MR. OCTOBER Lyrics in English by Bad Bunny
Acicalado means 'well-groomed', 'spruced up', or 'dressed to the nines'. It's a stylish and somewhat formal word that you don't hear every day.
In 'MR. OCTOBER', Bad Bunny uses it to paint a picture of his success and high-fashion lifestyle, saying, "Bajé acicalado, negro entero, Tom Ford" (I came down looking sharp, all in black, Tom Ford). Learning this word shows how artists can mix modern slang with more sophisticated vocabulary.
In "MR. OCTOBER", Bad Bunny hits you with a strange kind of luxury burnout: he has won so thoroughly that he misses the original grind. He flat-out says, "A veces quisiera quedarme pelado pa' empezar a josear otra vez" ("Sometimes I wish I were broke just to start hustling again"), daydreaming about clawing his way back to millions just for the thrill of the chase. In Puerto Rican slang, pelado means dead broke, while josear comes straight from the English word "hustle." He boasts that finding spare cash in his laundry does nothing for him anymore ("Ya no me emociona encontrarme un billete en la secadora" [Finding a bill in the dryer doesn't excite me anymore]), dropping the hilarious line, "Siento que ya pasé GTA, ¿qué puñeta hago ahora?" ("I feel like I already beat GTA, what the hell do I do now?").
To drive home how high he is floating above the competition, he stacks up references like a victory lap. He crowns himself "Mr. October, Reggie Jackson", borrowing the famous nickname of the baseball legend known for delivering clutch home runs under October playoff pressure. He laughs off mall fashion ("Mira mis mahones, no son de PacSun" [Look at my jeans, they're not from PacSun]) in favor of pricey designer labels like AMIRI, Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton, and Tom Ford. When local gossips try to tear him down with street talk, he calls out the fake tough guys: "Tú eres el más gánster, bichote, pero en la corte Fígaro" ("You're the biggest gangster, drug lord, but in court you're Figaro"). In the Caribbean, a bichote is a high-level kingpin, but Bad Bunny accuses his rivals of singing like the opera character Figaro the second the cops put them on the stand. It is loud, cocky, and completely hooked on its own momentum.
