Anderson Paak

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Anderson Paak 2016 in Phoenix
Anderson Paak 2016 in Phoenix
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Malibu
  CH 33 01/31/2016 (1 week)
  US 79 02/06/2016 (4 weeks)
Oxnard
  CH 46 11/25/2018 (1 week)
  UK 42 11/29/2018 (1 week)
  US 11 December 01, 2018 (3 weeks)
Ventura
  CH 34 04/21/2019 (1 week)
  UK 27 04/25/2019 (1 week)
  US 4th 04/27/2019 (4 weeks)
Singles
Bloody Waters (with Ab-Soul & James Blake )
  UK 98 02/22/2018 (1 week)
Tints (with Kendrick Lamar )
  UK 81 October 18, 2018 (1 week)
Lock It Up (with Eminem )
  US 89 January 17, 2020 (1 week)

Anderson Paak (* 8. February 1986 in Oxnard , California as Brandon Paak Anderson ), and Anderson .Paak written is an American R & B - singer , rapper , drummer and music producer . He previously published under the name Breezy Lovejoy .

biography

1986 - 2013: Early life and first musical experiences

Anderson Paak was born and raised in Oxnard , California as part of an Afro-American-Korean family. When he was seven years old, he saw his father, who was separated from his mother, beat her and then was arrested and sentenced to a long prison term. In 1997 he began playing the drums in the local Baptist Church and from then on produced his own music in his home. Then, towards the end of his high school education, his mother was taken into custody for millions of dollars in fraud. From then on he kept himself afloat with odd jobs and occasional appearances as a musician under the stage name Breezy Lovejoy. He finally got a permanent job on a legal marijuana plantation in Santa Barbara and released his first EP in 2010 with the title Violets Are Blue . In 2011, however, he was unexpectedly released, resulting in high debts, so that he was briefly homeless with his wife and child.

However, Anderson was then hired by Sa-Ra’s Shafiq Husayn as an assistant, cameraman , editor , songwriter and producer . This gave him access to Sa-Ra's recording studio , where he was able to finish his debut OBE, Vol. 1 , which he published again in 2012 under the pseudonym Breezy Lovejoy.

Immediately afterwards he was recruited by Haley Reinhart , whom he accompanied as a drummer on their tour .

2013 - 2016: Change of artist name, breakthrough with Suede and first chart successes

In 2013 he changed his stage name to Anderson .Paak. According to his own statement, the point should always remind him and others of the importance of details. In the same year he recorded an EP under the new name , which consisted exclusively of cover versions and was accordingly called Cover Art .

His second album, Venice , was released the following year . He also worked with the producers of the label Stones Throw Records , Knxwledge together and published with this as the duo NxWorries an EP. The piece contained therein Suede made in the World Wide Web for attention where it on the platforms SoundCloud and YouTube each received about one million calls. Paak then received an invitation from an A&R manager at Aftermath Entertainment to attend a recording studio session with Dr. Dre . He heard Suede for the first time and was enthusiastic, which led to Paak being featured on six songs on the Compton album .

As a result, he suddenly became known to a wider public and finally signed a recording contract with Dr. Dres Aftermath Entertainment . First, however, at the beginning of 2016, he released his next long player, Malibu , with whom he was able to achieve his first chart success. The album hit the Swiss and US album charts, but left both after a week before re-entering the US twice in 2017. In the summer of 2016 he gave a Tiny Desk Concert , which, with over 52 million views on YouTube, became the most successful concert in the series.

He subsequently appeared on the works of numerous other artists before working again with Knxwledge and with him as NxWorries the album Yes Lawd! recorded.

2016 - 2017: Music award nominations and tours

At the Soul Train Music Awards 2016, Paak was nominated for the categories Best New Artist and Centric Certified Award . He won the Centric Certified Award .

For the 59th ceremony of the Grammys it was nominated for the Award for Best New Artist and Malibu for the Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album proposed but was defeated Chance the Rapper , respectively Lemonade by Beyoncé . He also performed at the ceremony with A Tribe Called Quest , Busta Rhymes and Consequence and used the stage to protest against US President Donald Trump and in particular his Executive Order 13769 .

Paak then accompanied Bruno Mars as the opening act , together with his backing band The Free Nationals, for the European part of his 24K Magic World Tour , and then J. Cole for the North American part of his 4-Your-Eyez-Only -World tour.

2018 - 2019: New singles, Oxnard and Grammy win

In 2018, his contribution to the compilation Black Panther: The Album , Bloody Waters , recorded with Ab-Soul and James Blake , entered the UK music charts , like almost all songs on the album in the week after its release . The song reached number 98 and left the list after a week.

A little later, Anderson Paak released a new single, 'Til It's Over . The song was part of a series of commercials directed by Spike Jonze and worked with FKA twigs for Apple's HomePod . Another single followed in May 2018 with Bubblin ' , for which a music video and a remix with Busta Rhymes were also released. At the 61st Grammys Awards , Bubblin ' won the Award for Best Rap Performance , along with King's Dead by Jay Rock , Kendrick Lamar , Future and James Blake .

Both songs should not be included on the upcoming Oxnard album, however . Instead, Tints with Kendrick Lamar was selected as its first coupling . The title reached the 81st position in the UK charts, but only stayed there for a week.

On November 16, 2018, Oxnard was finally released. The work was created by Dr. Dre mixed , who was also executive producer . When it entered the Billboard 200 at number 11 and in various other charts, it became his best-placed album to date.

2019: First headliner tours and Ventura

Anderson Paak then announced his first major tour as headliner . The Andy's Beach Club World Tour took him through the USA and Europe from mid-February to the end of March 2019. From May to June of the same year the Best Teef In The Game Tour took place, where Anderson Paak was supported in all appearances of Thundercat and The Free Nationals, as well as in some of Earl Sweatshirt , Noname , Mac DeMarco and Jessie Reyez .

Between the two tours, his fourth album Ventura was released on April 12, 2019 . With number 4 in the charts of his home country, he achieved the best result of his career to date. For the album he received another award at the 62nd Grammy Awards , this time in the Best R&B Album category . He received another Grammy for the piece Come Home featuring André 3000 included on the work for the best R&B performance .

Discography

Albums

  • 2012: OBE, Vol. 1 (as Breezy Lovejoy)
  • 2014: Venice
  • 2016: Malibu (UK:silversilver)
  • 2018: Oxnard
  • 2019: Ventura

EPs

  • 2010: Violets Are Blue
  • 2013: Cover Art
  • 2015: The Anderson .Paak EP (by the Blended Babies; Anderson .Paak is featured on every song )

Singles (with awards)

  • 2016: Come Down (US:goldgold)
  • 2016: Dang! (feat. Mac Miller feat. Anderson .Paak, UK:silversilver; US:goldgold)

Awards

Web links

Commons : Anderson .Paak  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b c Chris Martins: Anderson Paak: Dr. Dre's Golden Child Goes From Protege to Solo Star. Billboard , January 14, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Anderson, Paak: 8 Milestones On His Road To The GRAMMYs. GRAMMY.com, February 1, 2017, accessed February 12, 2017 .
  4. ^ Anderson, Paak & The Free Nationals: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert. NPR Music / YouTube , August 22, 2016, accessed July 16, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Best New Artist 2016. BET , accessed on November 28, 2016 (English).
  6. ↑ Centric Certified Award 2016. BET, accessed on November 28, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ Final Nominations List. (PDF; 2.74 MB) The 59th Grammys. Grammy.com, December 7, 2016, pp. 3, 12 , accessed December 20, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Grammys 2017: Trump, Death and Goddesses. laut.de , February 13, 2017, accessed on February 13, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Randall Roberts: Anderson, Paak teams with A Tribe Called Quest to perform medley, and Busta Rhymes blasts Donald Trump. Los Angeles Times , February 12, 2017, accessed February 13, 2017 .
  10. ^ Noah Yoo: Anderson, Paak, Nile Rodgers, Disclosure, Bruno Mars Hit the Studio Together: Watch. Pitchfork , April 25, 2017, accessed May 1, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Milca P .: J. Cole Adds Anderson, Paak to Second Leg of "4 Your Eyez Only" Tour. HotNewHipHop, June 17, 2017, accessed June 18, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Sheldon Pearce: "'Til It's Over" by Anderson, Paak Review. Pitchfork , March 6, 2018, accessed November 17, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Jon Blistein: Hear Anderson Paak's New High-Speed ​​Song 'Bubblin'. Rolling Stone , May 17, 2018, accessed November 17, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Salvatore Maicki: Busta Rhymes hops on Anderson's .Paak "Bubblin (Remix)". The FADER, July 13, 2018, accessed November 17, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Winners & Nominees - 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. GRAMMY.com, accessed December 9, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Salvatore Maicki: Anderson .Paak's new album Oxnard has arrived. The FADER, November 16, 2018, accessed November 17, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Emina Lukarcanin: Anderson .Paak Announces 2019 Andy's Beach Club World Tour. Billboard , December 3, 2018, accessed April 7, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Trey Alston: Anderson, Paak's Teeth Are The Star Of His New Tour, And He's Got A New Album Too. MTV , February 28, 2019, accessed April 7, 2019 .
  19. ↑ 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List. GRAMMY.com, November 20, 2019, accessed November 24, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US UK
personal data
SURNAME Paak, Anderson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Brandon Paak (maiden name); Lovejoy, Breezy (stage name); Anderson .Paak (different spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer, rapper, drummer, and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Oxnard , California , USA