Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
It was 5 chains on my neck
– E 5 ngā mekameka i runga i toku kaki
It was no smut on my rep
– Kāore he paru i runga i taku māngai
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I was sellin’ in the set
– I hokona e au i roto i te huinga
Make a quarter mill no sweat
– Hanga he hauwhā mira kahore werawera
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I’m the street’s voice out West
– Ko Ahau te reo O te huarahi Ki Te Uru
Legendary self-made progress
– He ahunga whakamua i hangaia e te tangata
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
First get the money then respect
– Tuatahi tiki i te moni ka whakaute
Then the power, and the hoes come next
– Na ka haere mai te mana, me te hoes i muri
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I been self-made from the dribble
– I hangaia e au ake I te dribble
I was been sayin’ I’m a killer
– I mea ahau he kaikohuru ahau
Playin’ no games with you
– Kāore he kēmu e tākaro ana ki a koe
Pop clutch, switch lanes on you
– Pop clutch, whakawhiti ara i runga i a koe
I laid down the game for you
– I whakatakotoria e ahau te kēmu mō koe
Taught you how to charge more than what they pay for you
– Akohia koe ki te utu nui atu i te mea e utua ana e ratou mo koe
Own the whole thing for you
– Kia mau ki te mea katoa mōu
Re-invest, double up, then explained for you
– Re-haumi, double ake, ka whakamārama hoki koutou
It gotta be love
– Me aroha
Who run the whole city, it gotta be ‘cuz
– Ko wai e whakahaere ana i te taone katoa, me ‘cuz
This for the pieces I took off the monopoly board
– Ko tenei mo nga waahanga i tangohia e ahau i te poari monopoly
And ya’ll niggas false claims, it gotta be fraud
– A ka negro he whakapae teka, me tinihanga
Just keep the hood up out of your mouth, and you gotta be charged
– Kia mau ki te hood ake i roto i to koutou mangai, a kia whakatupato koe
I doubled up, tripled up, what
– I tāruatia e au, i tāruatia e au, he aha
Banged on the whole game, I ain’t give a
– I runga I te kēmu katoa, e kore ahau e hoatu he
Nobody trippin, had no business, got my digits up
– Kāore he tangata o trippin, kāore he pakihi, i whiwhi i aku mati
And when I drop, you know I’m ’bout to the whole city up
– A, no te hinga ahau, e mohio ana koe e ahau ‘ bout ki te pa katoa ake
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
It was 5 chains on my neck
– E 5 ngā mekameka i runga i toku kaki
It was no smut on my rep
– Kāore he paru i runga i taku māngai
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I was sellin’ in the set
– I hokona e au i roto i te huinga
Make a quarter mill no sweat
– Hanga he hauwhā mira kahore werawera
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I’m the street’s voice out West
– Ko Ahau te reo O te huarahi Ki Te Uru
Legendary self-made progress
– He ahunga whakamua i hangaia e te tangata
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
First get the money then respect
– Tuatahi tiki i te moni ka whakaute
Then the power, and the hoes come next
– Na ka haere mai te mana, me te hoes i muri
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
And I come through fly, no co-sign
– A ka haere mai ahau i roto i te rere, kahore tohu tahi
I ain’t need radio to do mine, I done fine
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki te reo irirangi hei mahi i taku, he pai taku mahi
And I take my time, and take my tribe
– A ka tangohia e ahau toku wa, ka tangohia toku iwi
Every level that I crossed in this game like state lines
– Nga taumata e whiti ahau i roto i tenei kēmu rite rārangi kāwanatanga
It was visionary, either I’m genius or you scary
– He matakite, he pūmanawa ahau, he wehi rānei
Maybe it’s both and this balance I deliver daily
– Pea te reira e rua me tenei toenga whakaora ahau ia rā
For every in the streets trying to feed the babies
– Mo nga tangata katoa i nga huarahi e ngana ana ki te whangai i nga kohungahunga
The single mama’s workin’ hard not to miss a payment
– Ko te kotahi mama’s workin ‘ hard kia kaua e ngaro i te utu
And dirty money get washed on royalty statements
– Me te moni paru kia horoia i runga i ngā tauākī royalty
Black owners in this game are powerful racists
– Ko ngā rangatira pango i tēnei kēmu he hunga whakahāwea kaha
Young in the set that’s doing it makeshift
– Young i roto i te huinga e mahi ana i te reira wawata
Out the garage is how you end up in charge
– I roto i te karati ko te pehea mutu koe ake i roto i te tiaki
It’s how you end up in penthouses
– Me pēhea te ki te tahuri i runga i penthouses
End up in cars, it’s how you
– Ka mutu i roto i ngā waka, ko te āhua o tō
Start off a curb servin’, end up a boss
– Tīmata atu i te curb servin’, mutu ake i te rangatira
It’s how you win the whole thing and lift up a cigar
– Ko te āhua o tō wikitōria i te mea katoa, me te whakaara i tētahi hikareti
With sweat drippin’ down your face cause the mission was hard
– Ki te werawera e rere ana i raro i tou mata no te mea he uaua te misioni
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
It was 5 chains on my neck
– E 5 ngā mekameka i runga i toku kaki
It was no smut on my rep
– Kāore he paru i runga i taku māngai
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I was sellin’ zones in the set
– I hokona e au ngā rohe i roto i te huinga
Make a quarter mill no sweat
– Hanga he hauwhā mira kahore werawera
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I’m the street’s voice out West
– Ko Ahau te reo O te huarahi Ki Te Uru
Legendary self-made progress
– He ahunga whakamua i hangaia e te tangata
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
First get the money then respect
– Tuatahi tiki i te moni ka whakaute
Then the power, and the h… come next
– Na te mana, me te h… haere mai ki muri
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I got the front end and the back
– I whiwhi ahau i te pito o mua me te tuara
We on the way and that’s a fact
– Kei te haere tātou ā he meka tērā
This real, this ain’t rap
– Ko te mea pono, ehara tēnei i te rap
Where everybody wanna act pro-black
– Kei hea te katoa e hiahia ana ki te mahi pro-black
(They don’t really wanna fuck with us)
– (E kore ratou e tino wanna fuck ki a tatou)
The last lie you heard, this ain’t that
– Ko te teka whakamutunga i rongo koe, ehara tenei i te mea
This that, “I done made it out the gutter” s…
– Ko tēnei,” I done made it out the gutter”…
Nip told you ” f the middle man”, I said “f… a b.”
– Ka mea a Nip ki a koe “f te tangata waenganui”, ka mea ahau “f… he b.”
Wearin’ their clothes, I wear my own
– Ka mau ki o ratou kakahu, ka mau ahau ki aku ake kakahu
Ya’ll can own ya’ll label, I own my own,!
– Ka taea e koe te whai i te tapanga, ka whai ahau i taku ake,!
Aye Nip, I remember all that game you taught me
– Ae Nip, e mahara ana ahau ki taua kēmu katoa i whakaakona mai e koe ki ahau
Don’t around and get played by these label owners
– Kaua e a tawhio noa, ka kia takaro e enei rangatira tapanga
Talk that shit to these n…, Adrien Broner
– Kōrero atu ki ēnei n… Ko Adrien Broner Te Ingoa O Te Tangata
But secure the win though, don’t let that game fold you
– Engari kia mau ki te wikitoria, kaua e tukua taua kēmu kia taka koe
‘Cause when this game over, it’s really game over
– ‘No te mea ka mutu tenei kēmu, he tino kēmu
And all they do is play the game till this game over
– A ko ta ratou mahi anake ko te tākaro i te kēmu tae noa ki te mutunga o tēnei kēmu
And you be givin’ game like a big brother
– A ka hoatu e koe he kēmu rite ki te big brother
Mission, never let em take it from us
– Mission, kaua rawa e tukua kia tangohia mai i a mātou
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
It was 5 chains on my neck
– E 5 ngā mekameka i runga i toku kaki
It was no smut on my rep
– Kāore he paru i runga i taku māngai
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I was sellin’ zones in the set
– I hokona e au ngā rohe i roto i te huinga
Make a quarter mill no sweat
– Hanga he hauwhā mira kahore werawera
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
I’m the street’s voice out West
– Ko Ahau te reo O te huarahi Ki Te Uru
Legendary self-made progress
– He ahunga whakamua i hangaia e te tangata
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
First get the money then respect
– Tuatahi tiki i te moni ka whakaute
Then the power, and the come next
– Na te mana, me te haere mai i muri
Last time that I checked
– I te wā whakamutunga i tirohia e au
