Nicki Minaj linked up with Colombian reggaeton singer KAROL G on their new single, “Tusa.” It is produced by Karol’s frequent collaborator Ovy On The Drums and features Nicki spitting a few lines in Spanish.
The Young Money rapper opens the song by saying:
¿Qué pasó contigo? Dímelo
In English, this translates to:
What’s going on with you? Tell me
Later on, Nicki opens her verse with the following lines:
Pero hice todo este llanto por nada
Ahora soy una chica mala
This translates to:
But I cried all of that for nothing
Now I’m a bad girl
The rest of Nicki’s verse is in English and finds her telling off an ex:
So don’t tell your guys that I’m still your bae, yo
‘Cause it’s a new day, I’m in a new place
Gettin’ some new D, sittin' on a new face
‘Cause I know I’m the baddest bitch that you ever really met
You searchin’ for a badder bitch, and you ain’t met her yet
Ayo! Tell ‘em to back off, he wanna slack off
Ain’t no more booty calls, you gotta jack off
“Tusa” isn’t Nicki’s only collaboration with an international artist. In August 2018, she joined K-pop group BTS on “IDOL (Remix),” although she only raps in English on the track. She also hopped on Farruko and Bad Bunny’s “Krippy Kush (Remix)” in late 2017.
To help English-speaking fans understand the song, KAROL G shared a full translation of the lyrics, which Genius staffer Stacy Aguilar then checked over:
[Intro: Karol G & Nicki Minaj]
What’s going on with you? …. Tell me
Ovy on the Drums
There is no excuse
Today she went out with her friend to kill her heartbreak
Because a guy did her wrong
She’s hard and he took advantage
She’s tired of being good
Now she’s the one that uses men
Because a guy did her wrong
You won’t find her being sentimental
Says she won’t cry for another guy
No
[Chorus: KAROL G]
But if you play the song
She gets so depressed
Crying she starts calling him
But he left her on read
Maybe he’s with another girl
Pretending he can love her too
[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj]
But I cried all of that for nothing
Now I’m a bad girl
And now you kickin' and screamin', a big toddler
Don’t try to get your friends to come holla, holla
Ayo (Kyuh!), I used to lay low (Uh-huh)
I wasn’t in the clubs, I was on my J.O (Oop!)
Until I realized you a epic fail
So don’t tell your guys that I’m still your bae, yo (Ah!)
‘Cause it’s a new day, I’m in a new place (Uh-huh)
Gettin’ some new D, sittin' on a new face (Okay)
‘Cause I know I’m the baddest bitch that you ever really met (Oop!)
You searchin’ for a badder bitch, and you ain’t met her yet (Oop!)
Ayo! Tell ‘em to back off, he wanna slack off
Ain’t no more booty calls, you gotta jack off
It’s me and Karol G, we let them rats talk
Don’t run up on us, 'cause they lettin’ the MACs off (Rrr!)
[Chorus: KAROL G]
But if you play the song
She gets so depressed
Crying she starts calling him
But he left her on read
Maybe he’s with another girl
Pretending he can love her too
[Verse 2: KAROL G]
One shot for the deep heartbreak
And we keep going until we finish
Another shot for my mind
So that the memories don’t torture me
Doesn’t copy anything
Her ex is worth nothin'
Goes out to the club and just wants to twerk
But she gets confused once she starts to drink
She heals when she parties
As her love dies
All the men try to get her
[Pre-Chorus: KAROL G]
She is cured by music
And the love goes to the grave
All the men start teasing
[Chorus: KAROL G]
But if you play the song
She gets so depressed
Crying she starts calling him
But he left her on read
Maybe he’s with another girl
Pretending he can love her too
[Outro: KAROL G & Nicki Minaj]
Karol G (Karol G)
Nicki Minaj
The queen
With the queen
Watch the music video above, and read all the Spanish lyrics to KAROL G & Nicki Minaj’s “Tusa” on Genius now.
