10A(Beatmaker) Yeah Arghhh! Staunch bare battle scars yet still eager to win Engrave beats like tā moko beneath of the skin Ain't no chief by kin still we launching this waka Karakia just to be at peace with the seas and the winds The maiden voyage main objective staying buoyant The Hawke's Bayliff make sure the oars stay in cadence For this special occasion I hongi mics the mohio ignites like Whaikorero recitals from Ruawharo Tōhunga of the Takitimu Tamatea Arikinui be the high chief Recruiting the tribes elite to travel the high seas Till the third eye meets Hawaiki I'm homing in on all passengers That smile through their teeth win they grin Catch a swift taiaha strike to the knees and the shins Let karma take care of those driven by treason and sin Cast em' overboard freestyle then we'll see if he can swim Arrghhh! I'm not just embedding the patu I'm leaving it in Hip hop the life force and i'm breathing again Exhale the mauri before we set sail Squawk with the iron jaw off the tip of the arero I be the roamer Tipene Pokaiwhenua the loner Swinging from my neck like a weapon Be the pounamu pendant Launching from the trenches Weak MC's all running for the fences Resilient with pen-ship Laying down the wero for anybody who enters Whare wānanga front and centre Mashing through the beef I'm a mincer Ahi kā burning through the cold-snap winter Tūmatauenga projected by the korowai Mortified I chop em all to size pā fortified Whisper in the distance slaughter at close quarters Chalking the outlines of foes that I out-shined I grow when I out grind journey up the poutama Flows butter and rewana bread be the kaupapa I'm feeding the wairua spirit aligned Luring the people inclined focus the haa moment in time Instrumental break (cricket in the background) Purerehua (plays in break) Yeah Arghhh! Be ready for it We nearing coordinates with every chorus And verse dispersed equip to strip down any fortress Hand to hand combat close quarters Unmatched dispatch whole war parties approaching toward us Bleaching beaches and coastal waters Tūmatauenga whero laying down any wero at any level Rise to the challenge with spiritual mind balance Until every enemies of mine vanquish That sworn savage born to scavenge off the land I forgive Any trespassers strategic plus the plan's militant Tribe syndicate intrinsic in the mind since a kid Giving back a hundy percent of the rhymes when I spit Consciousness honest when flowing with kaupapa Flows like no other on the mic I'm a known rebel Absorb raw raps draw back like an bow and arrow Sharp shooter manoeuvring to snap through the bone marrow yeah! Tipene heading up the coast so get the hoe(paddle) coz we got to go Don't talk to me just tōkihi(paddle), tōkihi(paddle) Tōkihi(paddle) and move forward And if I catch you tryna rock the boat And sabotage it then I'll drop your pulse Don't talk to me just tōkihi(paddle), tōkihi(paddle) Tōkihi(paddle) and move forward Instrumental break (cricket in the background)

I'm walking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki And I'ma bring the gods with me 10A(Beatmaker) Yeah Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Yeah Im'a māori from the wops bay You try to tell me what to do man I say what bay I must admit I had my days of Mr know it all Respect the past make the future that's my protocol I go to war let the world know who we really are Feel the spirit of my tupuna in the urupā My inspiration my whanau hāpu tamāriki Most of my life I kinda felt like something's kinda missing Somethings really missing Then I learned about my whakapapa Ngāti Kahungunu ko Tākitimu tōku waka Do the haka with my brother uncles and cuzzies Hundy it's kinda buzzie knowing your part of something The mauri of this country And yeah I started with nothing but had plenty of spirit Lyrics is out of limits man I flow when I feel it From New Zealand Aotearoa represent Loud and proud and comfortable in my own skin, my own skin Yeah Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Hey! so why you tryna be american There'll only ever be one Dr Dre and Eminem Just look around at the country that you living in This is your whanau ain't no point tryna pretend to them You listening? that's a battle that you'll never win So think about what your really showing your next of kin Like Richie Valens been international ever since La la bamba and he did it all in mexican He kept it real coz he's proud of his cinnamon skin Setting the presidents driven by the vision Where music is the medicine Someone's knocking at the door let em in Late night in the studio like Letterman just tryna get it in And yeah i started with something that uplifted my spirit Lyrics un-explicit outta respect for my parents From New Zealand Aotearoa represent Loud and proud and comfortable in my own skin my own skin Yeah Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Yeah Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Gotta aim for the stars Whaikōrero on the pae at the pā Talking with the Ariki I'm walking with the Ariki When I come I'ma bring the gods with me āmine Instrumental(Flutes playing)

Yeah I came like Kupe Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Pao Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Pao Kupe I heard that he came to chase a wheke (chase a wheke) And the name that came from his wahine (his wahine) This probly wouldn't be our home at all (home at all) Our home wouldn't be called Aotearoa (called Aotearoa) The first Polynesian navigators Innovators Purakau passed down through the generations They say around 900 AD Doesn't really matter if your aint Māori Kupe the man be the true OG (Be the real OG, be the triple OG) I know every tribe has korero about Kupe But who really sure kaore au te mohio (Who really knows who really knows) All I know one things consistent The Ariki came from the distance He was the first don't get it twisted Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Pao Yeah I came like Kupe Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Pao Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Pao Kupe I heard that he came to chase a wheke (chase a wheke) And the name that came from his wahine (his wahine) This probly wouldn't be our home at all (home at all) Our home wouldn't be called Aotearoa (called Aotearoa) The first Polynesian navigators Innovators Purakau passed down through the generations They say around 900 AD Doesn't really matter if your aint Māori Kupe the man be the true OG (Be the real OG, be the triple OG) I know every tribe has korero about Kupe But who really sure kaore au te mohio (Who really knows who really knows) All I know one things consistent The Ariki came from the distance He was the first don't get it twisted Yeah I came like Kupe (like Kupe) Journey on a Waka hourua that came right through here (Right through here) From Rangiatea Taputapuatea runs through here (Runs through here) Hawaiki nui Hawaikiroa Hawaiki Pamamao Indigenous Pao Pao Paoo)

Heretaunga plains through the Ruahine range In the Bay's where you'll find me Te Tairawhiti east coast Hawke's Bay te Matau a Maui People of the land whakapapa genealogy solid as a palm tree Navigators of the globe Waka Takitimu Ngati Kahungunu hearty I represent my lineage my bloodline Maunga, awa back to the people The pride runs deep and we represent 100 percent everywhere that we go Aotearoa translates to the land of the long white cloud Rep it in the song right now Launching off the riverbank Steady dropping bombs like blaauw! We are descendants of Tipuna aboard every Waka from the great fleet Voyage from legendary lands of Hawaiiki roa Hawaiiki nui Hawaiiki pamamao Navigating by the stars led us to a land afar We began habitation building fortified Pā Whakapapa using landmarks Passed down from our gods Laid down the foundation I represent the nation Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Ao, Aotearoa Aotearoa Know that I represent know that I represent Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Ao, Aotearoa Aotearoa Know that I represent know that I represent I te paeroa o Heretaunga ki runga Ruahine whenua Ngāti Te Tai Rāwhiti, ko Heretaunga, ki Te Matau-a-Maui. Ko taku hononga ki te papa, He rite anō ki te Kauri Whakatere Waka, rere āwhio ana, Ngāti Kahungunu haati I Te maunga ki te awa He kānohi au Tūturu mā te iwi Me he kaahu i te rangi e haro ana tū toa manawa tītī Ko te ngako o aōtearoa He whenua whitinga roa Ehara i te pahupahu noa Māku te wero e kawe ko au te toa Ko Tākitimu te waka, nā Tamatea mai Tawhiti Te ara i whao i Hawaiki roa, Hawaiki nui Hawaiki pamamao Ko te mātauranga te tāonga tuku iho Tātai whetū he kura tawhito Kātahi ka hanga pātūwatawata Hei para huarahi ki taku whakapapa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Ao Aotearoa Aotearoa Know that I represent know that I represent Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Rep in Te āo Rep in te pō Know that I represent Aotearoa Ao Aotearoa Aotearoa Know that I represent know that I represent

Haa haa Tera te karanga i te rangi Te manu tuia tui tuia Tuia i runga tuia i raro Tuia i roto tuia i waho Tuia te here tangata Ka rongo to po ka rongo to ao Haumi e hui e taiki e Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam Yeah, Ain't nothing like a powhiri on the marae When you arrive to meet up with another tribe The sun shining in your eyes shoeing off the flies Waiting for the first speaker on the Paepae Whaikorero straight from the mohio Vital life lessons for tama and kotiro but one at a time First kaumatua speak their minds Then the manuhiri will give their reply No matter what the occasion Whether somebodies passed on A wedding or they're just ageing Marae is the staging this is as formal as it gets Show aroha and respect for each other Don't forget a waiata after your speech brother That's sweet coz we all know a bit of kapa haka Tribal roots run deeper than you can manage or even imagine Tapu as but can be damaged yeah You descend directly from your ancestors They're in your blood they're in your bones Mountains will remain When you travel to a distant land You're gonna take a piece of home Let it resonate deep in your soul oh Yeah yeah Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam No matter if you've come from near or far We all know the kaupapa where your roots are Drawn to your whakapapa You'll never fulfill a future without your past Without the wairua of your tupuna up in the urupā Hongi and kihi nau mai haere mai To the whanau behind the scenes mahi up in the wharekai It comes as no surprise māori are multi-talented Keeping a balance between our arts carvers and battlers This ain't a place of staunch walks and faces full with arrogance Amateurs are just a straight up embarrassment The tekoteko says it all to the average witness Wharenui portraits of real savages Blood of our ancestors runs deep within Tribal marriages and kohanga reo to teach the kids When foundations are concrete that's where my speech begins Māori stand again, this time we fight for keeps and win (yeah!) You descend directly from your ancestors They're in your blood they're in your bones Mountains will remain When you travel to a distant land You're gonna take a piece of home Let it resonate deep in your soul oh Yeah yeah Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam Welcome to our marae (nau mai haere mai) It's our Turangawaewae (nau mai haere mai) It's the place where I'm from The place I belong The place where my ancestors roam Tera te karanga i te rangi Te manu tuia tui tuia (nau mai haere mai) Tuia i runga tuia i raro Tuia i roto tuia i waho

Looking at your pictures in the wall kowhaiwhai on the backbone That poutokomanawa stand tall right up to the tekoteko Learning te reo māori now is my passion and my wero I gotta make the connection now before it becomes to late To suffer the loss of our land and our language will be too great Apirana Ngata's crusade to learn a new way Still keep our culture close Still te reo is what we struggle with the most even though I've been brought up round the marae Watching our koro speak on the paepae Can't help but feel that mamae Coz wonder what gonna happen when koro's gone Who's gone hold the mauri of his tokotoko on And wear that moko strong all the songs Of our ancestors lessons left for our people They could foresee the evil what colonisation could lead to It's not our fault but it's our responsibility The opportunity to rewrite history And it starts with. Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei mauri ora! Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei mauri ora! Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei mauri ora! Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei mauri ora!

Ohh ahh you feel it when you near it Mauri in her appearance her skin is like golden syrup That type of wahine that invoking the spirit Pen stroking the lyric makes me wanna be a better man Yeah and yeah she makes me be a better dad Yeah and yeah she's making me a better man Ohh ahh you feel it when you near it Mauri in her appearance her skin is like golden syrup ah Yes!, mmm that energy inspires me The vibes like a pleasure to my soul for my third eye to see Frequency is so true it never lie to me I trust it with life shedding skin from the prior me Caught up in society up in my circumstances Never quitting because I'm winning keep my spirit honest Greenstone pendant mirrors her independence Pushes my lyric to the finish when I feel up ended ohhh Good vibes flowing like water Let the ripple effects roll out And let go to all of the negative emotions And feel like the ocean Move, move, move, move Feel freedom in the motion (Ohh ahh, you feel it when you near it Mauri in her appearance her skin is like golden syrup That type of wahine that invoking the spirit, Pen stroking the lyric makes me wanna be a better man) Tryna get over myself coz I get nervous when I see you Couldn't find the language and I'm feeling like I'm see through Division I see too clear for my heart to see On the same waka on the seven seater Odyssey It's hard to be honest and show my feelings on a beat I wanted our bond to be a love song that's on repeat But ahh in reality it's different the man in me won't listen The dad in me feeling like somethings missing I want nothing more for you to be happy Spreading your wings and follow your dreams All the good fortune that it brings My feelings become sacrificial has to happen before we fizzle Not complaining now like that's the issue The fact is that I miss you Like the desert miss the rain Like I'm never kissed again I imagine it's the same Like everything that happened is the change And yeah I get distracted by the pain but I'm pushing through I got so much love and respect for you Believe me when I say I still want the best for you And whenever you need still wanna be there for you I'm loving you forever you know that I'm that loyal Until the day that I'm lying in that soil I'm bringing all the truth to the boil Let it marinate in the light God made you my wife I wanna acknowledge you for saving my life..." Good vibes flowing like water Let the ripple effects roll out And let go to all of the negative emotions Just feel like the ocean Move, move, move, move Feel freedom in the motion (Ohh ahh, you feel it when you near it Mauri in her appearance her skin is like golden syrup That type of wahine that invoking the spirit, Pen stroking the lyric makes me wanna be a better man)

I wanna be somebody don't wanna be nobody All my boys acting crazy making babies at the parties I'm focused on my dreams gotta get out this scene Coz a man without a dream can't relate to what I mean But I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Yeah I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Wairua wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Wairua wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua For the life of me I gotta do what's right for me It's hard to tell who really wants to help Wanna tautoko or they just in it for themselves Walking around running their mouths And now that I cracked it Baye what you wanna say now I came from that place where the system fails And we ain't supposed to make it I was supposed to be chained to the day-shift Working for my payslip Man just to provide the basics Midnight I put pen to pages I grab my dream by the scruff of the neck and take it I wanna be somebody don't wanna be nobody All my boys acting crazy making babies at the parties I'm focused on my dreams gotta get out this scene Coz a man without a dream can't relate to what I mean But I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Yeah I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Wairua wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Walking with my tupuna they legendary I feel like a part of me and they never scare me Your wisdom of the universe became hereditary You listen to me when I thought No one would ever hear me Karakia on a daily give thanks and amine With nan's ahua that wisdom to calm many I heard it in whaikorero they used to talk you up I learned about the mohio gift from a tohunga All I knew was versions form the peeps that brought me up The mauri of Hawaiki nui our euphoria I'm a descendant yes and I feel the presence of the ariki Encouraging me to rise when I find it hard to see I wanna be somebody don't wanna be nobody All my boys acting crazy making babies at the parties I'm focused on my dreams gotta get out this scene Coz a man without a dream can't relate to what I mean But I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Yeah I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone Wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Wairua wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Take a look around tell me what did I see All my tupuna walking right beside me Take a look around tell me what did I see All my tupuna walking right behind me Wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua Wairua wairua wairua Aye I make em feel the Wairua

10A (Beatmaker) Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4 Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4 I started off cutting mutton On the chain gang learning from the uncles Dad said get the pahi get the mahi Make the money if you want to Ain't no really saying what I will or won't do All I really know is that I wanna pull through Trying to crack a super Saiyan Make em all Goku(Go cool) if I wanted to I just wanna put food on the table So the whanau get to eat now Then I do the dishes with the Mrs Just to whip it with the tea towel To everybody showing love for the mahi Man peace out Then I treat the haters like a gutter board Catch em on the rebound See your rhymes all hard But you soft in the middle like a pork bone And the ride in your video ain't yours So your fullas gotta walk home In the back row hating man you fullas need to breathe out Under Siege when Teeps on the beat You can call me Steven Segal(Stephen Seig Heil) Every time I engrave that pad with the pen On point like a javelin Gotchu playing that mandolin Coz it's over for an empty MC Blow you off the map baye TNT Flames in the heart if you breed envy Can't hide from the truth You standing in my way I'm a run right through you Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4 Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4 Got flow and a brother got Gusto Brought up on the paua and the mussel Gotta have the hundy hustle To survive in a world so cut throat Plus I write it on the page Just to put the rhymes on a stage Man I can't wait to get the bust on Meditating on the stage with the chucks on Māori boy with the pen I'm Picasso Tā moko on the skin like a bar code Complemented by the lineage indigenous Ruaumoko I'ma burn em all to charcoal Diamond cutter but the vision is so pretty So move aside I'm ready to minimise yah levy And silverside yah venny/venison It wont stop I'm betting It's do or die Tipene the killer rhymes I'm in it Say "who am I?" the minute that i spit it But it seems hopeless So If you wanna know why I Grab the mic and treat the stage like a Pae pae Put in the mahi as the time flies by Like the duck if you ain't sharp enough in the maemae I'm well aware of the limelight But nobody should be diving for kai at high tide In the mainstream keep it real like Mai Time I'm from Hastings still I ride the pipelines and it's like See how many crews out just to prove their tight Rapping but it's still not right nah Realise that their shoes are twice their size And can't cut it like a puha knife Get em all drunk then they all gangstas But, nah they only wanna act hard in their backyard They cutting their own throats, lower their repertoire But for what they already lacking the X Factor woooah Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4 Tipene on the rise so high Still the haters wanna see me fall But I'm home bred, hangi fed Never met a hori like me before Coz Teeps be raw cannibal styles eat beef raw Gimme the ball I'll run it up the guts bro Brother got 'Gusto' CB4

Yeah, Born to be the Rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us, ugh! Now you can find me in the bay where i portray The hawk swooping on its prey in the broad day I'm in the lab brewing up the gourmet front line Bay(Hawkes Bay) where Orcades Crawford played Rhyming is my fortay And I didn't come all this way to be short changed Nah I done paid my dues A decade of Tribal and still I make my moves But still i stayed patient I'm mellow as compared to my vicacious relations yeah They blame the hori's for the haste They forgot the Mob started from A couple cauca's(Caucasians) in a court case Ugh so don't go blowing your stack without knowing the facts I don't know where you're going with that boy Ugh! Plus i was raised that way You tell me somethings impossible I'd say "el baye" Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us, ugh! Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us, ugh! My tupuna whakapapa back to our marae East of the Ruahine ranges where i reside My place to stand my turangawaewae My mic be my tokotoko stage be my paepae Gotta nation of horifieds standing by my side We united as one tribe when it's time to ride Heads high with our hearts to the sky ask about the pride Each and everyone of us replied I'm tuturu as I'm hori to the core The pride in my culture gives me the reason to walk tall Walk tall with me! Aye! I represent Aotearoa and I'm proud to say! I'm tuturu as I'm hori to the core The pride in my culture gives me the reason to walk tall Walk tall with me! Aye! I represent Aotearoa and I'm proud to say! Ahhh aye aye aye Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us, ugh! Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us, ugh! Strike fear into the hearts of rivals when we embark Tales from the testaments and scriptures of our past are vast At long last tribalism is reborn in the form Of this MC's unleashing our reign upon The new dawn new millennium child Run wild in the battlefield make enemies yield They feel the wrath Agitated soldiers on a warpath with technique Surprising the wise my prestige when I set that level I put my pedal to the metal forever known as a rebel It's genetic not coincidental My lyrics always seek poise of the beat I flex unique style versatile as I can be So check thee, annotate me alias Tipene elite MC Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi It's in the māori culture where my pride lies Still fighting for our rights everyday struggle to survive Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us Born to be a rangatira Put my hands up because I'm a leader Shining hard on the non believers Coz nobody else can be us!

Follow me as I step into the unknown To the corner of the solar where the sun glows No fear no doubt coz it consumes Your whole being on the scene the mundane Stale bread in the cupboard now I want change That's a comin' sacrifice is the one thing To the stage where the melody is unchained But more reason tools in the kite Prepared for the four seasons Move steady ever- ready state Custom trailblazer nuk(nothing) ready made Built from the ground up Get the sound sussed mount up Now we ready moving on the next phase We manoeuvre that change That be how we move and get gains Poutama 'nutha step raised Steady breaking through our set ways Entrepreneur next day yeah! The recipe is persistence I work under pressure from my own criticism Giving me the will to go the distance, Stubborn in my ways Never reaching out Especially when a brother need assistance I'ma let my light shine so bright it might blind Plenty mahi in the pipeline Throw a powhiri on the try line boy it's my time Move bay get out the way I break straight out the gate Make em all move bay get out the way Marathon pick up the pace I make em all move say hip-hop hooray I put the vibe in the air Finish with a tūturu whakamaua kia tīna Haume e, hui e, taiki e! Move bay get out the way I break straight out the gate Make em all move bay get out the way Marathon pick up the pace I make em all move say hip-hop hooray I put the vibe in the air Finish with a tūturu whakamaua kia tīna Haume e, hui e, taiki e! Blast off with a tauparapara Mask off when I'm laying down the kaupapa, yeah! So you know when I flow I'm the same brother on the mic Not a whole 'nutha fulla, yeah! Do the mahi or you gonna miss the pahi Get ditched left out in the cold brother, yeah! Padlock that flow with a chain And the hori rolls up with the bolt cutters, yeah! Too sweet with the flow diabetic Dive deep for the kina I get it 98 degrees in the shade MC's Still thinking it's a game Freeze frame for the credit No I.D be the likely psyche For the might be's with the pipe dreams Now it's all about the the FB the SC Artificial pose for the memes on the IG tell me why G You fullas still doubting yourselves Denying your whakapapa make excuses Why you not proud of yourselves Take pride in that knowledge of self Before all that kaka flies out of your mouth Talk like a drug lord But you still getting caught with the jug cord Call me Jonah on the burst with the ball Boy you bound to get bumped off Move bay get out the way I break straight out the gate Make em all move bay get out the way Marathon pick up the pace I make em all move say hip-hop hooray I put the vibe in the air Finish with a tūturu whakamaua kia tīna Haume e, hui e, taiki e! Move bay get out the way I break straight out the gate Make em all move bay get out the way Marathon pick up the pace I make em all move say hip-hop hooray I put the vibe in the air Finish with a tūturu whakamaua kia tīna Haume e, hui e, taiki e! Tūturu whakamaua kia tīna, haume e, hui e, taiki e! Tūturu whakamaua kia tīna, haume e, hui e, taiki e! Tūturu whakamaua kia tīna, haume e, hui e, taiki e!