MahĂłn is a classic example of Puerto Rican slang for "jeans". While you might learn jeans or vaqueros in a textbook, this word adds authentic local flavor.
In "Como Antes", Bad Bunny paints a picture of nostalgic moments, singing "Te estoy pisando el mahĂłn" (I'm stepping on your jeans). This specific, regional word helps transport the listener to a very personal and authentic memory from his past in Puerto Rico, making it a perfect word for learners who want to understand the true culture behind the music.
Have you ever missed an ex so badly that you wanted to travel back to the early 2000s just to feel okay again? That is the exact vibe Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny brings in "Como Antes". He starts off daydreaming about the simple, early days of a past relationship: "Ayer me acordĂ© de la primera vez / Que te hice reĂr" ("Yesterday I remembered the first time I made you laugh"). Back then, he would happily switch the radio dial because she didn't want reggaeton ("Nada de reggaetĂłn, ponme otra canciĂłn" / "No reggaeton, put on another song"). But now that the relationship is over, he is stuck asking, "ÂżDĂłnde quedaron esos dĂas?" ("Where did those days go?"), realizing that nothing feels the same anymore.
To cope, he goes on a wild, hilarious nostalgia trip to literally try to turn back time. He tries deleting his streaming app to rent movies at a physical video store ("Borré el Netflix, fui a Blockbuster y una movie alquilé"), messages her on dead platforms like MSN Messenger and MySpace, and plays Pokémon Gold on his Game Boy ("Pasé la Gold, en el Game Boy"). Puerto Rican slang pops up too, like "mahón" for denim jeans when he looks at old photos and realizes his flared pants are covering his sneakers ("mis tenis no se ven / Te estoy pisando el mahón"). He collects sticker albums, plays with Tazos (collectible POG-style game discs), and listens to classic Shakira tracks. Yet no matter how much childhood comfort he surrounds himself with, reality hits him: "Pero nada cambia, sigue siendo hoy" ("Nothing changes, it is still today").
Bad Bunny was bagging groceries at a supermarket in Vega Baja and studying audiovisual communication at the University of Puerto Rico's Arecibo campus when the tracks he was uploading to SoundCloud between shifts reached DJ Luian, who signed him to Hear This Music in 2016. He was born Benito Antonio MartĂnez Ocasio in BayamĂłn in 1994 and grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja.
The breakout was "Diles" in 2016, then "Soy Peor" that December, and by 2018 he was on Cardi B's "I Like It", a number one on the Hot 100. His albums run from X 100pre and YHLQMDLG through Un Verano Sin Ti, the year end number one on the Billboard 200 in 2022, to DebĂ Tirar Más Fotos, which in February 2026 became the first all Spanish language album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. He also has "CallaĂta", "Dakiti" and "TitĂ Me PreguntĂł" behind him, a summer 2025 residency at the Coliseo JosĂ© Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, and a WrestleMania tag team match in 2021 that he and Damian Priest won.