FDVP Lyrics in English by Fuerza Regida
Me rifé is a powerful slang expression, especially common in Mexico, that comes from the verb rifarse. It means to voluntarily take on a big risk, excel at a difficult task, or put yourself on the line for something.
It carries a strong sense of courage and succeeding against the odds. In the song, the line "Nunca fue fácil pero me rifé" translates to "It was never easy but I stepped up and took the risk". This phrase perfectly captures the song's story of overcoming hardship to achieve success, making it a very cool and inspiring expression to learn.
Fuerza Regida brings real grit with "FDVP", an acronym for the four things repeated throughout the hook: Fama, dinero, viejas y poder ("Fame, money, women, and power"). The song does not hide anything about how that life started. The narrator looks back at hard times with the blunt line "No se me olvida cómo la perrié" ("I haven't forgotten how hard I struggled") and admits "Chambeo en lo malo pa' poder comer" ("I work in bad things just to eat"). Here, chambear is Mexican street slang for working, and the speaker explains that breaking the law was simply about putting food on the table for family.
Once the money starts flowing, everyone changes their attitude: "Te ven con feria y ahora hasta te tratan bien" ("They see you with cash, and now they even treat you well"). The track gets very specific about the business, referencing smuggling with "kilos mandé" ("I sent kilos") to stack up "billete del gabacho" (money from the United States, where el gabacho is slang for the US). He gives a direct shoutout to an ally who helped him join the crew ("Respeto pa'l Jaime, por el me encliqué"), reminding us that even with all the wealth, he claims "Nunca cambié, soy el de ayer" ("I never changed, I'm the same guy as yesterday").
