Boricua

Yo soy boricua pa’ que tú lo sepas

What does it mean to look Puerto Rican?

Is it because I'm not used to

What you've been seeing?

The women on Telemundo y Univision

Are not representative of all Boricuas

Visit our island

And actually see for yourself mijo

Y déjame tranquilo

Why don't you believe I'm Puerto Rican?

Is it because I choose when I want to speak español?

I have nada to prove to you

Is it because I don't feel comfortable telling you what pueblo my family is from?

That's none of your business

Quién eres tú?

No estás viviendo en Puerto Rico ahora

You're living here

Y crees que tú eres más Boricua que yo?

When you look at my DNA, it's going to say puertorriqueña

Not American

And we all know who the real Americans are

So technically Puerto Ricans are closer to the real Americans than the white Americans

We have Taíno in our blood

You still don't believe I'm Puerto Rican?

Is it because of my afro hair?

(If you have seen my hair without any product, you know that I have a 70's fro)

Stop acting like you haven't seen las mujeres en Puerto Rico 

going to the beauty salon

or straightening their curls at home

How dare you

You should know Puerto Rico's history

Instead of succumbing to the history 

of the white man 

that is taking over our land