Mi gusto es

Question

The singer Jenni Rivera has a song titled "Mi gusto es". In the song she says "Aunque me den de balazos. Tope en eso, Tope en eso, que al cabo, mi gusto es". I know she is basically saying "Even if I get shot.....at last, its my pleasure". Can someone help me understand "tope en eso"?

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Answer 1

It's "topen", not "tope".

It makes a lot more sense within the context of the whole song (I just copied that text from some lyrics site. It's not very correct Spanish, but I'm not going to start correcting the whole thing. I just want to use the context).

         **"Mi Gusto Es"**

      Mi gusto es
      Y quien me lo quitara
      Solamente dios del cielo me lo quita
      Mi gusto es
      El amarte jovencito
      Topen eso
      Topen eso
      Que alcabo mi gusto es
      Pero chiquitito yo te he de seguir amando
      Mi gusto es
      Pero chiquitito yo te he seguir los pasos
      A donde estes
      Aunque me den de balazos
      Topen eso
      Topen eso
      Que al cabo
      Mi gusto es

      Y ASI ES CORA!
      ES MUY MI GUSTO!
      Y HASTA QUE YO QUIERA CORAZON!

      Pero chiquitito yo te he de seguir amando
      Mi gusto es
      Pero jovencito yo te he seguir los pasos
      A donde estes
      Aunque me den de balazos
      Topen eso
      Topen eso
      Que al cabo
      Mi gusto es

It means exactly the same as the English expression: "top that" (if you can), or "you can't top that".