Wanjiru Waweru, Jadetimes Staff
W. Waweru, Jadetimes news reporter covering Entertainment News
In September 2024, Canadian Singer, The Weeknd participated in a gigantic concert in São Paulo, Brazil that involved a lot of recent songs, including “São Paulo” which it featured Brazilian singer Anitta who joined him to perform during the show. São Paulo” was released on October 31 via XO/Republic Records.
The Weeknd, Mike Deam, and Sean Solymar produced “São Paulo” on his upcoming studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow”. They also co-wrote along with Anitta. “São Paulo” is the latest single since “Timeless” with Playboi Carti, and “Dancing in the Flames”.
“São Paulo” emerged where Anitta interpolated a line from Brazilian Funk Trailblazer, Tati Quebra Barraco’s song “Bota na Boca Bota na Cara”. She also co-wrote the song where she explained in her native language, Portuguese, about “Larissinha” that prefers Larissa which is her real name, and begins to use the slang term the vagina. According to Genius, “Larissinha has since become common slang in Brazil, not specifically referring to a Larissa anymore.”
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“Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser” “Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser” “O novinho me olhou e quis comer minha pepequinha.” “Hoje eu vou dar pro novinho, fode, fode a larissinha.” | “Put it in your mouth, put it in your face, put it wherever you want.” “Put it in your mouth, put it in your face, put it wherever you want.” “The young dude looked at me and wanted to fuck my little pussy.” “Today, I’ll give it to the young dude, fuck, fuck the vagina.” |
“São Paulo” was released with a weird music video where Anitta, who was pregnant, and covered in a mask wandered around in some complication of pain and satisfaction as a face creates on her stomach and an entirely formed mouth singing along.
On April 26 2024, Anitta published her latest studio album, “Funk Generation”, via Republic Records. She also toured in North & South America, respectively in her first time in her career. She stated a press release about the development of her latest album to present her Brazilian heritage.
“‘Funk Generation’ is an album where I celebrate my roots,” said Anitta. “It’s where I express the power of [Rio de Janeiro’s] funk in every track its unique, danceable, and sensual beats. It’s a rhythm born in the favelas, where I grew up, and it exudes resistance and art in every community. I’m proud to work on a project about a genre that has been unfairly stigmatized in Brazil but is slowly gaining recognition worldwide. In the album, I bring in important collaborations that helped me tell this story. I’ve been involved in every step of the production and visual direction, and I’ve achieved the result I’ve been aiming for.”
