BOOKER T Lyrics in English by Bad Bunny
Caduquen comes from the verb caducar, which means to expire, lapse, or become obsolete. It's a powerful word you might see on a food label or legal document, but rarely in a trap song.
In "BOOKER T", Bad Bunny boasts, "Yo no hago canciones, hago himnos para que no caduquen" (I don't make songs, I make anthems so they don't expire). By using this sophisticated word, he's claiming his music is timeless and will never fade away, elevating his status from a mere artist to a legendary creator.
Bad Bunny is flexing at maximum volume here, and he makes zero apologies for it. He compares his dominance to legendary pro wrestler Booker T, shouting Booker's famous catchphrase: "Can you dig it, sucker?" Instead of writing standard hits, he brags that he crafts timeless anthems: "Yo no hago canciones, hago himnos para que no caduquen" [I don't make songs, I make anthems so they don't expire]. He fires off pop culture shots at his rivals, comparing his impact to a Street Fighter blast ("fui un Hadouken" [I was a Hadouken]) and calling out competitors as dinosaurs facing extinction while he starts out strong like "Bulbasaur" in Pokémon.
The real joy of this track is the blunt Puerto Rican slang. When he says "hablen con mi manejo / Pero él también va a pichar" [talk to my management / but he is going to ignore you too], he uses the island slang verb pichar (to ignore or brush off, taken from baseball pitching). He calls out phonies ("feka") and laughs at critics annoyed by his songwriting accolades: "Les molesta mi premio de compositor / Pero es que ya nadie compone" [My songwriter award bothers them / But nobody actually writes anymore]. He claims the best-selling album of the year, sweeps awards shows without even attending ("el cabrón ni fue" [the bastard didn't even go]), and claims he is sitting completely untouchable at his peak: "Estoy en mi peak."
