inside that visit, gotta give her room
– Ka haere taku wahine ki roto i taua haerenga, me hoatu e ahau he ruma ki a ia
Niggas gettin’ swept up off they feet, you gotta give ’em brooms
– Ka horo ake nga negro i o ratou waewae, me hoatu e koe he kopere ki a ratou
Ain’t nobody animated here, but bitch, I’m still in tune
– Kāore he tangata i whakaoho i konei, engari e te wahine, kei te waiata tonu ahau
I’m yellin’, “Free me”, all in the cell, this shit ain’t easy
– E karanga ana ahau, “Whakaorangia ahau”, katoa i roto i te pūtau, e kore e tenei mea ngāwari
Got OG cookin’ up the pruno
– Ka tunu A OG i te pruno
I’m off the drank, shorty, you know
– E kore ahau e inu, e shorty, e mohio ana koe
Oh, oh
– Aue, aue
