"Sharpening the Knives" is a protest song by Puerto Rican musicians Bad Bunny, Residente, and iLe.

The song was officially independently released as a single five months later, on December 13, 2019, credited to the pseudonym "Residents de calle".

[4] Residente raps about the emotions of the citizens of Puerto Rico who have experienced generations of government corruption.

Bad Bunny raps about how the youth are disillusioned by the government's aggressive prosecution of petty crime while simultaneously underfunding education in Puerto Rico.

[3][6] On July 17, 2019, Residente, Bad Bunny, and Ricky Martin attended protests in front of the Capitol of Puerto Rico.