Desquitar is a powerful verb that means "to get even" or "to make up for something". It's a step beyond simple revenge and can also mean letting off steam or getting back what you've lost.
In "La Old Skul", Rauw Alejandro sings "Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar" (Ready for the night, she's going to get even). This line perfectly captures the song's theme: a woman who is done crying over a man and is now going out to reclaim her confidence and have fun. It's an emotionally charged word that embodies a feeling of empowerment.
Puerto Rican star Rauw Alejandro turns a bad breakup into a late-night club anthem with "La Old Skul." The story starts right when the sadness ends: "Se cansó de llorar / Que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar" [She got tired of crying / No fool is ever going to hurt her again]. She deletes her ex's photos from her feed, gets dressed up, and calls her crew to hit the town. Her inbox is blowing up with attention, but she plays it ice cold. Rauw describes her brushing off other guys with baseball slang: "mucho' le tiran, pero ella pichea / Tre' strikes, te tiene' que ir pa' fuera" [a lot shoot their shot, but she ignores them / Three strikes, you've got to leave]. The Puerto Rican slang pichear literally means to pitch, but in everyday speech, it means to completely ignore or ghost someone.
From there, she is fully in control: "Ahora escucha reggaetón en su Mercede' / No siente, nada le duele" [Now she listens to reggaeton in her Mercedes / She feels nothing, nothing hurts her]. She moves on quickly, calling up Rauw for a no-strings-attached hookup to forget the past. He offers himself up as the easy, stress-free rebound: "Llama cuando quiera' que por ti pase / Y cogemo' un desacate" [Call when you want me to pick you up / And we'll get into some wild trouble]. The Dominican slang desacate means getting unruly or partying without limits. Rauw is blunt about what he is offering: he won't break her heart like the last guy, and whenever she wants a ride or a late-night escape, his line is wide open.
Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, known professionally as Rauw Alejandro, is a dynamic Puerto Rican singer and songwriter born on January 10, 1993, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With roots in a musically inclined family, his sound blends reggaeton, Latin R&B, urbano, and Latin trap, setting him apart in the Latin music scene. Rising to fame with hits like "Toda" and "Fantasías," Rauw has earned multiple awards including two Latin Grammys and Billboard Latin Music Awards.
His versatile artistry shines through albums like Afrodisíaco and Vice Versa, and he continues to innovate with his latest 2024 release, Cosa Nuestra, which features collaborations with major artists and fuses salsa, reggaeton, and more. Recognized as one of Latin music’s greatest showmen, Rauw Alejandro’s electrifying performances captivate audiences worldwide, making him a true standout in contemporary Latin music.