Ariki

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)