Jerga Platanera (feat. Nino Freestyle)
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Platanera Slang (feat. Nino Freestyle)
Every day I use the vocabulary I grew up with in the neighborhood
We have our own dictionary, the street is our alphabet
And it's just as important as a university degree
So the literary ones leave the drama, knock down the novels
What they don't teach you in school
I'll explain it to you easily as they say in Puerto Rico: In rice and beans
The caserio is the neighborhood, the village, the commune, the favela
Water' means the police have arrived, caution
Throw the drugs in the toilet even if it hurts
And if you want to measure strength, let's see if the gas peels
When I dress well it's because I threw on the fabric
I call masturbation Manuela
When I go without a condom I go unprotected and carefree
It's drifting like a sailboat without a sail
When I'm sincere, it's because I'm genuinely kind-hearted
A humble and good person
If I'm drooling it's because I'm brave
Fearlessly I go forward, me against twenty
Someone without talent is a codfish, I'm crazy because I'm gifted
When I'm very hungry I say I'm fainting
And the trunk of the car is where I put the rappers I've killed
The drug lord is the boss of the neighborhood, imposes discipline
And the little drug lord is the one who only rules the corner
Butter or lard is heroin and we call kilos of cocaine 'things'
Cowards are idiots or chickens
The drug addicts are liars who make up Chinese stories
The gossip tells everything to the neighbors
And a party in the garage is a marquee party
A charro is a ridiculous person that one enjoys
That one mocks, that one teases
And if they call me a dick sucker with a bad attitude
There's nothing to talk about, even if you don't believe it, there's a fight
A cop accuses you to everyone, a rat
The one who becomes friends with the neighborhood and is a cop without a badge
Being hot is horny and horniness is when you even get a cow
An idiot is a sucker, a confident person is a show-off, a shameless person is a cheeky one
When you don't have money you're broke, and if you shine like new you're annihilated
'Puñeta' is the word every Puerto Rican loves, shouts it when upset, on fire
When you lose or win, or when you hit your big toe on the edge of the bed
A 'ñame' is something that comes easy to me even if I don't work, easy even if the waves are strong
Flow pissed off with a lot of courage
Putting in work with speed without stopping the journey
Because there's no toll, my punchlines hit so hard
That they even have blood under the bandage
I'm a horse because in this I have a wild talent
And because today we take over the language (yo, says)
Straight from the DR, where we change 'hello' for 'what's up?'
It wasn't that I had an orgasm, my love, it was that I emptied myself
I don't say: I saved money, I say: I looked for it
There are no second chances, here we say: I outsmarted you
Dominican slang in case you don't remember
What they call an egg here, in Spain they call it a dick
There are no gays or homosexuals, here there are modern women
In reality, no one gets angry, you just get annoyed
Don't bite it, better say: Dude, eat that up
We change anger for courage, there's a bass not a bad smell
God, country, freedom, equal terror
So instead of 'leave me alone', give me space, please
I'm broke, meaning I have no money
Here we say 'from mine', not 'my buddy'
Dominican like the güira and tambora
Creators of worldwide slang, for example: Gold digger
I'm blue, red and white, beans, rice and meat
You in fights are a fool, here no one says coward
'I don't hear anything' means I'm not listening
Here no one goes to parties or raves, here you just fake it
No one gets pregnant, she's just pregnant
There are no proud women, they're called 'valuable'
If she dances and goes out a lot it's because she's unruly
In the end she's called 'popi', in the neighborhood 'guaguaguá'
Made in DR, in the morning the coffee
If I achieved the goals it means I succeeded
A new pair of sneakers is called a display
Here no one makes mistakes, you caught and put your game
One flag, one shield, three colors, one nation
Three fathers of the homeland, an anthem, the Constitution
Blessings to all those who shed blood for us
We are a small island but with a big heart