Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak | |
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 .Paak in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brandon Paak Anderson |
| Also known as | Breezy Lovejoy |
| Born | February 8, 1986 Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Oxnard, California |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, soul, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, drummer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Stones Throw Hellfyre Club, Steel Wool, OBE, Young Art Records, EMPIRE, Aftermath Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 8, 1986), known professionally as Anderson .Paak, is an American recording artist and music producer from Oxnard, California. He released his debut album, O.B.E. Vol. 1 in 2012, under the pseudonym Breezy Lovejoy. He went on to release Venice in 2014, under his current moniker.[1] Paak followed with Malibu, in 2016.[2]
Apart from his solo career, Paak is also one-half of NxWorries, alongside record producer Knxwledge.
Early life
Paak was born into a Black and Korean family in Oxnard in 1986.[3] At the age of seven, Paak witnessed his estranged father—a former Air Force mechanic—attack his mother: "My little sister and I went out front, and my pops was on top of my mom. There was blood in the street. He was arrested, and that was the last time I saw him. I think he did 14 years."[4] He began producing music from his bedroom as a teenager. His first experiences performing were as a drummer at his family's church. In 2011, prior to being a successful working musician, Paak was working at a marijuana farm in Santa Barbara. He was let go without warning, becoming homeless together with his wife and infant son.[5]
Musical career
In 2011, Paak had started earning acceptance in the Los Angeles music world, and had begun working on his debut album. Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra helped Paak recover financially from losing his job in Santa Barbara by employing him as an assistant, videographer, editor, writer, and producer. He completed O.B.E. Vol.1, and released the album in mid-2012. He became the drummer for American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart.[5]
On November 27, 2013, Paak produced and recorded Cover Art, an all-covers EP. Paak was inspired by the white artists of the 1950s who achieved commercial success by remaking songs written by black blues and R&B singers while hardly ever compensating the original artists.[6] Cover Art reversed the process and transformed folk and rock classics from white musicians into a mold of soul, jazz, hip hop, and R&B. The album was released by the independent Hellfyre Club and OBE labels.[7] Paak was the lead producer for Watsky's 2014 release All You Can Do and is featured on three of the album's tracks.
On October 28, 2014, Paak released Venice, his debut album as Anderson Paak, on OBE and Steel Wool. Paak performed on six songs on Dr. Dre's 2015 album Compton and two on The Game's The Documentary 2. In October 2015, he announced that he had recorded material with ScHoolboy Q and 9th Wonder. Paak released his second album, Malibu, on January 15, 2016, to critical acclaim.[2][8]
In January 2016, Anderson indicated that he has been recording with Flying Lotus.[9] On January 30, 2016, Paak spoke with Scott Simon of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday in an interview entitled: "Anderson .Paak: 'The Dot Stands For Detail' " about his tumultuous background as a child of mixed-race parents, the significance of "." (dot) Paak, his apprenticeship with Dr. Dre and how all of these influences shaped his music.[10] On January 30, Paak announced via Twitter he has signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.[11]
In 2016, Paak was named to the XXL Freshman cover along with Lil Dicky, Desiigner, Dave East, Denzel Curry, Lil Yachty, G Herbo, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, & Kodak Black.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/ HH |
FRA | |||||
| O.B.E. Vol. 1 (as Breezy Lovejoy) |
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— | — | — | |||
| Lovejoy (as Breezy Lovejoy) |
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— | — | — | |||
| Venice |
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— | — | — | |||
| Malibu |
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79 | 9 | 92 | |||
| Yes Lawd (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) |
|
— | — | — | |||
EPs
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Violets Are Blue (as Breezy Lovejoy) |
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| Cover Art |
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| The Anderson .Paak EP (with Blended Babies) |
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| Link Up & Suede (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||
| "Whatever at Fike"[12] | 2010 | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Drugs" | 2014 | — | — | Venice | |
| "Miss Right" | — | — | |||
| "Suede" (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) |
2015 | — | — | Link Up & Suede | |
| "The Season / Carry Me" | — | — | Malibu | ||
| "Am I Wrong" (featuring ScHoolboy Q) |
— | — | |||
| "Link Up" (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) |
— | — | Link Up & Suede | ||
| "Room in Here" (featuring The Game) |
— | — | Malibu | ||
| "Come Down"[13] (featuring T.I.) |
2016 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Do Thangs" | 2009 | Afro Classics | The Classic EP |
| "The Follow Through" | |||
| "Sing My Song" | 2010 | Verbs | The Progress EP 2: Fuck Yea Man |
| "Cell Phone" | 2011 | Dumbfoundead | DFD |
| "Bitch" | |||
| "No More Sunny Days" | |||
| "Body High" | 2012 | Love Everyday EP | |
| "Wine" | Take the Stares | ||
| "Fuck It" | |||
| "Drinking Alone" | |||
| "Much Better" | Verbs | The Progress EP 3: Manifest Awesome | |
| "Dreaming Out Loud" | Mike B. | Dear Michael, You're Welcome | |
| "Summer Breeze" | 2013 | EOM | ForAllWeKnow |
| "I'm on It" | |||
| "AimShootReload" | |||
| "Prelection" | Jose Rios | To Live and Grow in LA | |
| "Sweet Day" | |||
| "Feels Good" | Wax | Continue | |
| "Too Much to Ask" | 2014 | Nocando | Jimmy the Burnout |
| "Stand for Something" | Watsky | All You Can Do | |
| "Ink Don't Bleed" | |||
| "Hand Over Hand" | |||
| "My Supernova" | Tiron & Ayomari | A Sucker for Pumps: Limited Edition | |
| "It's Better for You" | Shafiq Husayn | — | |
| "A Day Trip to the Nightosphere" | Milo | A Toothpaste Suburb | |
| "Realla" | Tokimonsta | Desiderium | |
| "New Days" | Kush Mody | Creature Comforts and a Collection of Songs | |
| "Freight Train" | |||
| "Locked" | |||
| "Sexy Sadie" | |||
| "Get Along" | 2015 | EOM | Sunrain |
| "Green Light" | Jonwayne | Jonwayne Is Retired | |
| "Til It's Done" | DJ Premier, BMB Spacekid | — | |
| "Shifty" | Mike Gao | ||
| "Own Life" | Vindata | Through Time and Space... | |
| "Liberation" | Sir | Seven Sundays | |
| "Cold Crush" | Jose Rios | Jose Rios | |
| "All in a Day's Work" | Dr. Dre, Marsha Ambrosius | Compton | |
| "Issues" | Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Dem Jointz | ||
| "Deep Water" | Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Justus | ||
| "For the Love of Money" | Dr. Dre, Jon Connor, Jill Scott | ||
| "Animals" | Dr. Dre | ||
| "Medicine Man" | Dr. Dre, Eminem, Candice Pillay | ||
| "Magnus Carlsen" | The Game | The Documentary 2.5 | |
| "Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" | The Game, Sonyae Elise | ||
| "The Strip" | MED, Blu, Madlib | Bad Neighbor | |
| "Bloomingdales" | White Boiz | Neighborhood Wonderful | |
| "Worlds to Run" | Busdriver | Thumbs | |
| "Unique" | GoldLink | And After That, We Didn't Talk | |
| "Put It Down" | Tokimonsta | Fovere | |
| "Found in You" | — | ||
| "Put My Hands on You" | Dean | ||
| "Church" (West Coast Remix) | BJ the Chicago Kid | ||
| "Dance Off" | 2016 | Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Idris Elba | This Unruly Mess I've Made |
| "IT G MA Remix (josh pan Opus)" | Keith Ape | — | |
| "Dapper" | Domo Genesis | Genesis | |
| "Glowed Up" | Kaytranada | 99.9% | |
| "Money on Me" | Snakehips | Money on Me | |
| "Blank Face" | ScHoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | |
| "No Slaves" | Knox Brown | Searching | |
| "Responsibilities" | Thane, BJ the Chicago Kid | Topia | |
| "Dang!" | Mac Miller | The Divine Feminine |
References
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 1, 2014). "10 New Artists You Need To Know: November 2014 – Anderson Paak". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b "Review: Anderson .Paak More Than Makes Up for Lost Time on 'Malibu'". spin.com.
- ^ "R&B Singer Anderson Paak Has a Curious New Project". laweekly.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Martins, Chris (January 14, 2016). "Anderson Paak: Dr. Dre's Golden Child Goes From Protege to Solo Star". Billboard Magazine.
- ^ a b Weiss, Jeff (November 27, 2013). "R&B singer Anderson Paak has a curious new project". LA Weekly.
- ^ "The Sound of Tomorrow with Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals (LIVE)". theecho.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Cover Art". hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Life After Dre: Anderson .Paak on "Compton," Style & His New Album - DJBooth". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Gilles Peterson, Ed Motta and Anderson. Paak". Bbc.co.uk. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Anderson .Paak: 'The Dot Stands For Detail'". npr.org. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Andy PinDrĂśP on Twitter: "Aftermath gets the last laugh đ&#x;'¨đ&#x;?ƒđ&#x;?‚đ&#x;?ƒ "". Twitter. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Whatever at Fike (Clemson University) by The Great Rapsby". YouTube. 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-down-feat.-t.i.-single/id1115957129
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
- American musicians of Korean descent
- American rappers of Asian descent
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- People from Oxnard, California
- American hip hop singers
- American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American singers
- Singers from Los Angeles, California
- Neo soul singers
- Aftermath Entertainment artists
- African-American record producers
- African-American songwriters
- Songwriters from California