MAMACITA – English Lyrics

• By: Tyga, YG, Santana

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of 'MAMACITA' by Tyga, YG, and Santana! This electrifying blend of Hip-Hop and Latin influences offers a fantastic opportunity to explore common Spanish terms and expressions used in popular music. Learn how artists flirt and express desire through its bilingual lyrics, making it a perfect song to grasp cultural nuances and everyday Spanish phrases.

[English]

(engine rumbling)

(electric guitar playing)

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Mamacita, we could bang, we could blow the speakers ♪

♪ You could be my piece of Nice ♪

♪ A Senorita, black Selena, miss Anitta ♪

♪ I can get you pink ice like it's Easter ♪

♪ Tell your boyfriend, hasta la vista ♪

♪ You can take a pic at the Mona Lisa ♪

♪ And I like a big butt like, go Onika ♪

♪ Me and YG, that's the only feature ♪

♪ And she suck a nigga up when I say, "Eureka" ♪

♪ We hit Cipriani's then Socialista ♪

♪ You can get wifey'd up for the weekend ♪

♪ On one with me, she on one with me ♪

♪ Holdin' on me, she want control over me ♪

♪ She said, "T-Raww, boy, you got everything" ♪

♪ Not everything, 'cause it's you that I need ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Chupa mi pito, pinche carbon ♪

♪ While I sip Don Julio, no patron ♪

♪ She bad in real life with no makeup on ♪

♪ Fashion Nova jeans, I can see the thong ♪

♪ My lil' ese, he from the Trece ♪

♪ He keep a .40 Glock and a new FN ♪

♪ 40 minutes to Vegas, that's with the jet set ♪

♪ And now I'm on it with a bitch that's sexy ♪

♪ Me, my bitch and that brother Carlos ♪

♪ I swear he a narco ♪

(acoustic guitar playing)

- What the hell are you doing here?

- Let go of me!

- Better get your ass home!

- [Tyga] Hey homie, got a problem?

- Are you crazy?

You know who I am?

(guitar plays)

♪ Jessica turn on when it's dark, though ♪

♪ I swear she all gas at Arco ♪

♪ Jessica got that, got that arc though ♪

♪ Got all the niggas in line, they march though ♪

♪ Jessica say "Let's park, though" ♪

♪ Jessica fuck with her ass up arched, though ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull up, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

(guitar solo)

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

♪ Mamacita, where you at? ♪

♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

♪ So pull, baby, can I see ya? ♪

♪ I'm down to meet ya ♪

♪ Holdin' me, she want control of me ♪

(music continues)

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I've been tryna reach ya ♪

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been tryna reach ya' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• ♪ You could be my piece of Nice ♪

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could)

  ➔ The word 'could' is a modal verb used to express possibility or suggestion.

• ♪ Tell your boyfriend, hasta la vista ♪

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Tell your boyfriend' is in the Imperative Mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

• ♪ And I like a big butt like, go Onika ♪

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like, go Onika' uses a simile to compare the subject to Nicki Minaj (Onika is her birth name).

• ♪ Chupa mi pito, pinche carbon ♪

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Object Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase 'Chupa mi pito' uses the Imperative Mood with the object pronoun 'mi' to give a direct command.

• ♪ She bad in real life with no makeup on ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'She bad in real life with no makeup on' uses the Present Tense with an adverbial phrase 'with no makeup on' to describe a current state.

• ♪ 40 minutes to Vegas, that's with the jet set ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with Appositive Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'that's with the jet set' is an appositive phrase that explains the previous statement in the Present Tense.

• ♪ I swear he a narco ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with Subject-Verb Agreement Error

  ➔ The phrase 'I swear he a narco' contains a subject-verb agreement error, as 'he' requires 'is' instead of 'a'.