De La Ghetto drops ‘El Father’ from the album GZ, mixing swagger and street pride. The track brings Puerto Rican grit to life, with lyrics that declare loyalty to the island and its people. The music bounces with a confident rhythm, making it a bold anthem for those who stand their ground.
Released: May 11, 2023
El Father
De La Ghetto • From “GZ”
GZ’s El Father Spanish Lyrics English Translation
The lyrics writer Hector L Delgado and the team craft a story of unshakable loyalty and street-smart confidence. A standout line, ‘We’re from the island, like El Father, we’ll fight to the death,’ highlights the deep connection to Puerto Rico. The performer paints a picture of life where hustle and pride go hand in hand.
Esto es cien por treinta y cincoThis is ‘100×35’ (Puerto Rico),
Y mandamos nosotrosand we are the ones who run things.
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they don’t understand,
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarwe’re from the island, like ‘El Father’, we’ll fight to the death.
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fake ones always try to sneak in,
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or diebut I live for my people, m#therf#cker, I’m ride or die.
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they don’t understand,
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarwe’re from the island, like ‘El Father’, we’ll fight to the death.
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fake ones always try to sneak in,
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or diebut I live for my people, m#therf#cker, I’m ride or die.
Si la saco suena Ra-ra-raIf I pull it out, it goes ra-ra-ra.
Si se tiran se van a guayarIf they step up, they’re going to get hurt.
Te lo juro por mi madre no me vo’ a dejarI swear on my mother, I won’t let myself be beaten,
Y los mios no van a fallarand my crew won’t miss.
Si la saco suena Ra-ra-raIf I pull it out, it goes ra-ra-ra.
Si se tiran se van a guayarIf they step up, they’re going to get hurt.
Te lo juro por mi madre no me vo’ a dejarI swear on my mother, I won’t let myself be beaten,
Y los mios no van a fallarand my crew won’t miss.
Donde apuntamos no fallamosWherever we aim, we don’t miss.
De nuevo en la vuelta la coronamosBack in the game, we conquer it again.
To’ los dias estoy designer los precios ni miramosEvery day I wear designer, we don’t even look at the prices.
Aqui somos asi la calle esta spicyThat’s how we are here, the streets are heated.
Nosotros somos lo’ que la controlamosWe are the ones who control them.
Cae el dinero como lluvia aleluyaThe money falls like rain, hallelujah.
Si no estoy en el case’ estoy quemando con mi rubiaIf I’m not in the ‘projects’, I’m smoking with my blonde.
Vida buena no se le para al joseoLiving the good life, the hustle never stops,
Porque el dia que naci se inventaron el maleanteobecause the day I was born, the gangster lifestyle was invented.
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they don’t understand,
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarwe’re from the island, like ‘El Father’, we’ll fight to the death.
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fake ones always try to sneak in,
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or diebut I live for my people, m#therf#cker, I’m ride or die.
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they don’t understand,
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarwe’re from the island, like ‘El Father’, we’ll fight to the death.
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fake ones always try to sneak in,
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or diebut I live for my people, m#therf#cker, I’m ride or die.
Si la saco suena Ra-ra-raIf I pull it out, it goes ra-ra-ra.
Si se tiran se van a guayarIf they step up, they’re going to get hurt.
Te lo juro por mi madre no me vo’ a dejarI swear on my mother, I won’t let myself be beaten,
Y los mios no van a fallarand my crew won’t miss.
Activos si quieren guayar ustede’ lo han vistoWe’re active if they want to clash, you all have seen it,
Que andamos burlao’ pero siempre estamo’ arisco’that we walk around untouchable, but we’re always on high alert.
La 40 encima por si hay fantasmeoGot the .40 caliber on me just in case there’s any shady business.
Se janguea de noche y de dia sigue el joseoWe hang out at night, and by day the hustle continues
Andamos por ahi en el Can-Am las babies donde estanWe’re riding around in the Can-Am, where are the girls at?
Si se portan bien los billetes se vanIf they behave well, the cash gets spent
Yo we smoking and smoking estamo’ en altaYo, we’re smoking and smoking, we’re riding high
Pero siempre activos si vemo’ una faltaBut always on alert if we spot any disrespect
El palo suena y cualquiera se caeThe piece rings out, and anyone can drop
Aqui no creemo’ en nombres sabes lo que hayWe don’t care about names here, you know how it is
Siempre fresh I’m so flyAlways fresh, I’m so fly
De dinero no me hable’ milloneta intocable easy te la vivesDon’t talk to me about money, an untouchable millionaire, you live it easy
Si la saco suena Ra-ra-raIf I pull it out, it goes Ra-ra-ra
Si se tiran se van a guayarIf they step up, they’re gonna get scraped
Te lo juro por mi madre no me vo’ a dejarI swear on my mother, I won’t back down
Y los mios no van a fallarAnd my crew isn’t going to fail
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they just don’t understand
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarWe’re just like that from the island, like El Father, we’ll go all out
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fakes are always trying to sneak their way in
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or dieI live for my people, s#n of a b#tch, I’ma ride or die
Mucho piquete que no entiendenSo much swagger that they just don’t understand
Somo’ asi de la isla como El Father nos vamo’ a matarWe’re just like that from the island, like El Father, we’ll go all out
El falso siempre trata de colarseThe fakes are always trying to sneak their way in
Me la vivo por los mios h#jueputa I’ma ride or dieI live for my people, s#n of a b#tch, I’ma ride or die
El Father Music Video
Featuring De La Ghetto, ‘El Father’ lyrics offer a powerful tribute to Puerto Rican resilience. The song, in Spanish, is a call to stay true to your roots while navigating the challenges of the streets.