Mi gente song meaning
Tú compras to’a las Jordan, bobo, a mí me las regalan Hotter than a Somali, fur coat, Ferrari (Rrr, woo)Ĭhambean, chambean, pero no jalan (¡Jalan!) They call me Cardi Bardi, banging body, spicy mami, hot tamale I like proving n**gas wrong, I do what they say I can’t I like texts from my exes when they want a second chance (What?) Your girl saw me and fell forward like Jimmy SnukaĪnd go to hell, motherf**ker, we aren’t gonna pass you the hookah (hookah, hookah) (I said I like it like that) Bad Bunny baby, bebé, bebé I arrive at the club and the riot begins (Rrrah!)
Love is forbidden here, tell them, Charytín Let the bass resound, Bobby Valentin, yeh Hundred dollar bills in the briefcase (ching)
I like how the Dominican shakes her ass (what’s up?) I like the accent of the Colombians (What’s going on?)
Guerrero like Eddie, long live the race, yeh The Devil calls me but Jesus Christ hugs me (Amen) Motherf**ker, nobody knows you, not even in Plaza (No) I already moved the Gucci to inside my house, yeh (Wuh!) I try to make diet, but in the closet I got too much fat (Yeh! wuh!) This is the new religion, bang, in Latino gang, gang, yeh! I spend in the club, what you have in the bank (Wuh! yeh!) You buy all the Jordan’s, fool, they gift them to me They reload, they reload, but don’t pull the trigger (pull the trigger!) Oh, he’s so handsome, what’s his name? Yeahīad b**ch make you nervous (I said I like it) It was certified Triple Platinum Italy and Spain, Double Platinum in Canada, Mexico and Sweden, and Platinum in Australia, Belgium, France and Germany.Īrtist’s age on Release Date: Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin was 32 years old, Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter was 36 years old and Willy William was active for 14 years when this song was released.Ĭover Versions: Conor Maynard – Alexander Stewart – Alesso – Alus – Berywam – DSharp – David Ponce – other Youtubers covered this song.Certified, you know I’m gang, gang, gang, gang ‘Mi Gente’ topped the charts in several countries in Latin America and around the world including Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Uruguay. In the UK, it peaked at number 5 on the Official Charts Company and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Label: Scorpio – Universal Latin – Columbia – ParkwoodĬhart Rankings: In the US, the song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Dance Club Songs Charts, on the Mainstream Top 40 it was number 25 and it reached number 16 on the US Rhythmic Charts. Songwriter/s: Jose Osorio – Willy William – Adam Assad – Andres David Restrepo – Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo – Beyonce Release Date: J– Beyonce remix was released September 29, 2017 We hope ‘Mi Gente’ can provide that beat.” By erasing barriers of races, colors, continents, genres or languages, we can achieve the whole world moving their head to the same beat. It’s global.”īalvin explained that ‘Mi Gente’ is a new sound of Latino culture, he told E! News: “Mi Gente’ is a song that embodies a special moment in music, a new sound of a Latino culture on the rise and being embraced globally. It is collaboration between a French and Colombian artist. We call it ‘Mi Gente’ (‘My People’) because it is for everybody, no matter what language you speak. The third line of the first verse: “Mi música no discrimina a nadie” translates as “My music doesn’t discriminate against anyone.” William was glad to be a part of a meaningful music, in an interview with Billboard he said: “I make music for the world, and I’m happy that I produced and performed on a song with such a meaningful title. The lyrics are so strong, besides the beat. I did ‘Mi Gente’ for my people around the world. In an interview with MTV News he said: “I was like, ‘OK, let’s do a song to unite the people, I don’t want no discrimination I just want to send a message. The aim of this anthem is to bring people together rather than dividing them. Later, Beyoncé joined in on the song, and donated her royalties to hurricane and earthquake relief charities to help victims of disasters in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Caribbean islands.ĭonald Trump’s announcements about building a wall on the Mexican border is what inspired J. This Afro-beat, Reggaeton, Latin pop, Electronic track is originally for Willy William and it was called ‘Voodoo Song’ until Balvin heard and asked him if he could add his vocals and re-release it.