Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Phew, look
– Phew, titiro
Please don’t bring no scare business to me
– Tena koa kaua e kawe mai i tetahi mahi whakawehi ki ahau
I fear no man, no hand-holdin’
– E wehi ana ahau, kahore he tangata, kahore he ringa e mau ana
Banana clips, a chimpanzee to rip at me
– Panana topenga, he chimpanzee ki te haea i ahau
The tip ain’t cheap, the dick ain’t free
– Ko te matamata e kore e cheap, e kore e te dick free
I ain’t no bitch, a bitch ain’t me, I beat up beats
– Kāore au i te wahine, kāore au i te wahine, ka whiua e au
I been upbeat, you been on me
– I pai ahau, i pai koe ki ahau
You bet on me? Who better than me?
– Ka peti koe ki ahau? Ko wai te mea pai ake i ahau?
You better believe it never could be, I’m ready to eat
– Pai whakapono koe e kore e taea e te reira, ahau rite ki te kai
They better get it ready for me, I’m killin’ the scene
– He pai ake kia rite ki ahau, kei te whakamate ahau i te tirohanga
They gotta get a medical team, the gun a machine
– Me whiwhi rātou i tētahi rōpū hauora, he mīhini te pū
The tongue is a gun, it come with a beam
– He pu te arero, he poutū te haere mai
It come in the red, it come in the green
– Haere mai i roto i te whero, haere mai i roto i te matomato
And somebody scared ’cause nobody seen it
– A ka mataku tētahi, nā te mea kāore he tangata i kite i a ia
Get him a bed and get him a king, and get a machete
– Tikina he moenga mona, tikina he kingi mona, tikina he machete
Give it a swing, I’m thinkin’ of deadly things
– Homai he hurihanga, kei te whakaaro ahau ki nga mea whakamate
D-d-drinkin’ red drink (Uh), red rum, red rum (Look), 1-5-1, ’87 (Uh)
– D-d-inu ‘ inu whero (Uh), rum whero, rum whero (Titiro), 1-5-1, ’87 (Uh)
Look alive, lil’ nigga, they be livin’ a lie
– Titiro ora, lil ‘nigga, kia ora ratou’ he teka
I never believe the song that said they could fly
– Kāore au e whakapono ki te waiata e kī ana ka taea e rātau te rere
The last nigga I seen tried it, did it and died
– Ko te nigga whakamutunga i kite ahau i whakamatau, i mahi, i mate
Get a better disguise, you ain’t figured it out
– Kia pai ake te whakakakahu, kaore koe i te mohio
Niggas ain’t tryna get victimized
– Kāore a Niggas i te tryna i tukinotia
I got a pit and a clip, finna sick the boy
– He poka taku, he topenga, e mate ana a finna i te tamaiti
Don’t nobody wanna get sent to God
– Kaua tetahi e hiahia ki te tono ki Te Atua
The stick hit through meat like a shish kebob (Ayy, c’mon, like, bro)
– Ko te rakau patua i roto i te kai ano he kebob shish (Ayy, c’mon, rite, bro)
Take it up with the boss, man, I’m good at my job
– Kia mau ki te rangatira, e te tangata, he pai ahau ki taku mahi
It’s not a walk in a park ’cause I’m in a metropolis
– Ehara I te mea he hikoi i roto i te papa ‘no te mea kei roto ahau i te taone nui
I’m lost in a thought, but escapin’ the darkness
– Kua ngaro ahau i roto i te whakaaro, engari e mawhiti ana i te pouri
Caught the broad day, like sun and parked it
– Ka mau ki te ra whanui, ka rite ki te ra, ka tu ki reira
Felt the force and found my flow, the faucet
– Fel i te kaha, ka kitea toku rere, te kōrere
Kept the course ahead, no matter the cost
– I pupuri i te akoranga i mua, ahakoa te utu
I only eat what I kill, do away with the carcass
– Ka kai noa ahau i taku e whakamate nei, ka whakakore i te tinana mate
Monster dreadlockness, similar concepts
– Monster dreadlockness, ngā ariā ōrite
(A dreadlockness monster, a monster, ah)
– (He monster dreadlockness, he monster, ah)
I’m a crazy man, I had to get into the game again
– He tangata haurangi ahau, me uru anō ahau ki te kēmu
I’m seein’ the lights, I’m lookin’ at the lay of the land
– Kei te kite ahau i nga rama, kei te titiro ahau ki te takoto o te whenua
I’m in command like I’m Jayden Daniels, breakin’ in
– Kei te whakahau ahau, me Te Mea Ko Jayden Daniels ahau, e pakaru ana
Can’t evade a vandal, nigga, save the scandal
– Kāore e taea te karo i tētahi kaipahua, a nigga, te whakaora i te taupatupatu
Service candle lit ’cause your man a bitch
– Ka whakaarahia te rama ratonga ‘ na te mea he wahine taau tangata
I tried to understand but I’m lackin’ the bandwith
– I whakamatau ahau ki te mārama engari e kore ahau e whai i te bandwith
A rock in a hard place, crack in a sandwich
– He toka i te wāhi pakeke, he pakaru i roto i te hīkoi
The cards I was handed determined the gambit
– Ko ngā kāri i hoatu ki ahau i whakatau i te mahi
It made me the man, but it turned me into Manson
– I meinga ahau e ia hei tangata, engari i hurihia ahau hei Tangata
Son of a madman Max, minimal chances
– Te tama a Te tangata haurangi A Max, he iti noa iho ngā tūponotanga
Shakin’ the hand, white man take it to taxes
– Ka ruru te ringa, ka kawea e te tangata mā ki ngā tāke
Suit and a tie, not fly, ride in a backseat of a taxi
– Ko te koti me te taatai, kaua e rere, ka eke ki te nohoanga o muri o te taxi
I feel like Tyrese Maxey, I’m a zone Sixer, but I’m a hell of a athlete
– He Rite ahau ki A Tyrese maxey, He Tangata Whenua Ahau, engari he tino kaitākaro ahau
Doin’ the rap shit, take a look at the rap sheet
– Te mahi i te rap shit, tirohia te pepa rap
Nigga’s a random, ratchet, here with a black queen
– Ko Nigga he tupono, he ratchet, i konei me te kuini pango
Angela Bassett, put a tab of acid on your tongue
– Angela Bassett, hoatu he ripa o te waikawa i runga i tou arero
I ain’t never takin’ a bump
– Kāore au e tango i tētahi pū
But I can put it in a package, you give me a lump sum
– Engari ka taea e au te whakauru ki roto i te kete, ka hoatu e koe he moni kotahi ki ahau
Then put it in a bag in the back of a trunk
– Kātahi ka hoatu ki roto i tētahi putea i muri o tētahi pouaka
I heard thump, thump, thump, thump, bangin’ the bass
– I rongo ahau i a thump, thump, thump, thump, bangin ‘ the bass
I’m breakin’ the bread, the breakfast, I’m bringin’ the bacon
– Kei te whati i ahau te taro, te parakuihi, kei te kawe mai ahau i te pīni
Slangin’ the sausage, crackin’ the egg over your face
– Te whakanoho i te hoko, te whakanoho i te hua ki runga i to mata
I’m half-amazin’, half man and half alien
– He haurua-miharo ahau, he haurua tangata, he haurua tangata ke
Yeah, patience been paper thin, I plant a flag in every place I’m in
– Ae, ko te manawanui he pepa angiangi, ka whakatokia e au he haki ki nga wahi katoa e noho ana ahau
Pace has been immense, it’s not a race, but I been chasin’ it
– He nui te tere, ehara i te whakataetae, engari i whai ahau i a ia
Been unforsaken, only placin’ faith in the hands that turned the staff into a snake
– Kua kore e whakarerea, anake te whakatakoto i te whakapono i roto i nga ringa e tahuri te tokotoko ki te nakahi
And then a snake into a staff again
– Na ka he nakahi ki te tokotoko ano
The average couldn’t start to establish the type of bag I’m in
– Kaore e taea e te toharite te tiimata ki te whakapumau i te momo putea kei roto ahau
The nappiest, East Atlanta—
– Ko te nappiest, Atlanta ki te Rāwhiti—
Rappin’ erratic, righteous and ratchet ’cause that’s what’s happenin’
– Rappin ‘erratic, righteous and ratchet’ nā te mea ko te mea e tupu ana
Yellin’ from the mountains so loud, it could start a avalanche
– Ka karanga mai i nga maunga kia nui, ka taea e ia te tīmata i te rerenga
We in Babylon, by the way, you, brother, be babblin’
– Ko Matou i Papurona, i te ara, e toku teina, kia ngunguru
You out of chances, I can’t overextend a olive branch
– Kaore e taea e au te tuku atu I tetahi waahanga o te oriwa
Fuck the bargainin’, we bargin’ in, let the car spin
– Fuck te bargainin’ , tatou bargin ‘ i roto i, kia te motokā miro
Push a Porsche with the nine, one-one like I’m Micah Parsons
– Pana I Te Porsche ki te iwa, kotahi – kotahi rite Ahau Micah Parsons
When attackin’ a target, half a sack when they sent the blitz
– I a rātou e whakaeke ana i tētahi ūnga, he hawhe peke i a rātou e tuku ana i te blitz
It’s a rapid departure, real rappers cease to exist
– He tere te wehenga atu, ka mutu te noho o ngā kaiwaiata rap tūturu
Like it’s open season, soon as they seen him, it’s, “Oh, shit”
– Ka rite ki te wa tuwhera, i te wa i kite ai ratou i a ia, ko te, ” Aue, shit”
Baow, baow, eight-one like Kobe in ’06
– Baow, baow, e waru-kotahi rite Kobe i roto i ‘ 06
Head bowed, pray for ’em while you load this 45th
– Ka piko te upoko, inoi mo ’em i a koe e uta ana i tēnei 45
23, y’ain’t started, but hit the Jordan with the Pippen assist
– 23, kāore koe i tīmata, engari i patua te Horano ki Te Āwhina Pippen
Another plot is just a twist in the script
– Ko tētahi atu kaupapa he hurihanga noa iho i roto i te tuhinga
If we beefin’, let’s get into some ol’ biblical shit
– Ki te kai tatou, kia uru tatou ki etahi mea tawhito o te paipera
Ain’t no tweetin’, see you, goodnight, and then proceed with a kiss
– Ain’t no tweetin’, kite koe, pai te po, a ka haere ki te kihi
For the dead, watch for the threads, niggas can’t bleed on my fit
– Mo te hunga mate, kia mataara mo nga miro, kaore e taea e nga negro te toto i runga i taku pai
Put to bed, now we even Steven, keep a Stephen A. Smith
– Hoatu ki te moenga, inaianei Tatou Ara Steven, pupuri i Te Stephen A. Smith
And a Wess’, fuck all that screamin’ shit and beatin’ your chest
– A He Wess’, fuck katoa e hamama ‘shit me te patu’ tou uma
Momma says mentality breathes into a seed of success
– E ai ki a mama ka manawa te hinengaro ki te purapura o te angitu
And I’m between it, but best believe, I ain’t perceivin’ no threats
– A kei waenganui ahau i a ia, engari ko te mea pai kia whakapono, kaore au e kite i nga whakawehi
With allegiance, alliance, leave me out of y’all shit, I’m a lion, I’m lyin’, relax
– Ki te pono, ki te hononga, waiho ahau i roto i te mea katoa, he raiona ahau, kei te teka ahau, kei te okioki
You know the facts of the sleeping giant, align me with that
– E mōhio ana koe ki ngā meka o te tino moe, whakaritea ahau ki tērā
Nigga, Goliath’s a bitch, hit with a rock and a sack
– Ko Nigga, He wahine kairau a Kooriata, i patua ki te toka me te peke
My nigga ride with a stick, flippin’ a rock and, oh, wait
– Toku nigga eke ki te tokotoko, flippin ‘ he toka, a, aue, tatari
Nothin’ too hard to predict, know shit been hard where you at
– Kahore he mea uaua rawa ki te matapae, mohio shit i pakeke te wahi i koe i
But if I lost you, then I bring it back
– Engari ki te ngaro koe i ahau, ka whakahokia mai e ahau
I beat up a beat like a drum machine did somethin’ to me
– I whiua e au tētahi patunga pēnei i te mīhini puoro i mahi i tētahi mea ki ahau
You don’t wanna go and bump into me, I jump into beef so comfortably
– E kore koe e hiahia ana ki te haere, ka tukituki ki ahau, ka peke ahau ki te kai kau kia pai
I’m not comfortable with no conflict, I’ve come for the bull
– Kāore au i te pai ki te kore pakanga, kua tae mai ahau mō te puru
Gimme them horns, gimme that rose bush, gimme them thorns
– Homai he haona ki a ratou, homai he rakau rohi, homai he tataramoa ki a ratou
I’m another breed, I’m a different animal
– He momo kē ahau, he kararehe kē ahau
Y’all make me yawn, like a strand of wool (Ugh)
– Meinga ahau e koe kia ngenge, ano he aho huruhuru
I’m intangible, but your hands are full
– E kore ahau e taea te whakaaro, engari kua ki tonu o koutou ringa
And your lil’ underpants are pulled all the way down to your ankles
– A ka toia to koutou lil’ underpants katoa te ara ki raro ki o koutou waewae
You’re gettin’ spanked and I’m your father
– Ka whiua koe, ā, ko au tōu pāpā
Told ya I’m a soldier, I just showed up in a wife-beater tank and I’ma demolish
– I korerotia mai ki a koe he hoia ahau, i puta mai ahau i roto i te tank wahine-whakapa, a ka wahia e au
I always said when I didn’t have a dime to my name and lived in squalor
– I mea tonu ahau i te wā kāore au i whai moni ki tōku ingoa ā i noho au i roto i te pākeke
If I had three quarters, two dimes and a nickel
– Ki te mea e toru nga hauwhā, e rua nga pene me te nikau
I wouldn’t change for a dollar
– Kaore au e huri mo te taara
But I signed 50 Cent and put him in my piggy bank
– Engari i hainatia e au a 50 Cent ā i whakanohoia ia ki taku pēke poaka
And I ain’t gonna apolo—
– A e kore ahau e apolo—
—Gize to you for what the fuck I do, my advice to you, get five bazookas
– – Gize ki a koutou mo te aha te fuck mahi ahau, toku tohutohu ki a koutou, te tiki e rima bazookas
Some type of nuke, a knife or Ruger the size of two guns
– Ko ētahi momo nuke, he maripi, He Ruger rānei te rahi o ngā pū e rua
‘Cause I’m sprayin’ the Rossi like I’m N.W.A. and the Posse
– ‘No te mea kei te whakawai ahau I Te Rossi rite ahau N. W. a. me te Posse
Just like Yella, Ren, Dre and them taught me
– Ka rite ki A Yella, Ren, Dre me rātou i whakaako i ahau
Man, look at all the mayhem I’m causing
– E te tangata, tirohia te kino katoa e pā ana ki ahau
That’s prolly why I stay in the hot seat
– Ko te prolly he aha ahau noho i roto i te nohoanga wera
With these magazines, I act out like Ye and his cousin
– Ki ēnei maheni, ka rite taku mahi ki a Koe me tana whanaunga
Little cocksucker, I’m sprayin’ and bustin’
– Ko te peke peke, kei te pūngāwerewere ahau, kei te pūngāwerewere
Your shit sucks dick, stop sayin’ it doesn’t
– He mea kino ki a koe a dick, kati te kī, kāore
That’s probably the reason there’s nothin’ you’ve bodied of recent
– Koinei pea te take kaore he mea i hangaia e koe i nga wa tata nei
I feel like I just walked in and seen you naked, ’cause you not even decent
– Ki taku whakaaro i haere noa ahau ki roto, ka kite i a koe e noho tahanga ana, ‘no te mea ehara koe i te mea tika
Get ripped like my school clothing
– Kia rite ki aku kakahu kura
Like a sleeping cow, I’m bulldozing
– Ka rite ki te kau moe, kei te whakaheke ahau
A rap god since my socks were holey
– He atua rap mai i te mea he tapu aku hu
Was on that block like a soccer goalie
– I runga i taua poraka rite te kaitiaki whutupaoro
Ma’ could not control me, Glocks, I’m toting
– Ma ‘ e kore e taea te whakahaere i ahau, Glocks, ahau toting
Lock and loading, rock and rolling, rock a Rollie
– Ko te raka me te uta, ko te roka me te raka, ko te roka A Rollie
Guacamole, mostaccioli, like this flow, you’re out of pocket, homie
– Ko te Guacamole, ko te mostaccioli, rite tenei rere, e koe i roto i te pute, homie
Y’all could only hope to catch the flow, but if you know, you know
– Ka taea e koe anake te tumanako ki te hopu i te rere, engari ki te mohio koe, e mohio ana koe
I told you hoes to slow your rolls before you go and throw your whole career up in the toilet bowl, enjoy the G.O.A.T
– I ki atu ahau ki a koe kia whakaroa ō rerenga i mua i tō haerenga, kia maka tō mahi katoa ki roto i te ipu wharepaku, kia koa ki te G. o. a. T
This my house of horrors, like a brothel
– Ko toku whare whakamataku tenei, ano he whare moepuku
I done put Ja Rule through it like a law school
– I mahia e au te hoatu I te Mana Ja ki roto i te reira rite te kura ture
Keep it a stack, like pancakes, I’m awful
– Kia mau ki te puranga, rite pancakes, ahau whakamataku
So many plaques from Belgium, got a wall full
– He maha nga papa mai i Belgium, i ki tonu i te pakitara
In fact, you would hate my walls, they’re all full
– Inaa hoki, ka kino koe ki aku pakitara, kua ki katoa ratou
They call me Marshall, but I’m unlawful
– Ka karanga ratou Ki Ahau Ko Marshall, engari he ture ahau
Is it Groundhog’s Day or déjà vu?
– Ko Te Rā O Te Groundhog, ko déjà vu rānei?
Won’t stop, period, post-menopausal
– E kore e mutu, wā, post-menopausal
Go so postal that most postman’ll pause, I’ll slaughter the rhyme
– Haere kia postal e ka okioki te nuinga postman, ka patua e ahau te rhyme
These flows gonna boggle the mind
– Ka whakapohehe ēnei rerenga i te hinengaro
Y’all get in line, you’re talkin’ to Einstein
– Ka tū koe ki te rārangi, e kōrero ana koe ki A einstein
Fuck walkin’ the line, I’m joggin’ it
– E haere ana ahau i te rārangi, e j ana ahau
I’m a cross between a dog and a juvenile-ish, motherfuckin’ childish punk
– He whakawhiti ahau i waenganui i te kuri me te rangatahi -h, motherfuckin’ childish punk
And I be poppin’ the most wildest junk
– A ko ahau te poppin ‘ te paru tino mohoao
And I’m known as the prick that’s not to fuck wit’
– A e mohiotia ana ahau ko te wero e kore e ki te fuck wit’
Call me erectile dysfunction, my ballistic missile is launchin’
– Karangahia ahau e te koretake o teectctile, kei te rere taku pere ballistic
I’m wildin’ like Seven Mile and Runyon, bunch of violent gunmen
– He mohoao ahau, he Rite ki A Seven Mile me Runyon, he roopu o nga kaikawe patu nanakia
I do it like Puff do it, tell my hitters to hit him up, “Do it”
– Ka mahi ahau i te Reira rite Puff mahi i te reira, ka mea ki aku hitters ki te patu ia ake, ” Mahi i te reira”
So like my middle fingers to a Tupac song, you know that I put ’em up to it
– Na, pērā i aku maihao waenganui ki Tētahi Waiata Tupac, e mōhio ana koe i hoatu e au ki a rātou
12-gauge at the age of twelve, caged-up self-rage, I been raisin’ Hell
– 12-te rahi i te tekau ma rua o oku tau, i te riri ki a au ano, i te reinga e whakaara ana ahau
Like I’m Joe, Jam Master Jay and Darryl, brace yourself
– Ka rite ki Ahau Joe, Jam Kaiwhakaako Jay ko Darryl, whakakaha koe
It’s about to be a fuckin’ shootout like the OK Corral
– He rite tonu te patu ki te Ok Corral
Bounty on me like a paper towel
– Te utu ki ahau ano he tauera pepa
They want me to go on the straight and narrow
– E hiahia ana ratou kia haere ahau i runga i te tika me te kuiti
Like the same shape that they make an arrow
– Ka rite ki te ahua ano e hanga ana e ratou he pere
Never sell out for the fame and wealth
– Kaua rawa e hokona atu mo te rongonui me te taonga
Dave Chappelle of the rap game, I’m never gonna play myself
– Ko Dave Chappelle o te kēmu rap, kāore au e tākaro i ahau anō
Closest I ever came’s 8 Mile, but the fuckin’ pain I felt
– Ko te mea tata rawa atu i tae mai ahau ki te 8 Maero, engari ko te mamae o te mamae I fel ahau
When I lost Proof, couldn’t explain how that devil came down
– I te ngaro o taku Taunakitanga, kaore I taea te whakamarama me pehea te heke mai o taua rewera
Then in one fell, he swooped, look at how foul he’s stooped
– Na i roto i te hinga kotahi, ka hinga ia, titiro i te pehea kino kua piko ia
Had to throw in that towel, regroup, like Sean O’Malley, still that mouthy youth
– I maka i roto i taua tauera, whakarōpū, rite Sean O’malley, tonu taua taitamariki mangai
This here the finale, try to rally troops, better round up and corral recruits
– I konei ko te whakamutunga, ngana ki te whakakotahi i nga hoia, kia pai ake te kohikohi me te whakanoho i nga kaimahi
But no matter how many you tally to surround these two
– Engari ahakoa te tokomaha o koutou e karapoti ana i ēnei tokorua
You gon’ fuck around and find out just what the fuck we about when you see how we shoot
– Ka haere koe ki te haere, ka kitea he aha te mea e pā ana ki a mātou ina kite koe i te āhua o te kopere
And I ain’t talkin’ about how we hoop when you lay up in a motherfuckin’ alley, oops
– A e kore ahau e kōrero e pā ana ki te pehea tatou hoop ina takoto koe i roto i te motherfuckin’ ara, oops
It’s like a Xanadu for every Xan’ I do, what I plan to do is take a pink and a blue
– He Rite Ki Te Xanadu mo Ia Xan ‘ e mahi ana ahau, ko taku mahere ki te mahi ko te tango i te mawhero me te puru
Hand a few to me, I’ll brutally damage you, I could never stand to lose
– Hand a few to me, ka tino kino ahau ki a koe, kaore au e kaha ki te ngaro
I’m bananas, you motherfuckers can’t do it sicker than I do
– He panana ahau, e kore e taea e koe te mahi i te reira mate atu i ahau
You couldn’t get rid of this shit with Tamiflu
– Kaore e taea e Koe te whakakore i tenei mea ki A Tamiflu
Cannibals, you little bitch, me and JID are just like bestiality, we fuckin’ animals
– Ko ngā kai tangata, ko koe, ko koe, ko AU, ko JID, he rite tonu ki te kararehe, ko mātou ngā kararehe
I’m back and I’m body baggin’ ’em, toe-taggin’ ’em in the back of the Volkswagen
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kei te peke ahau i a rātou, kei te peke i a rātou i muri o Te Volkswagen
And draggin’ them hoebags and I’m throat-gaggin’ ’em
– Me te toia ‘ratou hoebags me ahau kaki-gaggin’ em
‘Til I get thrown back in the paddy wagon and back on the Prozac
– ‘Ki te maka ahau hoki i roto i te waka raihi, me te hoki i runga i Te Prozac
And I know that, but I’m so bad with a notepad that it don’t matter
– A e mohio ana ahau ki tera, engari he kino rawa ahau ki te notepad e kore e mea faufaa te reira
The G.O.A.T.’s back, finna go at anyone who got the gonads or cojones, yeah
– Ka hoki mai te G. o. a. T., ka haere a finna ki te tangata e whiwhi ana i ngā gonads, i ngā cojones rānei, ae
