Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Kirk on the beat)
– (Kirk i runga i te patuki)
These niggas must’ve forgot, man
– Kua wareware ēnei negro, e te tangata
Ayo, y’all nigga must’ve forgot, man (New York City)
– Ayo, y’all nigga me kua wareware, te tangata (New York City)
Ha (You are now rockin’)
– Ha (Ko koe inaianei rockin’)
Y’all niggas done fucked up now, man (With Joey Bada$$)
– Y’all niggas done fucked up now, te tangata (Me Joey Bada$ $)
Know I’m sayin’, are you stupid, are you dumb? (Young legend)
– E mohio ana ahau e mea ana ahau, he kuware koe, he kuware koe? (Kōrero rangatahi)
Y’all niggas thought this was, man? (Yeah)
– I whakaaro a niggas katoa, e te tangata? (Ae)
Nigga, fuck a 20v1, nigga, I take anybody (Ayo)
– Nigga, fuck a 20v1, nigga, tango ahau tetahi (Ayo)
Take all y’all niggas, man (Grr)
– Tangohia nga niggas katoa, e Te Tangata (Grr)
What y’all niggas want? (Badmon)
– He aha te hiahia o ngā nigga katoa? (Badmon)
Look, your days is numbered like days of summer (Uh-huh)
– Titiro, kua tau your ra, ano he ra raumati (Uh-huh)
Rain or shine, I’ma bring that thunder
– He ua, he whiti rānei, ka kawea mai e au taua whatitiri
You talkin’ like I can’t see light, yeah, okay
– Ka kōrero koe, kāore au e kite i te marama, āe, pai
The question is it, me v. you or you v. Ray?
– Ko te pātai, ko ahau, ko koe, ko Koe Rānei, Ko Ray?
Either way these L’s gettin’ passed out
– Ahakoa te Aha, ka ngaro atu ēnei L
Lights off, when I black out
– Ka marama, ina ngaro ahau
Swervin’ in the lane with me, better crash out
– Ka huri ki te ara ki ahau, ka pai ake te hinga
You niggas light weight, I swear I ain’t even maxed out
– Ko koe te niggas taumaha marama, oati ahau e kore ahau e ara maxed i roto i
No matter what stage they put you on, you still assed out (Ha-ha)
– Noa’tu eaha te taahiraa hoatu e ratou ki a koutou i runga i, koe tonu assed i roto i (Ha-ha)
Your thirst for attention is sad
– He pouri to matewai mo te aro
Nothing you could say could take away that sus shit you said on VLAD (Ayo)
– Kaore he mea e taea e koe te korero ka taea e koe te tango atu i taua mea i korerotia e koe mo VLAD (Ayo)
I would say, I’ma get on your ass, but you might like that (Ayo)
– Ka mea atu ahau, ka eke au ki runga i tou tuara, engari ka pai pea koe ki tena (Ayo)
I’m smokin’ all you niggas in the blunt, this the ‘Lyt pack
– Kei te paowa ahau ki a koutou katoa i roto i te papaku, ko te ‘ lyt pack
The irony for months, they told Joey to fight back
– Ko Te whakakatakata mo nga marama, ka mea ratou Ki A Joey kia whawhai
Now, every punch line, they need a crutch and a ice pack
– Na, ko ia rārangi patu, me whai kākahu me te kete hukapapa
I’m silly with the upper cuts, theres video proof (Facts)
– He maamaa ahau ki nga tapahi o runga, theres video proof (Facts)
Fuck y’all niggas still tweetin’ for? Get in the booth (Get in the booth, nigga)
– Fuck y’all niggas tonu tweeting ‘ hoki? Haere i roto i te pouaka (Haere i roto i te pouaka, nigga)
I’m really the truth, got better off callin’ a truce
– He tino pono ahau, he pai ake te karanga i te rangimarie
Better yet, get the general, I’m killing his troops (Grrt)
– He pai ake ano, tiki i te rangatira, kei te patu ahau i ana hoia (Grrt)
I put the last nigga in a body bag
– I hoatu e ahau te nigga whakamutunga ki roto i te putea tinana
Now I just spun back to get his dog tag (Grrt)
– Na ka huri noa ahau ki te tiki i tana tohu kuri (Grrt)
Thought I told y’all, niggas ain’t fuckin’ with me, rhyme for rhyme
– I whakaaro ahau i korerotia e ahau ki a koutou katoa, e kore e niggas fuckin ‘ ki ahau, rhyme mo te rhyme
They ain’t war ready, they more ready for Comic-Con (Haha)
– E kore ratou e whawhai rite, ratou atu rite hoki Comic-Con (Haha)
Who want it with the rap phenomenon? Take a number, fall in line
– Ko wai e hiahia ana ki te rap phenomenon? Tangohia he tau, hinga i roto i te rārangi
I’ma get through the day fast like Ramadan
– Ka nohopuku ahau i te rā pēnei I A Ramadan
I’m the real bogeyman, y’all niggas should be afraid
– Ko au te tangata tino whakamataku, ko koutou katoa ngā niggas kia wehi
Fuck takin’ y’all so long? You niggas seven days
– Fuck takin ‘ y’all kia roa? E whitu nga ra o koe niggas
All ’em shots y’all took and I ain’t even get grazed
– Ko ngā whakaahua katoa i tangohia e koe, ā, kāore au i te whangai
Sonnin’ y’all, Kanan ain’t the only thing gettin’ raised
– Ko Sonnin ‘ y’all, Ehara ko Kanan anake te mea e whakaarahia ana
Triple entendre, don’t even ask me how I packed him out
– E toru ngā tikanga, kaua rawa e ui mai ki ahau me pēhea taku whakakii i a ia
Punch lines pack a Pacquiao (Boom-bow)
– Ko nga raina Punch e kohikohi Ana I Te Pacquiao (Boom-bow)
Tell ’em real bars is back in style (Bang)
– Korero ‘ em tutaki tūturu he hoki i roto i te kāhua (Bang)
And y’all niggas gettin’ smoked like Black & Milds, chill
– A ko koutou katoa e kai hikareti ana, Ano He Pango ,He Ngawari, he makariri
I heard the streets call you “Quill”
– I rongo ahau i nga huarahi e karanga ana ki a koe ” Quill”
No wonder why your feathers ruffle
– No miharo he aha koutou huruhuru ruffle
Bird nigga teach a man to scuffle (Teach ’em)
– Manu nigga whakaako i te tangata ki te scuffle (Whakaako ’em)
I’m a gladiator, word to Russel
– He gladiator ahau, he kupu ki A Russell
Flexing on you niggas and I ain’t even had to move had to move a single—
– Flexing i runga i a koutou niggas a e kore ahau e ara i ki te neke i ki te neke i te kotahi—
The kid from West Brook’ got the whole West cooked (Uh-huh)
– Ko Te tamaiti o West Brook ‘ ka tunu Te Hauauru Katoa (Uh-huh)
They jabs weak now, heard they workin’ on they best hook (Uh-huh)
– Ka werohia e rātau te ngoikore ināianei, ka rongo rātau e mahi ana rātau i te mea pai rawa atu (Uh-huh)
Look, Ray Vaughn was so last week
– Titiro, Ko Ray Vaughn te mea nui i te wiki kua hipa
Now, I’m hearing shit about some nigga named “Ass Cheek”
– Na, kei te rongo ahau i te paru e pā ana ki te tahi nigga huaina “Ass Cheek”
Who wanna be the next victim?
– Ko wai e hiahia ana kia waiho hei patunga tapu e whai ake nei?
How many Top Dawgs will it take to sick ’em? (I’m sick)
– Kia pehea te maha Top Dawgs e tango i te reira ki te mate ’em? (Kei te mate ahau)
Tryna take a bite out the apple, it’s just forbidden (Ha)
– Tryna tango i te ngau i roto i te aporo, te reira tika rāhuitia (Ha)
I’ma break them down ’til the atom, this split ’em, when I hit ’em
– Ka wahia e au kia tae ra ano ki te ngota, ka wehewehea, ina patua e au
With the finisher, eyes on the prize, hand on my fire, don’t make me pull it sir
– Ki te mutu, kanohi i runga i te taonga, ringa i runga i toku ahi, e kore e meinga e ahau te kukume i te reira e te ariki
Better be wise
– He pai ake te whakaaro nui
‘Cause if it would occur, I’m dottin’ T’s and cross your I’s like Whitaker
– ‘No te mea ki te puta, kei te haere Au Ki Te t me te whakawhiti i to au Rite Ki A Whitaker
The plot is now thicker than Vivica Fox is (Uh-huh)
– He matotoru ake te kaupapa i A Vivica Fox (Uh-huh)
I’m killin’ ya, really the villain, I’m back and restoring the feeling
– Kei te whakamate ahau i a koe, ko te tino tangata kino, kei te hoki mai ahau, kei te whakahoki mai i te whakaaro
Y’all niggas is really the fillings
– Ko y’all niggas te tino whakakī
Nothin’ but my childrens, these flows could break ceilings, knock buildings down
– Ko aku tamariki anake, ka taea e ēnei rerenga te pakaru i ngā tuanui, te patu i ngā whare
Told y’all niggas “I’m back,” I know you feel it now
– Ka mea atu ki a koutou katoa, “kua hoki mai ahau,” e mohio ana ahau kei te mohio koe inaianei
And that was cute making it seem like you predicted my bars
– A he mea ahuareka te āhua nei i matapae koe i aku paepae
When in reality you heard my freestyle since March
– I te mea i rongo koe i taku kāhua herekore mai i Te Marama o Poutu Te Rangi
I’m calling your bluff, you wanna see me ’cause you runnin’ from Lux
– Kei te karanga ahau i to tinihanga, e hiahia ana koe ki te kite i ahau ‘na Te mea e rere ana koe’ mai I Lux
When niggas who say they want power, ghost the script (That’s right)
– A, no te niggas te hunga e mea e hiahia ana ratou te mana, wairua te hōtuhi (e te tika)
Post the the battle, you don’t commit
– Post te whawhai, e kore koe e tukua
But what I can do is put it on wax, you know it’s lit, hold up, nigga
– Engari ko te mea ka taea e au ko te whakakakahu i te paraihe, e mohio ana koe kua tahuna, kia mau, nigga
This bitch skateboardin’ and doing tricks (Uh-huh)
– Tenei bitch skateboardin ‘ a mahi tinihanga (Uh-huh)
Oh, I’m a shoo-in, I was just at Jordan with the kickflips (Nigga)
– Aue, ko ahau he shoo-i roto i, i ahau tika i Horano ki te kickflips (Nigga)
What we doing? East to the West, that’s crossroads for you and never we intersect (Woo)
– He aha ta tatou mahi? Ki te Rawhiti Ki Te Hauauru, koinei te huarahi mo koe, kaore hoki e whiti (Woo)
Line for line and hashtag it (Uh-huh)
– Raina mo te raina me te hashtag it (Uh-huh)
This ain’t ’bout good kids or badasses (Damn)
– E kore e tenei ’bout tamariki pai ranei badasses (Kanga)
It’s when punks who talk like they want it, don’t have at its
– Ko te wā e kōrero ana ngā punks me te mea e hiahia ana rātou, kāore i te whai i tōna
It’s for the palace, pour the chalice, I’m a king, you a challenger
– He mea mo te whare rangatira, ringihia te kapu, he kingi ahau, he kaiwhakataetae koe
This light work and my aura on Aurora Borealis
– Ko tēnei mahi māmā me taku aura i Runga i Aurora Borealis
Ignore the challenge, hype me up, nigga, I want all the value
– Kaua e aro ki te wero, whakahihiri mai ki ahau, nigga, e hiahia ana ahau ki te uara katoa
Cut it out, ’cause for the record we ain’t talking songs and albums or performing ballads just Or rhetorical talent, get swiped, at me, ain’t valid
– Tapahia te reira i roto i, ‘no te mea mo te record e kore matou e korero waiata me ngā pukaemi ranei te mahi ballads tika ranei taranata rhetorical, kia swiped, i ahau, e kore e tika
Can’t chase ’em, so bank on ’em to come and get that check
– Kāore e taea te whai i a rātou, nō reira pēke ki a rātou kia haere mai ki te tiki i taua tīkiti
Then he puts it all in the balance to fall over flat
– Na ka hoatu e ia te reira katoa i roto i te toenga ki te hinga i runga i te papa
Tried to climb the mountain and he broke his back
– I ngana ia ki te piki i te maunga a ka whati i a ia tona tuara
LA strips, players and six-fours with [lift?] chambers, how you switch up?
– LA strips, kaitākaro me te ono-wha ki [whakatika?] chambers, me pēhea te huri i a koe?
You ain’t hit us like mama, the whips raised in
– Kāore koe i patu i a mātou pēnei i a mama, ngā whiu i whakaarahia ki roto
My slip hangin’ a [?], [Raymon?] the kitchen, don’t miss
– Ko taku peke e whakairi ana i te [?], [Raymon?ko te mea nui?] te kīhini, kaua e ngaro
Thing in position, her kid came in here sniffing, I’m cookin though
– I haere mai tana tamaiti ki konei e hongi ana, e tunu ana ahau
This troll nigga fakin, making window shop payments
– Tenei troll nigga fakin, hanga utu toa matapihi
I’m serious, I’m a mannequin show ’em, displaying
– He tino nui ahau, he tauira ahau e whakaatu ana i a rātou, e whakaatu ana
And he gon catch a fit he can’t hang with
– A ka mau ia ki te riri e kore e taea e ia te whakairi
Tee Grizzley, I’m big gaming, the Knicks head coach, I’m putting pain in
– Ko Tee Grizzley, he nui taku petipeti, ko Te kaiako Matua O Te Knicks, kei te mamae ahau
You been on the ropes (Woo)
– Ko koe i runga i nga taura (Woo)
That’s why you wear that ski mask, careers on a slope (Huh)
– Koia koe i mau ai i taua kopare hīkoi, careers on a slope (Huh)
Your shit playin’ freeze tag, you been going for broke
– Tou shit playin ‘ freeze tūtohu, kua haere koe mo te pakaru
End game, Joey out here lightin’ you up
– Te mutunga o te kēmu, Joey out here lightin ‘ you up
Niggas playin’ with your name
– E tākaro ana a Niggas ki tōu ingoa
I’m just sayin’
– Ka mea noa ahau
Shit, they thought it was a game, man
– I whakaaro rātau he kēmu, e te tangata
Shit, catch me court side, Knicks game, man
– Shit, hopu ahau taha marae, Knicks kēmu, tangata
Huh, I ain’t playin’, man (Ha)
– Huh, e kore ahau e tākaro’, te tangata (ha)
Yeah, that’s right, look (That’s right)
– Ae, e tika ana, titiro (E tika ana)
This the home of the 9/11, the place of a lost choppers (Yeah)
– Ko te whare tēnei o te 9/11, te wāhi o tētahi hīkoi ngaro (Yeah)
We still bangin’, nigga, we ain’t never lost power
– Kei te patu tonu mātou, e nigga, kāore anō mātou kia ngaro i te mana
You now fuckin’ with the BK Batman, Harlem assasain
– Kei Te mahi koe inaianei KI TE BK Batman, Harlem assasain
Line ’em up, we toe-tagging, nigga
– Line ‘ em up, we toe-tagging, nigga
Uh, welcome to New York City (Yeah)
– Nau mai, nau Mai Ki New York City (Yeah)
Yeah, welcome to New York City (Yeah)
– Ae, nau Mai Ki New York City (Ae)
Uh, I’m from New York City
– No Te Taone Nui o Niu Ioka ahau
That’s right, I’m from New York City, nigga
– He tika tena, no New York City ahau, nigga
Uh (This what New York City sound like)
– Uh (He aha te ahua o Te taone Nui o New York)
Respect that ho
– Whakaute e ho
Yeah, really like that
– Ae, tino rite taua
I’m really like that (Facts)
– He tino rite ahau (Facts)
Fuck you niggas thought, man?
– Fuck koutou niggas whakaaro, te tangata?
(Man, the Harlem assassin)
– (Te tangata, Te kaikohuru O Harlem)
What happenin’?
– He aha te mea e tupu ana?
From the birthplace of Michael Jordan
– Mai I Te wāhi i whānau mai Ai A Michael Jordan
The home of Biggie Smalls, nigga
– Ko Te kāinga o Biggie Smalls, nigga
The home of H-O-V, nigga
– Ko Te whare O H-O-V, nigga
Stay in your lane
– Kia noho ki tō ara
Find somethin’ safe to play with, this ain’t a game
– Kimihia te tahi mea ‘ haumaru ki te tākaro ki, e kore te mea he kēmu tenei
(Kirk on the beat)
– (Kirk i runga i te patuki)
