Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I remember late nights, pissy hallways
– E mahara ana ahau ki ngā pō pō, ki ngā kōwae pīhi
Driving me psycho
– Te whakahaere i ahau psycho
The money wouldn’t come fast enough
– E kore te moni e haere mai nohopuku nui
We was back and forth, down streamline
– I hoki mai mātou ki mua, ki raro i te streamline
Moving weight was like lipo
– Ko te taumaha neke he rite ki te lipo
The rest of y’all stuck in a rut
– Ko te toenga o koutou katoa i mau ki roto i te rerenga
Niggas double crossing, talk behind ya back
– Te whakawhiti takirua o Niggas, kōrero ki muri i a koe
See, that’s where the knife go
– Tirohia, ko te wāhi e haere ai te maripi
I guess they wasn’t fuckin’ wit’ us
– Ki taku whakaaro ehara i te mea he’ whakaaro’ ki a mātou
Some niggas get the luck of the draw
– Ko ētahi o ngā negro e whiwhi ana i te waimarie o te tāpaetanga
For others, life is a dice roll
– Ki ētahi atu, he rerenga tātai te ora
And waiting on faith ain’t for us
– A ko te tatari ki te whakapono ehara i a tātou
When you young, you realize that you can’t trust a mouth where the pipe go
– I a koe e tamariki ana, ka mōhio koe kāore e taea e koe te whakawhirinaki ki tētahi waha e haere ana te putorino
They tried but couldn’t love you enough
– I whakamatau rātau engari kāore i nui te aroha ki a koe
Dance music on my neck
– Waiata kanikani i runga i toku kaki
Where’s your water bottle?
– Kei hea tō pounamu wai?
Diamonds, the light show
– Taimana, te whakaaturanga marama
Looking like the sun in the club
– Titiro rite te ra i roto i te karapu
If you re-ing up with us then your credit score gotta be
– Ki te re-ing koe ki runga ki a tatou ka kia tou kaute nama
F.I.C.O. I’m talkin’ 850 or bust
– F. I. C. O. kei te kōrero ahau 850 ranei bust
See you really real power when you make niggas balance on tight ropes
– Kite koe tino mana tūturu ina hanga e koe niggas toenga i runga i taura raru
They know they not much for the blood
– E mohio ana ratou ehara i te mea nui mo te toto
Have my man shoot ya block
– Kia patua koe e taku tangata
I’ma send his ass far as the flight go
– Ka tukuna atu e au tana kaihe ki te rere
Ain’t worried ’bout ducking a judge
– E kore e manukanuka ‘ki te pato i te kaiwhakawa
Keep frontin’ for ya bitches
– Kia mau ki te frontin ‘ for ya bitches
Cause any minute repo might show
– Meinga tetahi meneti kia whakaatu repo
You know that shit up in a month
– E mohio ana koe ki taua mea i roto i te marama
Heard your man was in there singing for his life
– I rongo koe i tou tangata i roto i reira waiata mo tona ora
They was calling him maestro
– I karangatia ia e rātau ko maestro
Cause time that heavy can crush
– Meinga te wa e taea e taimaha kuru
When you pay a nigga back, like it’s layaway, whispering “die slow”
– A, no te utu koe i te nigga hoki, rite te reira layaway, whispering ” mate puhoi”
The last words you hear in the trunk
– Ko nga kupu whakamutunga e rongo ana koe i roto i te kātua
You don’t know what I know
– Kaore koe e mohio ki nga mea e mohio ana ahau
You ain’t seen what I saw, no
– Kāore koe i kite i taku i kite ai, kāore
You ain’t been where I go
– Kāore koe i te wāhi e haere ana ahau
Wit’ a fetti so strong you gotta bag it wit’ one eye closed
– Wit ‘a fetti so strong you gotta bag it wit’ kua katia tētahi kanohi
My shooter turn you inside out
– Ka hurihia koe e taku kaipatu ki waho
I heard the Feds turned the crib inside out
– I rongo ahau kua hurihia e te Kāwanatanga te moenga ki waho
Drop the roof on you niggas, let the inside out
– Waiho atu he poroporoaki, he maumaharatanga ki a koutou
Fresh Prince jacket, boy, I cook ’em till they inside out
– He koti Rangatira hou, e tama, ka tunu au i a rātou kia puta ra ano ki waho
Go get a Glock, 27 fits snug in the waistline
– Haere ki Te tiki I Te Glock, 27 fits snug i roto i te hope
Both sticks came with the drum
– I haere mai nga tokotoko e rua me te puoro
I was 5’6″, shoulder with a chip
– Ko ahau 5 ‘ 6″, pokohiwi ki te maramara
Wish a nigga to take mine
– E hiahia ana ki te nigga ki te tango i taku
Index yanked till it’s numb
– I whakairihia te taupū kia ngoikore ra ano
Used to call me Windex ’cause this thing I spray gon’ make you change minds
– Whakamahia ki te karanga Ahau Windex ‘no te mea tenei mea rehu ahau gon’ kia huri koe whakaaro
I done seen Hercules run
– I kite ahau i A Hercules e rere ana
We was powerlifting 2.2’s
– I whakaara kaha mātou i te 2.2
Nah, we ain’t throw gang signs
– Nah, e kore matou e maka tohu gang
My brick walk was second to none
– Ko taku hikoi pereki te tuarua ki te kore
I would have them take a number like DMV
– Ka tono ahau kia tangohia e rātau tētahi tau pēnei I TE DMV
That was the baseline
– Ko te rārangi taketake tērā
Checkout on register one
– Checkout i runga i te rēhita kotahi
Miami niggas like Big Perm ’cause they numbers was Faizon
– Ko ngā niggas o Miami pēnei I A Big Perm nā Te mea he faizon ō rātau tau
Cubans showed me nothing but love
– Kaore he mea i whakaaturia mai e nga Cubans ki ahau engari ko te aroha
When it come down to it, every Stringer Bell just needs an Avon
– Ka tae mai ki raro, ka hiahia noa ia Karaka Aho ki Tētahi Avon
Who won’t sweep it under the rug
– Ko wai e kore e horoi i raro i te kāpeti
On the road, with a load, nigga, break line
– I runga i te huarahi, me te kawenga, nigga, raina pakaru
I knew where to place mine
– I mohio ahau ki te wahi hei whakanoho i taku
I don’t keep the gun in the glove
– Kāore au e pupuri i te patu i roto i te karapu
Hit the turnpike with the running lights that be on in the daytime
– Pāwhiritia te pātene i runga i te pātene i runga i te daytime
Cause K9’s sniff out a crumb
– Meinga te k9 ki te hongi i te maramara
Hands 3 and 9 on the wheel as I’m crossing the state line
– Nga ringa 3 me te 9 i runga i te wira i te wa e whiti ana ahau i te rohe o te kawanatanga
Dumb, ditty, dumb, ditty, dumb
– He wahangu, he wahangu, he wahangu, he wahangu
Survival of the fittest
– Te ora o te tino
You either get acquitted or face time
– Ka whakawāteatia koe ka aro atu rānei ki te wā
I done had an infamous run
– He rere kino taku i mahi ai
My story gon’ hit the first 48
– I eke taku kōrero ki te 48 tuatahi
Then it’s on Dateline ’cause this really shit I’d done
– Na kei Runga I Te Rārangi Rā, nā te mea he tino mea i mahia e au
You don’t know what I know
– Kaore koe e mohio ki nga mea e mohio ana ahau
You ain’t seen what I saw, no
– Kāore koe i kite i taku i kite ai, kāore
You ain’t been where I go
– Kāore koe i te wāhi e haere ana ahau
Wit’ a fetti so strong you gotta bag it wit’ one eye closed
– Wit ‘a fetti so strong you gotta bag it wit’ kua katia tētahi kanohi
My shooter turn you inside out
– Ka hurihia koe e taku kaipatu ki waho
I heard the Feds turned the crib inside out
– I rongo ahau kua hurihia e te Kāwanatanga te moenga ki waho
Drop the roof on you niggas, let the inside out
– Waiho atu he poroporoaki, he maumaharatanga ki a koutou
Fresh Prince jacket, boy, I cook ’em till they inside out
– He koti Rangatira hou, e tama, ka tunu au i a rātou kia puta ra ano ki waho
