Bad Bunny’s relationship status has baffled and intrigued audiences all year. In his new album, Nadie Sabe Lol Que Va a Pasar Mañana, the genre-defying Puerto Rican rapper put to rest all the salacious rumors and confirmed that his one true love is … Lionel Messi, the former Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona soccer player who recently transferred to Miami’s major-league team to presumably retire alongside midwesterners, Disney adults, and whatever other demographics make up the population of Florida. We counted five Messi mentions, making it clear that the World Cup–winning athlete takes up a lot of real estate in Bad Bunny’s heart.
He also alluded to his other relationships — his current flame Kendall Jenner appears to get a few shoutouts, primarily about their sex life. But so does his ex, Gabriela Berlingeri, who he seems to be on good terms with post-breakup. He even thanks her at one point — a surprisingly wholesome move considering he spends time in another song saying he was bitter about her texting other guys. Below, every Messi and messy lyric in the new Bad Bunny album:
All the Messi lyrics
“Monaco”
Lo que tú haga’ a mí no me impresiona
Es como meter un gol después de Messi y Maradona
What you do doesn’t impress me
It’s like scoring a goal after Messi and Maradona
Messi mention, check.
- “Teléfono Nuevo”
El Conejo es Messi, yo soy el Mbappé (Pa’ que sepa’)
“El Conejo” is Messi, I’m the Mbappé
Luar La L raps this verse in the song about longing for the past and being disgruntled with the music industry. If Bad Bunny is the GOAT Messi in the industry, then he is the Mbappé wonderkind.
“Vuelve Candy B”
Desde que Messi
Está en la USA to’ el mundo sabe quién es la cabra, ya no es Tom Brady
Since Messi is in the USA
Everyone knows who the GOAT is? It’s no longer Tom Brady, his boy Messi is No. 1 in his heart and No. 1 on his list of the greatest athletes of all time. Poor Tom Brady. His wife just left him, he’s dealing with an NFT lawsuit, and he’s still catching strays. Beating a man while he’s down.
“Thunder y Lightning”
Messi, hattrick
Estrella, Patrick
Messi, hattrick
Star, Patrick
Of course a wrestling stan would name his song after two WWC fighters, Thunder and Lightning. In a verse where Eladio Carrión and Bad Bunny trade bars about being rich and partying, Messi gets name checked, alongside Patrick Star, Aston Martin cars, $100 bills, and Nas’s album Illmatic.
“Acho PR”
Maradona y Messi en el futbol
Pero soy la nueva estrella
Maradona and Messi in football
But I’m the new star
His love drove him to new heights.
