AL CALLAO' Lyrics in English by Rauw Alejandro

Despelote is a fantastic slang word used to describe a scene of chaos, a big mess, or a wild party. It's the perfect term to capture the high-energy, out-of-control vibe of a reggaeton track.

In "AL CALLAO'", Rauw Alejandro exclaims "¡Qué despelote!" (What chaos!) at the very end of the song, summing up the wild night he's just described. It’s an expressive and memorable word that perfectly paints a picture of the party atmosphere.

Puerto Rican star Rauw Alejandro turns up the heat on "AL CALLAO'", a track off his PLAYA SATURNO project that wastes zero time getting straight to the point. The setting is a packed club where the lights are dim and people are losing control. The title sets the whole mood: doing things al callao' means acting on the down-low, keeping your wild business discreet even in a crowded room. Rauw watches a girl who stands out from her entire corillo (crew, clique) and quickly plots their exit. Between lines like "La nave capsuleá' de mari" (the car boxed out with weed smoke) and checking the early hour on his luxury Audemars watch, he builds an electric, hedonistic rush where grinding on the dance floor instantly spills over into the ride home.

Lyrically, Rauw does not beat around the bush. He drops hilarious, unfiltered bragging alongside intense physical desire, like begging the club staff "Porfa, que no me prendan las luces" (Please don't turn on the lights) while things get completely explicit in the corner. He also flexes local Puerto Rican slang when he notes she has style from both the city and the case—short for caserío, referring to public housing projects. By the end, the two of them shrug off any shame about crossing the line: "Los dos quisimo' y culpamo' a la nota / Pero eso no es nada, normal, está bien" (We both wanted to, and we blamed the high / But that's nothing, totally normal, it's all good). It is sweaty, audacious perreo built purely for late-night mischief.