El Capataz Lyrics in English by Luister La Voz
"El Capataz" (The Foreman) is a street-flavoured thank-you to God from Colombian artist Luister La Voz. It opens with a Psalm 91 verse, "el que habita al abrigo del Altísimo morará bajo la sombra del Omnipotente" (whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty), and then shows him "de rodillas desde un piso diecisiete" (on his knees from a seventeenth floor), praying high above the city.
From there he flexes. He calls himself "el más odiado, el más querido por la gente" (the most hated, the most loved by people), says "el bloque me ha forjado" (the block forged me), and that he became the capataz, the boss who runs the crew, by making money (billete is slang for cash). The hook is a sharp read on fake friends: "No quieren mi plata, quieren ser yo" (they don't want my money, they want to be me). Watch out for ratas (rats), here meaning snitches, and mis compitas, a friendly slang word for close buddies.
