Anderson .Paak has announced his next album Ventura is on its way. According to a press release, the project is expected to arrive on April 12. Just like his last album Oxnard, the upcoming effort is executive produced by Dr. Dre and will be delivered via Aftermath Entertainment.
As Paak hinted on a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ventura was recorded at the same time as Oxnard.
“Growing up in Oxnard gave me the grit and the church to find this voice of mine,” Paak said in the press release. “One town over I went further and found my depth. The duality of each place inspired me greatly and from that I made two albums at the exact same time but held one back because that would have been too many songs to perform live for you all!
“I like ending things on an even number so welcome to Ventura.”
Paak, who won a Best Rap Song Grammy for “Bubblin'” earlier this month, also unveiled several U.S. tour dates.
The run kicks off on May 17 in Nashville and concludes on June 27 in San Francisco with stops at legacy venues such as Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks Amphitheater along the way. Special guests Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt, Noname, Mac Demarco and Jessie Reyez will appear on select dates.
Check out the tour dates below.
hope its better than Oxnard- it was good, but not as good as his earlier work. Malibu is still my fav project of his
He went from Venice to Malibu to Oxnard to Ventura. He has to do Santa Barbara next, then Goleta, the Santa Maria, then Lompoc.
Nooo… stay away from Dre.
Compton was wack and so was Oxnard. Shelve that project and release something new without his influence. Just let him mix and master.
Seriously. Anything Dre touches has been pretty below average for almost a decade. He doesn’t have the ear for great music anymore. Compton was average at best, and very bad for Dre himself. Dress feature on Oxnard was crap.
Dre doesn’t have do another album his already proved his one of the best and good luck to Paak his got of the best voices at the moment without autotune??
I’m not saying Dre has to prove anything to anyone, although he gets far too much credit as a producer. Name a hit by Dre, and it was more than likely created by a ghost producer, or Dre gets credit, when all he did is the drums. Focus, Mel Man, Daz Dillinger, Scott Storch, and a lot of very little known names were making beats for both Chronics, doggy style, GRODT, Documentary, etc…. But at the end of it all, Dres involvement in records has only been bad lately. Didn’t Dre executive produce Eminem’s Revival? Oxnard? Compton? Lets see how this Busta Rhymes album is, and if an actual Dre influenced production makes its way out there, as the past decade, Dre songs have not been on Dre beats… I’m probably one of the biggest Dr Dre fan boys out there… So not trying to knock him, but it’s just all true. Last time Dre TRULY produced full tracks was NWA.
I’ll name some hits by Dre that weren’t co-produced. Straight outta Compton. My name is. The days of wayback. 100 miles and running. Boyz in the hood. There are at least 20 more. You probably support Drake though, right?
Aren’t those NWA tracks you’re referencing? Did you read the dudes post at all??
I love Dr Dre. I spent years listening to his lesser known songs, and still do frequently. Would a drake fan tell you all of that about Dr Dre lol? I spent years checking for Detox every couple of days. As much as I love Dre though, I’m aware that he commonly gets credit for things he did not do. Like I said, last time Dre fully produced any projects was NWA days. Since then, he does a couple tracks on the eminem, snoop, game, 50, xzibit albums…. Most people if asked about Snoops Gin N Juice, would say that Dr Dre produced it. Or the chronic intro. Or rat a tat tat. Stranded on death row. Ain’t no fun…. See my point? The vast majority was not Dr Dre, and the lower name producers never receive enough credit for the classics they have brought to us.
It’s an interesting discussion, especially with these more in depth interviews being released or recording sessions being recorded and leaked. The truth about the collaborative process in hip hop is getting more exposure. And a lot is coming to light even with the press rounds Scott Storch has been doing. A lot of Storch’s hits were very basic productions, somewhat hollow, with simple but catchy piano riffs, or horns. But they all tend to highlight his strength which is those repetitive riffs. Not many producers are capable to utilizing the individual talents of other producers or engineers and bringing them together to work together without ego’s and emotion getting in the way. And people butt heads with Dre all the time, they don’t keep that a secret. But early and monstrous success putt Dre in a position where he can afford months in the best studios at a time when he’s not working from home and people he’s collaborating with can come and go, put whatever pieces they come up with down and Dre handles the engineering. Listen to the complexities of tracks on Compton and Oxnard and I’m sure with Ventura. There’s more going on with Dre tracks than with other producers. And honestly, the music is more palatable for a hip hop audience that’s supposed to be growing up.
This was @ Truth
For real. Remember when Dr. Dre started dropping singles again like around 2010-2011. Kush and I Need a doctor. I hated those songs.
Nobody checking for Earl the Hooded Sweater
LMAO!!!
Oxnard wasn’t it so the follow up has gotta come thru. Would hate to see this cat fade into obscurity with all of his talent.
Yea Oxnard was alright. Malibu was
almost perfect.
I think Oxnard was a really good and little underrated album that grew on me fast. Didnt have as memorable high points as Malibu but still enjoyed it. I think the thing with let down expectations on the project is that people were expecting .Paak to drop another Malibu which he didn’t. There was more rapping this time and more G-funky vibe. He said he gonna bring more soul again on the next project which I think is great cause its what he does best. Hoping for a whole project in vibe of the second half of Brother’s Keeper.
Somehow someway the numbers aren’t in favor for this guy. Mad talented but that machine that is propelling him may just be the thing holding him back. For as much $$ they are putting in to him they aren’t making it back. What do you guys think is wrong? Is he not connecting with the much needed larger demographic? Is his sound supposed to align with a certain type of contemporary content? Inquiring minds want to know.
Why do a lot of artist miss Los Angeles … ?