Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Hey, I thought it was all over
– I whakaaro ahau kua mutu katoa
What’s up, Doechii?
– He aha te mea, Doechii?
Hey, girl
– E te kotiro
You know it’s been a lil’ minute since you and I have had a chat
– E mohio ana koe i te reira i te meneti lil’ mai i a koutou, a kua ahau i te kōrerorero
Has it really?
– He tino?
Probably since, like, your last EP, ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’
– Mai i te mea, pērā i tō EP whakamutunga,’Oh the Places You’ll Go’
Oh wow, it’s been a minute, yeah (Yeah)
– Oh wow, kua he meneti, yeah(Yeah )
I’ve been gettin’ some calls
– Kua whiwhi au i ētahi waea
Oh?
– Aue?
People are a little bit worried about you
– Kei te manukanuka te iwi ki a koe
Not worried, okay
– E kore e manukanuka, pai
And I know that I was kinda that outlet for you, so
– A e mohio ana ahau ko ahau te ahua o taua putanga mo koutou, na
You were
– Ko koe
Why don’t you just tell me what’s been goin’ on?
– He aha koe e kore ai e korero mai ki ahau he aha te mea i tupu?
Okay
– He pai
Remember old dude from 2019?
– Kia mahara ki a old dude mai i te tau 2019?
Nice, clean, nigga did me dirtier than laundry (Than laundry)
– Pai, ma, nigga i ahau paru atu horoi (Atu horoi)
Took a scroll through his IG
– I tangohia e ia he pukapuka i roto i tana IG
Just to get a DM from his wifey (What the fuck?)
– Just ki te tiki I te DM i tona wahine (He aha te fuck?)
I was so confused, what should Doechii do?
– I tino raruraru ahau, he aha te Mahi a Doechii?
She didn’t know about me and I didn’t know ’bout Sue
– Kāore ia i te mōhio ki ahau, ā, kāore au i te mōhio ki a Sue
I open up the messages and had to hit the zoom
– Ka whakatuwherahia e au ngā karere ā me patu e au te whakaata
Turns out the girl was really a dude? (Goddamn)
– Ka puta ko te kotiro he tino tangata? (Te atua)
Nigga think he slicked back ’til I slipped back
– E whakaaro ana a Nigga i hoki whakamuri ia ‘ki te hoki whakamuri ahau
Got my lick back, turned a nigga to a knick-knack (To a knick-knack)
– Ka hoki mai taku ngutu, ka huri i te nigga ki te knick-knack (Ki te knick-knack)
I moved on, dropped a couple of songs
– I neke atu ahau, i tuku i ētahi waiata
And then I went and got signed, now it’s 2021
– Na ka haere ahau, ka haina, inaianei ko te 2021
Okay, I just feel like
– He pai, he rite tonu ki ahau
This is the perfect opportunity for us to just take a second and kind of unpack what’s happened to you
– Koinei te whai wāhitanga tino pai mo matou ki te tango noa i te tuarua me te ahua o te unpack he aha te mea i pa ki a koe
You know, this guy cheated on you, and—
– E mohio ana koe, i tinihanga tenei tangata ki a koe, a—
Mm, nah (Ow), fuck it
– Mm, nah (Ow), kia puta
“Platinum record” this, “viral record” that (That)
– “Platinum record “this, ” viral record “that (That)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
I’m makin’ so much money, I’m all over the net
– He nui te moni e whiwhi ana ahau, kei runga katoa ahau i te kupenga
I’m movin’ so fast, no time to process
– Kei te tere haere ahau, kaore he wa ki te tukatuka
And no, I’m not in a gang, but I’m always on set (Yeah)
– Kāore, kāore au i roto i tētahi rōpū, engari kei te noho tonu ahau (Yeah)
Wrist watch, drip drop, label want the TikToks
– Mataaratanga ringa, maturuturu maturuturu, tapanga e hiahia ana Ki Nga Tiketi
Now I’m makin’ TikTok music, what thee fuck?
– Na kei te hanga Ahau I Te Waiata TikTok, he aha koe?
I need a cleanse, need a detox
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te horoi, e hiahia ana ki te detox
But we ain’t got time to stop, the charts need us (And they do)
– Engari kaore matou i te wa ki te whakamutu, e hiahia ana nga mahere ki a matou (A ka mahia e ratou)
Fast forward, me, 2023
– Nohopuku whakamua, ahau, 2023
I’m stackin’ lots of cheese and makin’ money
– He nui aku tīhi, he nui hoki aku moni
My grass is really green, and
– He tino matomato taku tarutaru, ā,
Honestly, I can’t even fucking cap no more, this is a really dark time for me
– Pono, e kore e taea e ahau ara fucking pōtae kore ake, ko te wa tino pouri hoki ahau tenei
I’m going through a lot
– He maha nga mea e pa ana ki ahau
By “a lot,” you mean drugs?
– He nui, he nui te tikanga o te tarukino?
Um, I wouldn’t—
– Um, e kore ahau e—
Drugs?
– Ngā rongoā?
No, it’s a—
– Kāore, he—
No?
– Kāore?
It’s a natural plant
– He tipu māori
No, I’m not judging
– Kāore, kāore au e whakawa
I’m not an addict
– Ehara ahau i te tangata haurangi
I’m just saying
– Ka mea noa ahau
I don’t think—
– Kāore au i te whakaaro—
You wanna talk about it?
– E hiahia ana koe ki te kōrero mō taua mea?
Uh
– Uh
I mean, fuck, I like pills, I like drugs
– Ko te tikanga, fuck, he pai ki ahau nga pire, he pai ki ahau nga raau taero
I like gettin’ money, I like strippers, I like to fuck
– E pai ana ahau ki te whiwhi moni, e pai ana ahau ki ngā kaitiaki, e pai ana ahau ki te pōhēhē
I like day-drinkin’ and day parties and Hollywood
– He pai ki ahau ngā pātī o te rā me Te rā me Hollywood
I like doin’ Hollywood shit, snort it? Probably would
– He pai ki ahau te Mahi I Te Hollywood, te hongi? Pea e
What can I say? The shit works, it feels good
– He aha taku e mea ai? Ka pai te mahi, he pai te āhua
And my self-worth’s at an all-time low
– A ko taku uara whaiaro kei te iti rawa o nga wa katoa
And just when it couldn’t get worse
– A i te wā tonu e kore ai e kino ake
My ex crashed my place and destroyed all I owned
– I hinga taku ex i toku wahi a whakangaromia ana e ahau nga mea katoa I a au
Whoopsie, made a oopsie
– Whoopsie, i hanga he oopsie
One-hundred thousand dollar “oops” made me loopy
– Kotahi rau mano tāra “oops” i hanga ahau loopy
I ain’t a killer, but don’t push me
– Ehara ahau i te kaikohuru, engari kaua e pana i ahau
Don’t wanna have to turn a nigga guts into soup beans
– Kaua e hiahia ki te huri i te guts nigga ki pīni hupa
Woah! Woah, woah, woah, woah! (Rurr)
– Aue! Aue, aue, aue, aue! (Rurr)
Okay, Doechii
– He Pai, E Doechii
We don’t wanna revert back into our old ways (Sorry, okay)
– Kaore matou e hiahia ki te hoki ki o maatau huarahi tawhito (Pouri, pai)
So, we’re gonna try a breathing exercise, okay? (A’ight, word)
– Na, ka whakamātau mātou i tētahi mahi manawa, pai? (A’ight, kupu)
When I breathe, you breathe (Okay, okay)
– A, no te manawa ahau, manawa koe (Pai, pai)
Alright? Let’s go
– He pai? Haere mai rā
Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-ah
– Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-ah ko te tikanga o te kupu “Uh-uh-uh”
Uh, uh, uh, ah
– Uh, uh, uh, ah
Uh, uh, uh, uh, ah
– Uh, uh, uh, uh, ah
Uh, uh, uh, uh, woosah
– Uh, uh, uh, uh, woosah ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
