Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Okay, okay, yeah
– He pai, he pai, ae
Lennox where the brown boys at
– Lennox te wahi i te brown boys i
I can’t go over there
– Kāore e taea e au te haere ki reira
Del Aire where the white boys at
– Ko Del Aire te wāhi e noho ai ngā white boys
I don’t live over there
– Kāore au e noho ki reira
Dody, where the dope boys at?
– Ko Dody, kei hea ngā dope boys?
I won’t go over there
– Kāore au e haere ki reira
Unless I’m tryna get pressed up, like hair
– Ki te kore ahau tryna kia aki ake, rite makawe
White tees, Nike Air is the daily atear, or attire, not mine
– Tees White, Nike Air ko te atear rā, kakahu ranei, e kore toku
So they just might stare if I’m there
– Na ka titiro pea ratou ki te mea kei reira ahau
Walk by in the pink ice Airs
– Haere i roto i te pink ice Airs
What size? Not mine
– He aha te rahi? Ehara i taku
Wouldn’t really be a fair fight there, pipe down
– Kāore he whawhai tika i reira, pipe down
Not scared, dark blue, dark red
– Kāore i te mataku, he puru pouri, he whero pouri
Don’t give a fuck there, might die
– Kaua e hoatu he fuck reira, kia mate
Might dare over what you’d wear or won’t
– Ka maia pea koe ki te mea ka mau koe, kaore ranei
Where niggas from, can’t breathe, low air
– Kei hea nga negro mai, kaore e taea te manawa, te hau iti
So, no
– Na, kaore
Don’t call me, nigga
– Kaua e karanga mai ki ahau, nigga
Talkin’ ’bout bailin’ you outta jail
– Te kōrero ’bout bailin’ kei waho koe i te whare herehere
Because your stupid ass over there stole a ****
– No te mea i tahaetia e tou kaihe poauau i reira he ****
Tryna impress a friend
– Ka whakamīharo a Tryna ki tētahi hoa
And I’m a single parent, I’ve got bills to pay
– A he matua kotahi ahau, he nama taku hei utu
I’m not tryna bail you outta jail, nigga, ’cause you’re stupid as fuck
– E kore ahau e tryna bail koe i roto i te whare herehere, nigga, ‘ no te mea he kuware koe rite fuck
Yeah, momma told me not to come over there
– Ae, i ki mai a mama kia kaua ahau e haere mai ki reira
Y’all niggas lost and you trapped in your thoughts (Mm)
– Kua ngaro katoa koutou, kua mau ki o koutou whakaaro (Mm )
‘Cause you shoot and you kill over land you ain’t bought (Mm)
– ‘No te mea ka pupuhi koe, ka patu koe i runga i te whenua kaore koe i hokona (Mm)
Y’all probably gon’ end up dead or in jail (Mm)
– Ka mate pea koe, ka mate rānei i te whare herehere (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm)
– I ki mai a mama kia kaua ahau e haere mai ki reira (Mm)
Y’all niggas smoke and you drink ’til it’s dark (Mm)
– Ka paowa, ka inu koe i te ’til it’s dark (Mm )
And you think that it’s smart and I heard you sell dope (Mm)
– A ka whakaaro koe he atamai, a ka rongo ahau i a koe e hoko ana i te tarukino (Mm)
And you rob and you steal, shoot your guns in the air (Mm)
– A ka tahae koe, ka tahae koe, ka pupuhi i o pu ki te rangi (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Ka mea a mama ki ahau kia kaua e haere mai ki reira (Bih)
Y’all niggas bang and you all from a gang (Bih)
– Y’all niggas bang and you all from a gang (Bih)ko te mea nui, ko te mea nui, ko te mea nui, ko te mea nui.
And you hang and you press little niggas like me (Bih)
– A ka whakairi koe, ka pēhi koe i ngā negro iti pēnei i ahau (Bih)
Outside a area, nobody care (Bih)
– I waho o te rohe, kaore he tangata e tiaki (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Ka mea a mama ki ahau kia kaua e haere mai ki reira (Bih)
Y’all with the shits, I was born with a gift (Bih)
– ‘o ka mea kū’ai aku, ‘oi aku ka maika’i o nā mea kū’ai aku (Bih)
And if I fall in love, y’all can unwrap it quick (Bih)
– A, ki te hinga ahau i roto i te aroha, ka taea e koe te wewete i te reira tere(Bih )
So I make sure that I’m never present (Bih)
– Na ka whakarite ahau kia kore ahau e tae mai (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih, bih, bih, bih)
– I ki mai a mama ki ahau kia kaua e haere mai ki reira (Bih, bih, bih, bih)
That ain’t the move and niggas is coons (What?)
– Ehara i te mea ko te nekehanga me te niggas he coons (He Aha?)
And that I’m a real nigga, shit isn’t cool (Bih)
– A ko ahau he nigga tūturu, e kore te mea hauhautanga (Bih )
Said I should never abide by the rules of the street (Ooh, ooh)
– Ka mea, e kore ahau e whai i nga ture o te huarahi (Ooh, ooh)
Shit is real and it’s also not real (Hey)
– He pono te mea, kaore ano hoki i te pono (Hey)
Spray what you claim and fuck up the building
– Rehu aha titau koe, ka fuck ake te whare
Spray up the party and rake all the bodies
– Rehu ake te rōpū, me te rake nga tinana katoa
Nobody gon’ stop ’til somebody get killed (Mm)
– Kaore he tangata e’ mutu ‘kia mate ra ano tetahi (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Ooh)
– I ki mai a mama kia kaua ahau e haere mai ki reira (Ooh)
But that’s all y’all knew, the red and the blue
– Engari ko te mea anake i mohio ai koutou, ko te whero me te puru
I liked baby pink at the time (Mm)
– I pai ahau ki a baby pink i taua wa (Mm)
Homie made sure nobody came to press lines, fine
– I whakarite a Homie kia kaua tētahi e haere mai ki ngā rārangi pānuitanga, he pai
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm, yeah)
– I ki mai a mama ki ahau kia kaua e haere mai ki reira (Mm, yeah)
But y’all treat me right, y’all handle my fights (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Ko koutou ia e atawhai ana i ahau, e hapai ana i aku whawhai (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And told me not to ever, ever, ever, ever pick up this life (Yeah, yeah)
– Na ka mea mai ki ahau kia kaua e tangohia ake ake, ake ake, ake ake ake ake tenei ora (Ae, ae)
I hope I did right (Yeah)
– Te ti’aturi nei au i tika taku mahi (Yeah)
Father told me nothin’, fuck it
– Kāore a pāpā i ki mai ki ahau, fuck it
I understand as a man that I wasn’t his plan (Woo, woo, woo)
– E mohio ana ahau he tangata ehara ahau i tana mahere (Woo, woo, woo)
Had some other ideas in his head
– I etahi atu whakaaro i roto i tona mahunga
I hold no grudges, I heard he a fan
– Kaore au i te riri, i rongo ahau he kaiwhaiwhai ia
Pockets hella heavy, healthy, sweet as Betty Crocker (Mm)
– Pockets hella taimaha, hauora, reka rite Betty Crocker(Mm )
I wake every mornin’, gettin’ ready (Mm)
– Kaake ahau i nga ata katoa, ka rite (Mm)
Happy as a motherfucker, spent five hundred thousand (Mm)
– Hari rite te motherfucker, pau rima rau mano (Mm)
Ain’t think nothin’ of it, that must count for somethin’, right? (Yeah)
– Ain’t think nothin ‘of it, that must count for somethin’, tika? (Ae)
Life, got the cheese, want a slice? (Uh, yeah)
– Te ora, ka te tīhi, e hiahia ana i te poro? (Uh, ae)
Got the cheese, where the mice? (Yeah)
– Ka te tīhi, te wahi i te kiore? (Ae)
With the pussy, what’s my vice?
– Ki te pussy, he aha taku kino?
New threads and a bike
– Nga miro hou me te pahikara
Shit sweet, like rice
– He reka, he rite ki te rīwai
With the sugar and the butter, got it from my grandmother (Mm)
– Ki te huka me te pata, ka riro i te reira i toku kuia (Mm)
I ain’t like the salt and pepper, lil’ nigga from the gutter (Mm)
– Kāore au i te pai ki te tote me te pīpī, lil ‘ nigga mai i te rerenga (Mm)
I don’t show it, but I know it (Know it)
– Kaore au e whakaatu, engari e mohio ana ahau (Know it)
I’m a painter, not a poet (Not a poet)
– He kaituhi ahau, ehara i te kaitito (Ehara i te kaitito)
Get the picture, come together (Mm)
– Haere ki te pikitia, haere mai tahi (Mm)
Like stitches with a scar
– Ka rite ki ngā tuitui me te tohu
Daddy gone, I ain’t lyin’ (La-la)
– Kua ngaro a papa, kāore au i te teka (La-la)
That’s a bar, yeah, I said it (Uh, uh)
– Ko te pae, ae, ka mea ahau i te reira (Uh, uh)
Like alarm, now set it (La-la)
– Ka rite ki te whakaoho, inaianei whakaturia te reira (La-la)
Like speak, but you read it (Uh)
– Ka rite ki te korero, engari ka panui koe (Uh)
Like bleed
– Ka rite ki te toto
Momma told me, 1970
– I korerotia mai e mama ki ahau, 1970
Youngest of seven, it wasn’t heavenly
– Ko te mea iti rawa o te whitu, ehara i te mea i te rangi
Home was South Central, school’s Beverly
– Ko Te Kāinga Ko South Central, beverly o te kura
Brother locked up, sister strung out
– E te tuakana i herea, e te tuahine i herea
High school president, ran for it
– Ko te tumuaki o te kura tuarua, i rere mo taua mea
Had the chance to move out, ran for it
– I whai wāhi ki te neke atu, rere atu ki reira
Love them Africans, met one
– Aroha Ki A Ratou Africans, tutaki tetahi
Let him in, when they got the news, he ran for it (Ooh)
– A, no te whiwhi ratou i te rongo, rere ia mo te reira (Ooh)
Twenty, I popped out—
– E rua tekau, i puta mai ahau—
I was perfect, she ain’t need to plan for it (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– He tino pai ahau, kaore ia e hiahia ki te whakamahere mo taua mea (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Knew I was the future, she was clairvoyant (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– I mohio ahau ko ahau te heke mai, he matakite ia (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Touched me and she catch the hand (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
– Pa ki ahau, ka hopu ia i te ringa (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
Me and her, we ain’t need a man (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Ko ahau me ia, kaore matou e hiahia ki tetahi tangata (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
College courses with me in her hand (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Ko nga akoranga o te whare wānanga me ahau i roto i tona ringa (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Asked her why she didn’t have a plan B
– I ui atu ki a ia he aha ia i kore ai e whai mahere B
She said I wouldn’t understand
– Ka mea ia e kore ahau e matau
Then, she had a daughter, the father had a baby momma (Baby momma)
– Na, i ia he tamahine, i te papa i te mama pēpi (Mama Pēpi)
Causin’ problems, momma almost caught a gun charge-uh, ’cause of drama (Phew-phew-phew)
– Take ‘problems, mama tata mau te pū tiaki-uh,’ take o te whakaari (Phew-phew-phew)
Court case, hair gone (Gone)
– Take marae, hair gone (Gone)
Weight gone, bare bones (Bones)
– Taimaha haere, wheua whanau(Wheua )
Switched homes, ain’t right to me, light for me
– I huri i te kāinga, ehara i te mea tika ki ahau, he marama ki ahau
She would always fight for me, yeah, she over-protect
– Ka whawhai tonu ia ki ahau, ae, he tino tiaki ia
‘Cause she had a momma who got a boyfriend who ain’t know how to keep hands to himself (Mm, hands to himself, nigga)
– ‘No te mea i ia he mama nei ka he hoa e kore e mohio ki te pupuri i ringa ki a ia (Mm, ringa ki a ia, nigga)
I was raised in a house full of love
– I whakatipuhia ahau i roto i te whare ki tonu i te aroha
I was raised on that type of time
– I whakaarahia ahau i runga i taua momo wa
Niggas say, “She did a good job”
– Ka mea a Niggas, ” He pai Tana mahi”
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– E te wahine, he pai taku mahi
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– E te wahine, he pai taku mahi
Lookin’ like him, bitch, I turned out fine (Ooh)
– Ka rite ki a ia, e te wahine, ka pai taku ahua (Ooh)
Say what you want, bitch, I turned out fine (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
– Mea atu ki ta koutou e hiahia ana, e te wahine, i pai ahau (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
Some niggas fall, but I turned out fine
– Ka hinga ētahi negro, engari i pai taku āhua
Can’t have it all, now I have it all (Woo)
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea katoa, inaianei i ahau i te reira katoa (Woo)
‘Cause I had it all, bitch, I turned out fine (Woo)
– ‘No te mea i ahau i te reira katoa, bitch, tahuri ahau i roto i pai (Woo)
Can’t tell me nun’, bitch, I turned out fine
– Kāore e taea te kī mai ki ahau, e te wahine, he pai taku āhua
I am the guy, bitch, I turned out fine
– Ko ahau te tangata, e te wahine, i pai taku haere
Look at this house, bitch, I turned out fine (Turned out fine)
– Titiro ki tēnei whare, e te wahine, i pai taku haere (I Pai taku haere)
Look at these kids, I turned out fine
– Titiro ki ēnei tamariki, i pai taku āhua
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e nga wahine, he pai taku ahua
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e nga wahine, he pai taku ahua
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e nga wahine, he pai taku ahua
Look at me, niggas, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e ngā negro, i pai taku āhua
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e nga wahine, he pai taku ahua
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Titiro mai ki ahau, e nga wahine, he pai taku ahua
Mother
– Whaea
