Brugal Mix Lyrics in English Daddy Yankee

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Brugal Mix by Daddy Yankee from Spanish to English.
Chorus 1
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
Tra, tra, tra
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
What? What? What? What?
Verse 1
The dogs are the 'llaco, the cats are the 'llaca
The music that kills is, takata-takata
Grab Presidente, Brugal, and Mamajuana
And let's set it up, takata-takata
Who is the one that sings?
Yankee man kills, it's on fire, takata-takata
The girl is on the floor, set her up on her back
Spank her butt, takata-takata
Running here, here in Boca Chica
I ran into the cangris from Los Mina
I told them, 'And all those girls?'
'They're Dominican and they're going all in'
I told her, 'Babe, you head up to the Jaragua
Then I call the crew from Los Guandules
And I told them, 'Let's go to Santiago'
And I pay for the girls' rooms
Forget about that, let's go all in
This is called the Guachupita crew
Villa Consuelo, Villa Juana, and Cristo Rey too
And I said, 'Eah, damn, now it's on'
Last minute, Blass, the crew is lit up
From where? From Puerto Rico to the Cibao
Chorus 2
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
DJ Blass
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
Grinding, scraping
From Puerto Rico to the Cibao
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SONG MEANING

Feel the scratchy beat and the Caribbean heat! “Brugal Mix” opens with Daddy Yankee chanting “Guayando raspando”—a slangy call for dancers to grind to the rhythm—before he steers the party across the sea from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic. The lyrics shout out iconic Dominican drinks (Presidente beer, Brugal rum, Mamajuana) and a roll-call of neighborhoods like Boca Chica, Los Mina, Santiago, Guachupita, and Cristo Rey. By name-checking these spots, Yankee turns the track into a moving block party that links two islands through shared flavors, friends, and pounding reggaetón drums.

At its core, the song is an invitation to drop your worries, grab a bottle, and join the corillo (crew) on the dance floor. Each “tra, tra, tra” pushes the energy higher while the shouted place names remind listeners that music unites every barrio, no matter where you are in the Caribbean. It is a joyful anthem of cultural pride, nonstop movement, and the simple pleasure of dancing till sunrise with good company and even better rum.

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