“Não Papo Grupos” is a high-energy anthem where French-born Portuguese star David Carreira, joined by electronic duo Karetus and rapper Plutónio, turns self-belief into a party. Over pounding beats they shout a simple message: keep dreaming, work hard, and never let anyone talk you out of your destiny. The singer lists every obstacle he has faced — rain, wind, doubt, sacrifice — then proudly declares that talent is only 10 percent and the rest is pure commitment. Each chorus hammers home his mantra, "eu não papo grupos" (“I don’t swallow the crowd’s talk”), meaning he refuses to follow the herd or give up when things get tough.
The result feels like a motivational speech delivered on the dance floor. Listeners are urged to lift their heads, seize the moment, and “make it happen” right now. Whether you are studying English, chasing a career, or just surviving another Monday, this track says: believe in your fire, push through the sweat and tears, and watch your records break. It is perseverance set to a bass drop.
David Carreira is one of Portugal's biggest pop stars. Born in Dourdan, France, in 1991 and raised in a famously musical family as the son of the singer Tony Carreira, he broke through in 2011 with the album "N.1", which went straight to number one at home. Since then he has moved easily between radio pop, ballads and dance rhythms, and in 2019 he became the youngest Portuguese artist ever to sell out the Altice Arena in Lisbon.
On "Menta" he shares the microphone with Djodje, a Cape Verdean singer, songwriter and producer born in Praia in 1989 and now based in Lisbon. Djodje grew up surrounded by music, started out as a teenager in the group TC, and has become one of the leading voices of kizomba and Afropop across the Portuguese speaking world. His warm, laid back delivery, part of it sung in Cape Verdean Creole, is what gives this song its island heat.