Anderson .Paak
(né/née en 1986)
After a handful of releases under the name Breezy Lovejoy, singer,
rapper, drummer, and producer Anderson .Paak broke through with six
songs on Dr. Dre's 2015 album Compton. Born and raised in Oxnard,
California, Brandon Paak Anderson's first experience as a musician
came as a teenage drummer in a church band. As an adult, he helped
manage a marijuana farm in Santa Barbara while working on a debut
album, but when he lost his pot job unexpectedly, the recording
costs had put him in deep debt. Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra hired him as
an assistant, and with access to the Sa-Ra studio, Paak finished
his debut album. O.B.E., Vol. 1 landed in 2012 as a Breezy Lovejoy
album, but he didn't get to promote the release much as he soon hit
the road as drummer for American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart.
His 2013 all-covers EP, Cover Art, arrived as the first Anderson
.Paak release. A year later he issued Venice, an album featuring
production from DJ Nobody, Tokimonsta, and others. In 2015, Paak
joined Dr. Dre in the studio and landed on six songs on the
legendary producer's third album, Compton. Paak's second proper
album, Malibu, was issued in early 2016 with contributions from 9th
Wonder, Rapsody, and Kaytranada. It debuted at number nine on the
Billboard R&B/hip-hop chart and was followed only nine months
later by Yes Lawd!, a full-length recorded with producer Knxwledge
under the alias NxWorries. Shortly thereafter, Malibu was nominated
for a Grammy in the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album,
while Paak himself was up for Best New Artist. Rapsody's Laila's
Wisdom, one of several releases on which he made a guest appearance
during this period, was nominated the same year for Best Rap Album.
As Malibu tracks were licensed to the films Everything, Everything,
Pacific Rim Uprising, and Marvel's Iron Fist, Paak made appearances
on Chris Dave and the Drumhedz and Black Panther: The Album. In
October, 2018 Paak issued the single "Tints," featuring Kendrick
Lamar, ahead of the release of the full-length Oxnard, which
arrived later that November. ~ David Jeffries Similar artists
Albums
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released November 16, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released October 4, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released May 17, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released November 16, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released May 17, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released October 26, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
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Rap/Hip-Hop - Released July 13, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released May 17, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released November 9, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
R&B - Released October 28, 2014 | Steel Wool - OBE - EMPIRE
![Anderson .Paak Bubblin (feat. Busta Rhymes) [Remix]](https://static.qobuz.com/images/covers/db/2g/et9hr3gii2gdb_100.jpg)
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released July 13, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released May 17, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
R&B - Released January 15, 2016 | Steel Wool - OBE - Art Club - EMPIRE
Rap/Hip-Hop - Released November 9, 2018 | Aftermath - 12 Tone Music, LLC
R&B - Released January 15, 2016 | Steel Wool - OBE - Art Club - EMPIRE
R&B - Released October 14, 2014 | Steel Wool - OBE - EMPIRE
R&B - Released December 9, 2015 | Steel Wool - OBE - Art Club - EMPIRE
R&B - Released November 8, 2015 | Steel Wool - OBE - Art Club - EMPIRE
