[Intro: Ñengo Flow]
Hahahahahaha
Real G for life, baby
The real movement
Guiding the new generations
[Verso 1: Ñengo Flow & De La Ghetto]
The madmen have arrived, a lot of drug trafficking in the tropic
Real G for life, the movement remains solid
Kicking the asses of a couple of motherfuckers who are up to no good
Your speaker is playing a real ass motherfucker (1)
Native of Puerto Rico (Borinquen), where the vibe is something else (2)
Neither Vigilio's nor Barbosa's (Yah) parties are forgotten
Straight from Bayamón, the most powerful mafia (3)
Real G for life forever, in the bonfire is where it is enjoyed (4)
Have a great time, in this paradise you will find everything
Seed of culture on Sundays at the bancholos (yo)
And we always go together, the demented and the crazy [people]
Because this is our neighborhood's thing
We enter shooting, many years demonstrating already
In the street, they know who continues killing
The active banditry, the crazy hoes with El Chivo
Tomorrow we dont know, but today we are on fire
I had a great time with all the Mamis and the gangsters (11)
That youre a demoness, I heard
You like the sons of bitches and you know im a tiger
Here, we only machine with the leaders (Yeah)
[Chorus: De La Ghetto & Ñengo Flow]
For my people from the hood
For my people from the projects (10)
For my group of hitmen
Real G for life forever
For my people from the hood
For my people from the projects
Damn, Puerto Rico, fuck, I love you
[Verso 2: De La Ghetto]
The grandson of Miña, raised in BH, Villa y La Perla
As a child in church, I used to steal the whole offering
The neighborhood or the projects, thats my thing
Bryce Harper style, always with the Phillies lit up (12)
At the point with the squad everyday on the grind
Dreaming of being big and running to the uglies
From grams to the GRAMMYs, singing at the Choliseo (13)
What? Damn, PR, being from here is my greatest trophy
For the babes and the homeboys
For my humble, classy and cool people
A street bandit, I'll always be, ahahahah
To the troublemakers, to all the gangsters
ah-ah-ah
[Interlude: Bad Bunny]
Fuck, that's... that's what I grew up listening to, bro, since I was a little kid.
Arca, De La, Ñengo
Papi, being here feels very crazy, for real
From the heart
[Chorus: Julio Voltio & Arcángel].
For my people from the hood
For my people from the projects
For my group of hitmen
Yeah, aha
Verse 3: Archangel]
Wow, what a bastard I've become.
I've got plenty of reasons to say I'm blessed
I understand that you envy me, I'm sure I'm saying it
I swear there's times that even I can't handle myself
And I'm still the same
The bad boy singer rolling Portobello inside this Wood (14)
The current in person, I will give you the light
Didn't my own heart kill me, are you gonna kill me? Yeah (whew!)
You've got to suck my dick
I got it, there's nothing they have to give me
Yesterday I got to chill with this swag (14)
And guess what? I had to take off
She wanted to waver and I took her down to PR
I took her down to the neighborhood for a ride with the AR
In the Hellcat, a ride with a trapstar
The movie is real, not from Disney or Pixar
I took her to Miramar to look at the sea
For her to smoke Portobello with me inside the car
In the jet, all set, by the clouds, the internet
Having breakfast in the air, toast and an omelet, yeah
[Interlude: Bad Bunny]
Fuck, and came out of the hood, thats why my music is always for the hood
And I'm going to be grateful all my life because this was the only thing I ever dreamed of (Hey, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, hey, heh, hey).
[Verso 4: Bad Bunny]
Inspiring the kiddos, placing pressure on the elders
I've always been close to god, thats why Ive come so far
Veteran and Rookie, I give myself advice
Im not the GOAT, im the bunny (5)
Motherfucker, the best
Roberto Clemente, Albert Pujol' (Pujol')
Maradona and Messi in Football/Soccer
But im the new star, I hire Sugar and Lindor
While staying the same, because
Money doesnt make you, I learned that
I know a couple who are in a cooking pot and they are no more on fire than Jeff Bezos
I dont judge anyone, I know I shouldnt
But I wish everyone was as humble as Bebo
Im afraid of heights (shh), heh
That's why being so high up sometimes scares me
I miss those days with Eladio at Las Justas (6)
We both made it, life is not so unfair
My respect to those who are on the grind and are always sought after
The boys are active, so dont get flashy
For the headhunters who are looking for another Bad Bunny
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Another like me, in the next century
My name goes to the museum, goes to the books
Im the star of my island, thats why I shine
Don't talk to me with a vote, PR is my gang (7)
Thank you once again for loving me so much
Travelling the whole world but I always return to my part of it (8)
You all know its to you that im singing when I sing
That, im still the same [person]
Who sat on Grandma's lap
That I would rather sing for free at the Loiza than at Coachella
Thank God I accomplished everything I dreamed of in school
Thank you God for putting on my journey:
Jan, Noah, and Gabriela, ay (9)
Thats why I dont ask for much at the end of the day
May God give me health, and I will do the rest
Yes, amen, I'll do the rest, ay
Because no one knows when the sun will fall
I would like to hug Benito and Isabel forever
Always be there for Bernie and for Bysael, heh
Learning, growing up, maturing, growing old
-
No, no, no, no, it was Gabriel, hahaha, ay
Bless you
Alright well this one took a hell of a time to translate. Anyways, definitely read the notes and slang translations in this comment box as they provide great insight to understand the song more. So many more things and people I could have defined but these are the main ones that repeat are vital to understanding the song. Please comment if I missed anything
(1) bocina literally means 'horn' but is PR slang for speaker
(2) "puertorro" is a colloquial name for PR in PR. 'borinquien' is the original, native name for the island before spanish colonization
(3) Bayamón is a suburb of San Juan, the capital of puerto rico
(4) 'candela' is Pr slang for a campfire, firepit, bonfire etc. Perhaps when friends gather and have fun around the fire
(5) G.O.A.T. is english slang/abbreviation meaning 'greatest of all time'. interchangable with 'legend'.
(6) 'Las Justas' or 'The Games' is an intercollegiate sports competition held annually in Puerto Rico where Puerto Rican colleges and universities compete against each other in different sports.
(7) corillo is pr slang for a group of friends
(8) 'canto' is slang for a 'piece of something'
(9) Noah is the CEO and CoFounder of Rimas entertainment, BB's record label. Gabriela is an ex lover of BB. Janthony is the friend from Bad Bunny University and is currently one of his managers.
(10) caserío is pr slang for housing projects; public housing provided by the government for low income people.
(11) títere is pr slang for "street hoodlums". In american english, we dont have a one word for títere but UK has 'roadmen' which i believe is about the same meaning. Best definition I can put is "Guy who is involved with trouble and mischief in the streets". The words "chillo/a" are synonyms.
(12) a "phillie" is slang for a weed/tobacco mix rolled in smoke paper.
(12a) Bryce harper is a player on the MLB team "Philadelphia Phillies". So hes making a pun here.
(13) "choliseo" or choli, is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment.
(14) piquetú is slang meaning "bad boy"
(15) piquete is slang for "swag"