J Balvin Confused About Bad Bunny’s “Thunder Y Lightning” Diss
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J Balvin is baffled about Bad Bunny dissing him on “Thunder Y Lightning.” The Colombian artist took to Instagram Live on Friday (Oct. 13) to respond to the comments. Balvin asserted that Bad Bunny is a good person and they came up together in the industry, so his energy shocked him.
“I think [Bad Bunny is] an excellent artist,” he began. “The person I know is a great person. We supported each other mutually, we made history, we also created a new story within music. I don’t understand what was going through his head but well, the guy I know is a good person.”
The two men have collaborated on a number of songs over the years. Bunny and Balvin even crafted a joint album, Oasis, together in 2019.
Bad Bunny’s “Thunder Y Lightning” made waves when it dropped on his new album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana on Friday (Oct. 13). The apparent shots at J arrived at the tail-end of the track.
“Thunder, Lightning, yo soy un astro, Ricky Martin/ Ustede’ me han visto, to’ mis temas están charting/ Ustede’ me han visto, siempre ando con los mismo’/ Mientras ustedes son amigos de to’ el mundo como Balvin,” he rapped in spanish.
The lyrics translate to Benito expressing that Balvin is a people-pleaser. “Thunder, Lightning, I’m a star, Ricky Martin/ You’ve seen me, all my songs are charting/ You’ve seen me, I always walk with the same people/ While you are friends of the whole world like Balvin.”
Bad Bunny references Karol G and the word “Bichota” on his new album, saying “I come from PR where the real bichotas are from.”
The word comes from Puerto Rican slang, “bichote.” The term underwent a transformation when Karol G adapted it as her moniker. pic.twitter.com/ikRGg59wtS— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 13, 2023
Interestingly, the Puerto Rican entertainer also mentioned Karol G and Shakira on the album. The song “Los Pits” found Benito referencing the latter’s “BZRP Music Sessions #53” hit. Flipping Shakira’s line “women no longer cry, they cash in,” Bad Bunny rhymed, “Now men cry, they do, but they keep on cashing in.”
“Vuelve Candy B” refers to “bichota” — a phrase that has become synonymous with Karol G, as she uses the term throughout her music to describe powerful women and to uplift them. The term appears to be a play on the Puerto Rican phrase, “bichote,” which has famously referred to “high-ranking drug traffickers.”
Bad Bunny makes a note of this history in his lyrics. “Hey, I’m from PR [Puerto Rico], where the real ‘bichotas’ come from,” he croons.
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