Prendías comes from the verb prender, which means "to light" or "to turn on." In this context, it's used colloquially to mean "lit up" or "on fire," referring to the vibrant and energetic atmosphere of the street or party.
Farruko sings, "Hoy la calle está prendías," which translates to "Today the street is lit up." It perfectly captures the high-energy, party vibe of the song, suggesting a lively and exciting scene.
Farruko opens this one by naming the tempo out loud, "167, BPM," before Louis BPM's beat even settles, like he's daring you to keep up. The hook that follows, "Aquí se sufre, pero se goza" [Here you suffer, but you enjoy it], sets the whole song's attitude: life in the barrio is rough, but that's exactly what makes the party worth it. "Amo la calle, aunque sea peligrosa" [I love the street, even though it's dangerous] isn't a warning, it's a boast.
From there it's a straight-up rumba: "Quiero una rumba de esas sabrosa'" [I want one of those tasty parties], packed venues, and a crowd chant of "Oeh, oeh-oeh" that shows up so often it basically becomes the song's real chorus. Farruko namechecks who's welcome too, "Si es blanca o de piel morena" [Whether she's white-skinned or brown-skinned], "si es bori o de Venezuela" [whether she's Puerto Rican or Venezuelan], before getting back to the only rule that matters here: keep the tempo up and stay on the dance floor.
Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado was writing songs at eleven, then left school to fix cars alongside his father in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and built his first audience on MySpace. As Farruko he put out El Talento del Bloque in 2010, at nineteen.
The big records came through other people's at first: "6 AM" with J Balvin, "Passion Whine" with Sean Paul, "Krippy Kush" with Bad Bunny and Rvssian, and the "Calma" remix with Pedro Capó, which took a Latin Grammy in 2019. Then "Pepas" in 2021, guaracha electrónica built on Colombian club music rather than reggaeton, hit number one on Hot Latin Songs and has passed 1.7 billion Spotify streams. In February 2022 he stopped a Miami arena show to preach for about fifteen minutes, refused to sing "Pepas" and apologised for its lyrics, and told the crowd that Farru was retired and Carlos was there now. He returned to touring in May 2023 and released the 26-track CVRBON VRMOR in October 2024.