I Like It Lyrics in English by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song I Like It by Cardi B from Spanish to English.

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Verse 2

They hustle, they hustle, but they don't pull up

You buy all the Jordans, fool, they give them to me for free

Verse 2

I try to go on a diet

But the thing is, in my closet, I've got too much drip

I already moved the Gucci inside the house

Motherf*cker, they don't even know you in the Plaza

The Devil calls me, but Jesus Christ hugs me

Warrior like Eddie, long live our people

I like Puerto Ricans, I like Cuban women

I like the accent of Colombian women

How the Dominican shakes her a*s

How hot the Venezuelans f*ck me

We're active, Perico Pin Pin

Hundred-dollar bills in the briefcase

Let the bass resound, Bobby Valentin

Here it's forbidden to love, tell them, Charytín

For your saltiness, I've got Claritin

I arrive at the club and a riot forms

Verse 3

Like Celia Cruz, I have the sugar

Your girl saw me and threw herself at me like Jimmy Snuka

We're gonna snatch your wig

And go to hell, motherf*cker

I'm not going to pass you the hookah

Wearing my Balenciagas, they welcome me at the entrance

Verse 3

And don't play dumb with me

Because you've seen my face on the cover of Billboard

You can't get me out of your head

Wherever you travel, you've heard 'Mi Gente'

I'm not just hype, I'm like the Testarossa

I'm the one who lives it up and enjoys it all

That's how it is, mami, that's how it is

Who looks, suffers, and who touches, enjoys

Or: The one who watches suffers, and the one who touches enjoys

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Chambean — They hustle / They work

Chambean is a cool slang term from the verb chambear, which means 'to work' or 'to hustle'. It's widely used in Puerto Rico and is a great example of modern, informal Spanish.

In the song, Bad Bunny uses it to talk down to his rivals. He says, "Chambean, chambean, pero no jalan" which means 'They hustle, they hustle, but they don't deliver'. He's essentially saying that while his competitors try hard, they don't get real results like he does.

"I Like It" is a high-energy celebration of wealth, success, and living in pure luxury. Cardi B kicks things off by listing everything that makes her happy: signing million-dollar contracts, buying designer shoes ("those Balenciagas, the ones that look like socks"), and collecting luxury cars. She drops fun slang like "eating halal, driving the Lam'" (short for Lamborghini) and jokes about chasing money like the video game character Mario ("'Bout my coins like Mario"). She loves the sweet satisfaction of proving her doubters wrong and watching exes crawl back for a second chance.

When Bad Bunny and J Balvin hop on the beat, the party turns bilingual. Bad Bunny brags that brands just give him sneakers for free ("a mí me las regalan" [they give them to me for free]) while calling out posers who act tough but never fire their weapons ("Chambean, chambean, pero no jalan" [They cock their guns, they cock their guns, but they don't pull the trigger]). He also shouts out women from all over the Caribbean and Latin America, alongside salsa legend Bobby Valentín and TV star Charytín. J Balvin follows up by comparing his sweet style to salsa icon Celia Cruz's famous catchphrase ("Como Celia Cruz tengo el azúcar" [Like Celia Cruz, I have the sugar]) and reminds everyone that his face is on Billboard magazine. It is loud, boastful, and impossible not to dance to.

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