Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Things just ain’t the same for gangstas
– Ko nga mea kaore i te rite mo nga gangstas
Times is changin’, young niggas is agin’
– Kei te huri haere ngā wā, kei te koroheke ngā rangatahi
Becoming OGs in the game and changin’
– Te hoko OGs i roto i te game me te changin’
To make way for these new names and faces
– Ki te hanga i te ara mo enei ingoa hou, me te mata
But the strangest things can happen from rappin’
– Engari ko ngā mea tino rerekē ka puta mai i te rappin’
When niggas get wrapped up in image and actin’
– A, no te niggas kia takaia ake i roto i te whakapakoko, me te mahi’
Niggas get capped up and wrapped in plastic
– Ka whakakikoruatia ngā negro, ka takaia ki te kirihou
Zipped up in bags, when it happens, that’s it
– Hiki iā’oe ke ho’ololi i nā mea kū’ai aku, e like me nā mea kū’ai aku
I’ve seen ’em come, I’ve watched ’em go
– Kua kite ahau i a rātou e haere mai ana, kua mātakitaki ahau i a rātou e haere ana
Watched ’em rise, witnessed it and watched ’em blow
– I mātakitaki i a rātou e whakatika ana, i kite i a rātou e mātakitaki ana i a rātou e pupuhi ana
Watched ’em all blossom and watched ’em grow
– I mātakitaki i a rātou katoa e puawai ana, i mātakitaki i a rātou e tipu ana
Watched the lawsuits when they lost the dough
– I mātakitaki i ngā whakawa i te wā i ngaro ai te paraoa
Best friends and money, I lost them both
– Hoa pai me te moni, ngaro ahau ratou e rua
Went and visited niggas in the hospital
– I haere ki te toro ki ngā negro i te hōhipera
It’s all the same shit all across the globe
– He rite tonu te ahua puta noa i te ao
I just sit back and watch the show (the watcher)
– Ka noho noa ahau, ka matakitaki I te whakaaturanga (the watcher)
‘Cause everywhere that I go
– ‘Na te mea i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
Ain’t the same as befo’ (the watcher)
– Kāore i te rite ki a befo ‘(the watcher)
People I used to know
– Ko nga tangata i mohio ahau
Just don’t know me no mo’ (the watcher)
– Kaua e mohio ki ahau no mo ‘ (the watcher)
But everywhere that I go
– Engari i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
I got people I know (the watcher)
– I mohio ahau ki nga tangata (the watcher)
Who got people they know
– Ko wai i whiwhi i te iwi e mohio ana ratou
So I suggest you lay low (I’m watching)
– Na ka whakaaro ahau kia takoto koe ki raro (kei te matakitaki ahau)
I moved out of the hood for good, you blame me?
– I neke atu ahau i te kopare mo te pai, ka whakapae koe ki ahau?
Niggas aim mainly at niggas they can’t be
– Ko te nuinga o ngā nigga e whai ana ki ngā nigga kāore e taea
But niggas can’t hit niggas they can’t see
– Engari kaore e taea e nga nigga te patu i nga nigga kaore e taea e ratou te kite
I’m out of sight, now I’m out of they dang reach
– Kua ngaro ahau i te tirohanga, ināianei kua ngaro ahau i a rātou dang reach
How would you feel if niggas wanted you killed?
– Me pēhea koe e whakaaro ai mēnā e hiahia ana ngā negro kia whakamatea koe?
You’d probably move to a new house on a new hill
– Ka neke pea koe ki tetahi whare hou i runga i te pukepuke hou
And choose a new spot, if niggas wanted you shot
– Ka whiriwhiri i tētahi wāhi hou, mēnā e hiahia ana ngā nigga kia patua koe
I ain’t a thug, how much 2Pac in you you got?
– Ehara au i te tangata kino, e hia ngā 2Pac kei roto i a koe?
I ain’t no bitch, neither
– Kāore au i te wahine, kāore hoki
It’s either my life or your life and I ain’t leavin’, I like breathin’
– Ko taku oranga, ko tōu oranga rānei, ā, kāore au e haere, he pai ki ahau te manawa
‘Cause nigga, we can go round for round
– ‘Na nigga, ka taea e tatou te haere a tawhio noa mo te a tawhio noa
Clip for clip, shit, fo’-pound for pound
– Topenga mo te topenga, shit, fo ‘ – pauna mo te pauna
Nigga, if you really want to take it there, we can
– Nigga, ki te tino hiahia koe ki te tango i te reira i reira, ka taea e tatou
Just remember that you fuckin’ with a family man
– Just mahara e fucking koe ‘ ki te tangata utuafare
I got a lot more to lose than you, remember that
– He nui ake aku mea hei ngaro atu i a koe, kia mahara
When you wanna come and fill these shoes (the watcher)
– A, no te hiahia koe ki te haere mai, ka whakakiia enei hu (te mataara)
‘Cause everywhere that I go
– ‘Na te mea i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
Ain’t the same as befo’ (the watcher)
– Kāore i te rite ki a befo ‘(the watcher)
People I used to know
– Ko nga tangata i mohio ahau
Just don’t know me no mo’ (the watcher)
– Kaua e mohio ki ahau no mo ‘ (the watcher)
But everywhere that I go
– Engari i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
I got people I know (the watcher)
– I mohio ahau ki nga tangata (the watcher)
Who got people they know
– Ko wai i whiwhi i te iwi e mohio ana ratou
So I suggest you lay low (I’m watching)
– Na ka whakaaro ahau kia takoto koe ki raro (kei te matakitaki ahau)
Things just ain’t the same for gangstas
– Ko nga mea kaore i te rite mo nga gangstas
Cops is anxious to put niggas in handcuffs
– E hiahia ana ngā pirihimana ki te whakanoho i ngā nigga ki roto i ngā mekameka
They wanna hang us, see us dead, or enslave us
– E hiahia ana rātou ki te whakairi i a mātou, kia kite i a mātou kua mate, kia waiho rānei hei pononga mā mātou
Keep us trapped in the same place we was raised in
– Kia mau ki a mātou i te wāhi kotahi i whakatipuhia ai mātou
Then they wonder why we act so outrageous
– Katahi ka miharo ratou he aha tatou i mahi ai i te mea whakarihariha
Run around stressed out and pull out gauges
– Rere a tawhio noa te ahotea i roto i, me te unu i roto i mehua
‘Cause every time you let the animal out cages
– ‘Na te mea i nga wa katoa ka tukua e koe te kararehe ki waho o nga whare herehere
It’s dangerous to people who look like strangers
– He mea kino ki te hunga e rite ana ki te tangata ke
But now we got a new era of gangstas
– Engari inaianei kua whiwhi mātou i tētahi wā hou o ngā gangstas
Hustlers and youngsters livin’ amongst us
– Ko ngā kaituku me ngā rangatahi e noho ana i waenganui i a tātou
Lookin’ at us, now callin’ us busters
– E titiro ana ki a mātou, ināianei e karanga ana ki a mātou busters
Can’t help but reminisce back when it was us
– Kāore e taea te āwhina engari me mahara anō ki a tātou i te wā i a tātou
Nigga, we started this gangsta shit!
– Nigga, i tīmata mātou i tēnei mahi gangsta!
And this the motherfuckin’ thanks I get?
– Na tenei te motherfuckin’ whakawhetai whiwhi ahau?
It’s funny how time flies
– He mea whakamiharo te rere o te wā
I’m just having fun just watchin’ it fly by (the watcher)
– Kei te harikoa ahau ki te mātakitaki noa i a ia e rere ana (the watcher)
‘Cause everywhere that I go
– ‘Na te mea i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
Ain’t the same as befo’ (the watcher)
– Kāore i te rite ki a befo ‘(the watcher)
People I used to know
– Ko nga tangata i mohio ahau
Just don’t know me no mo’ (the watcher)
– Kaua e mohio ki ahau no mo ‘ (the watcher)
But everywhere that I go
– Engari i nga wahi katoa e haere ana ahau
I got people I know (the watcher)
– I mohio ahau ki nga tangata (the watcher)
Who got people they know
– Ko wai i whiwhi i te iwi e mohio ana ratou
So I suggest you lay low (I’m watching)
– Na ka whakaaro ahau kia takoto koe ki raro (kei te matakitaki ahau)
The watcher
– Ko te kaitiaki
I’m watching
– Kei te mātakitaki au
The watcher
– Ko te kaitiaki
The watcher
– Ko te kaitiaki
