Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Siento aquí tu presencia
– Siento aquí tu presencia ko te mea nui o te ao
La noche de anoche
– Ko te rā o anoche
Y nos ponemos a llorar
– Ko te ponemos he llorar
Yesterday, somebody whacked out my mural
– Inanahi, i patua e tētahi taku whakairoiro
That energy’ll make you niggas move to Europe
– Ka meinga e taua pūngao koutou niggas neke Ki Europe
But it’s regular for me, yeah, that’s for sure
– Engari he mea noa iho ki ahau, ae, he mea tino tika
The love and hate is definite without a cure
– Ko te aroha me te mauahara he tino kore he rongoa
All this talk is bitch-made, that’s on my Lord
– Ko tenei korero katoa he bitch-made, that’s on my Lord
I’ll kill ’em all before I let ’em kill my joy
– Ka patua e ahau ’em katoa i mua i tukua e ahau ’em patua toku koa
I done been through it all, what you endure?
– I mahia e au i roto i nga mea katoa, he aha to manawanui?
It used to be fuck that nigga, but now it’s plural
– I mua ko fuck that nigga, engari ināianei he maha
Fuck everybody, that’s on my body
– Fuck katoa, e te i runga i toku tinana
My blick first, then God got me
– Ko taku blick tuatahi, katahi Ka whiwhi te Atua ki ahau
I watch ’em pander with them back-handed compliments
– Ka mātakitaki au i a rātou e whakamanamana ana ki a rātou
Put they head on a Cuban link as a monument
– Ka whakairihia e rātau he hononga Ki Cuba hei tohu
I paid homage and I always mind my business
– I whakahonore ahau ā e whakaaro tonu ana ahau ki aku mahi
I made the—
– I hanga e ahau te—
I never lost who I am for a rap image
– Kāore au i ngaro ko wai ahau mō tētahi whakaahua rap
It’s motivation if you wonder how I did it
– He hihiri mēnā ka whakaaro koe me pēhea taku mahi
Yeah, nigga, go and up your rank
– Ae, nigga, haere ki runga i to taumata
Know you a god even when they say you ain’t
– E mohio ana koe ki te atua ahakoa ka mea ratou e kore koe e
Yeah, nigga, keep your feelings out the way
– Ae, nigga, kia mau ki o koutou whakaaro i roto i te ara
Never let no one put smut up on your name
– Kaua rawa e tukua kia whakairihia e te tangata tou ingoa
Yeah, nigga, keep your head down and work like I do
– Ae, nigga, kia mau ki tou matenga ki raro, me te mahi rite ahau
But understand everybody ain’t gon’ like you
– Engari kia mārama te katoa e kore e rite ki a koe
Yeah, nigga, if they say it’s love, you’ve been lied to
– Ae, nigga, ki te mea ratou he aroha, kua teka koe ki
A couple rules of engagements, I’ma guide you
– E rua ngā ture o ngā mahi, e ārahi ana ahau i a koe
Que refleja en tu mirada
– He mea whakaata i roto i te mirada
La noche, tú y yo
– Ko te po, ko tú y yo
Ridin’ in my GNX with Anita Baker in the tape deck, it’s gon’ be a sweet love
– I roto i taku GNX me Anita Baker i roto i te papa rīpene, ka waiho hei aroha reka
Fuck apologies, I wanna see y’all geeked up
– Fuck apologies, wanna see y’all geeked up
Don’t acknowledge me, then maybe we can say it’s fair
– Kaua e whakaae ki ahau, katahi pea ka taea e taatau te kii he tika
Take it to the internet and I’ma take it there
– Tangohia ki te ipurangi, a ka tangohia e ahau ki reira
Miss my uncle Lil’ Mane, he said that he would kill me if I didn’t make it
– E mihi ana ki taku kuia A Lil’ Mane, i mea ia ka whakamatea ahau e ia ki te kore ahau e mahi
Now I’m possessed by a spirit and they can’t take it
– Na, kua riro ahau i te wairua, a e kore e taea e ratou te tango i te reira
Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud
– I whakamahia ki Te patu I A Tha Carter III, i whakapehapeha ahau ki taku mekameka Rollie
Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down
– He mea whakamiharo, ki taku whakaaro i whakarerea e taku mahi pakeke a Lil Wayne
Whatever, though, call me crazy, everybody questionable
– Ahakoa, ahakoa, karanga ahau haurangi, katoa pātai
Turn me to an eskimo, I drew the line and decimals
– Tahuri ahau ki te eskimo, i tāia e au te raina me ngā ira
Snoop posted “Taylor Made,” I prayed it was the edibles
– I whakairihia e Snoop “Taylor Made,” i inoi ahau ko nga kai
I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go
– Kāore au i whakapono, he tika anake kia tukua atu e au
Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me
– I toa i te Super Bowl ā Ko Nas anake i mihi mai ki ahau
All these niggas agitated, I’m just glad they showin’ they faces
– Ko enei negro katoa i riri, e koa ana ahau i a ratou e whakaatu ana i o ratou kanohi
Quite frankly, plenty artists, but they outdated
– He tino pono, he maha nga kaitoi, engari kua tawhitotia
Old-ass flows, tryna convince me that you they favorite
– Ka rere te koroheke, ka whakaponohia ahau e tryna ko koe te mea pai ki a koe
This is not for lyricists, I swear it’s not the sentiments
– Ehara tēnei i te mea mō ngā kaituhi waiata, e oati ana ahau ehara i te mea ko ngā whakaaro
Fuck a double entendre, I want y’all to feel this shit
– Fuck te tikanga rua, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koutou katoa fe i tenei shit
Old soul, bitch, I probably built them pyramids
– E te wairua tawhito, e te wahine, i hangaia pea e au he piramid
Ducking strays when I rap battled in the Nickersons
– Ko te peke i nga peke i te wa e rap ana ahau i te pakanga i Roto i nga Nickersons
Where you from? Not where I’m from, we all indigenous
– No hea koe? Ehara i te mea no hea ahau, he iwi taketake katoa tātou
Against all odds, I squabbled up for them dividends
– Ahakoa ngā tūponotanga katoa, i whawhai ahau mō ngā moni tohatoha
Against all odds, I showed up as a gentleman
– Ahakoa ngā tūponotanga katoa, I puta mai ahau hei tangata rangatira
I done lost plenty friends, sixteen to be specific
– I mahi ahau i te lost plenty friends, tekau mā ono ki te kia motuhake
Put that on my kids’ children, we gon’ see the future first
– I runga i aku tamariki, ka kite tuatahi mātou i te heke mai
They like, “Dot big trippin,” I just want what I deserve
– E pai ana rātou, “dot big trippin,” e hiahia ana ahau ki te mea e tika ana ki ahau
What bridge they done burnt? All of them, it’s over with
– He aha te piriti i tahuna e rātau? Katoa o ratou, te reira i runga i ki
I’m doin’ what COVID did, they’ll never get over it
– Kei te mahi ahau i ta COVID i mahi ai, kaore e taea e raatau
Yeah, nigga, go and up your rank
– Ae, nigga, haere ki runga i to taumata
Know you a god even when they say you ain’t
– E mohio ana koe ki te atua ahakoa ka mea ratou e kore koe e
Yeah, nigga, keep your feelings out the way
– Ae, nigga, kia mau ki o koutou whakaaro i roto i te ara
Never let no one put smut up on your name
– Kaua rawa e tukua kia whakairihia e te tangata tou ingoa
Yeah, nigga, keep your head down and work like I do
– Ae, nigga, kia mau ki tou matenga ki raro, me te mahi rite ahau
But understand everybody ain’t gon’ like you
– Engari kia mārama te katoa e kore e rite ki a koe
Yeah, nigga, if they say it’s love, you’ve been lied to
– Ae, nigga, ki te mea ratou he aroha, kua teka koe ki
A couple rules of engagements, here to guide you
– E rua ngā ture o ngā mahi, hei ārahi i a koe
Niggas from my city couldn’t entertain old boy
– Kāore i taea e ngā nigga o tōku taone te whakangahau i a old boy
Promisin’ bank transactions and even bitcoin
– Promisin ‘ whakawhitinga bank a tae noa bitcoin
I never peaced it up, that shit don’t sit well with me
– Kāre au i rongo i te reira, e kore e noho pai taua mea ki ahau
Before I take a truce, I’ll take ’em to Hell with me
– I mua i taku whakatā, ka mau ahau ki a rātou ki te Reinga
If that money got in the hands of a crash dummy
– Ki te riro taua moni i roto i nga ringa o te crash dummy
Could jeopardize my family and burden the ones who love me
– Ka raru pea taku whānau ka taimaha hoki ki te hunga e aroha ana ki ahau
Niggas mad ’cause I decided not to pretend
– Niggas mad ‘ no te mea i whakatau ahau kia kaua e whakaaro
Y’all stay politically correct, I’ma do what I did
– Ka noho tika tonu koe i te taha tōrangapū, ka mahia e au taku mahi
Ain’t no sympathy here, this shit’s hilarious
– Kāore he aroha ki konei, he mea whakamiharo tēnei mea
It’s a lot of opinions, but no power to carry it
– He maha nga whakaaro, engari kaore he mana ki te kawe
2025, they still movin’ on some scary shit
– 2025, kei te haere tonu rātau i runga i ētahi mea whakamataku
Tell ’em quit they job and pay the real niggas they severance
– Ka mea atu ki a rātou kia whakarere i a rātou mahi, ka utu i ngā negro tūturu e whakawātea ana e rātou
Don’t insult my intelligence, I’m not just for the television
– Kaua e whakahawea ki taku maramarama, ehara i te mea mo te pouaka whakaata anake
Teleport to Bullets Road and dig up all my relatives
– Te kawe ki Bullets Road me te keri i aku whanaunga katoa
Okay, nigga, let’s settle it, these niggas been fake loyal
– Ok, nigga, kia whakatau tatou i te reira, enei niggas i teka pono
Since y’all pandering to choose a side, let me do it for you
– I te mea e hiahia ana koe ki te whiriwhiri i tētahi taha, tukua ahau kia mahi i te reira mo koutou
Okay, fuck your hip-hop, I watched the party just die
– Ok, fuck koutou hip-hop, matakitaki ahau i te rōpū tika mate
Niggas cackling about— while all of y’all is on trial
– Ko ngāti ngāti kahungunu— i te wā e whakawakia ana koutou katoa
Niggas thought that I was antisocial when I stayed inside of my house
– I whakaaro a Niggas he antisocial ahau i taku noho ki roto i toku whare
You better off to have one woman, everything tricky right now
– He pai ake kia kotahi te wahine, he uaua nga mea katoa i tenei wa
You niggas live in denial
– E noho ana koe i roto i te whakakahore
Ayy, fuck anybody empathetic to the other side, I vow
– Ayy, fuck tetahi aroha ki te tahi atu taha, oati ahau
A bitch nigga love bitch niggas, they exist with ’em in style
– He wahine nigga aroha wahine niggas, e noho ana ratou ki ’em i roto i te kāhua
Exterminate ’em right now
– Whakamatea rātou i tēnei wā
Make Katt Williams and them proud, the truth ’bout to get loud
– Kia whakapehapeha a Katt Williams rāua ko rāua, te pono ‘ bout to get loud
No juice inside of my cup, I sober up and knock ’em all off
– Kāore he wai i roto i taku kapu, ka whakaoho ahau, ka patu i a rātou katoa
Don’t let no white comedian talk about no Black woman, that’s law
– Kaua e tukua he kaikanikani mā kia kōrero mō te wahine Pango, ko te ture tērā
I know propaganda work for them, and fuck whoever that’s close to them
– E mohio ana ahau ki te mahi whakatairanga mō rātou, ā, ko te tangata e tata ana ki a rātou
The niggas that coon, the niggas that bein’ groomed, slide on both of them
– Ko nga negro e rere ana, ko nga negro e horoi ana, e rere ana i runga i a raua tokorua
You ever ate Cap’n Crunch and proceeded to pour water in it?
– I kai koe I Te Cap’n Crunch, ā, ka ringihia te wai ki roto?
Pulled over by the law, you ridin’ dirty, so you can’t argue with ’em?
– I whakatārewatia e te ture, e eke paru ana koe, nō reira kāore e taea e koe te tautohetohe ki a rātou?
Then make it to be a star, bare your soul and put your heart up in it?
– Na kia waiho hei whetu, kia whanau tou wairua, kia whakaarahia tou ngakau ki roto?
Well, I did
– Well, i ahau
Whacked the murals out, but it ain’t no legends if my legend ends
– I patu i ngā whakairoiro, engari ehara i te mea he kōrero mēnā ka mutu taku kōrero
