Anderson .Paak - Malibu

Malibu is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musician Anderson .Paak, released in January 2016 via OBE Records.

Anderson .Paak is an American rapper, songwriter, drummer, singer and record 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. Apart from his solo career, Paak is also one-half of NxWorries, alongside record producer Knxwledge. He is accompanied by the band The Free Nationals, who play a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, and drums, and also serve as backing vocalists

Anderson .Paak played a prominent role on Dr. Dre's album Compton in 2015, being featured on six songs on Compton, including "Animals". Malibu follows on from this with the beginning of his commercial breakthrough on the music charts.

Malibu received widespread critical acclaim upon release. Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "For its lyrical and musical scope, Malibu brings to mind a number of excellent albums, ranging from Stevie Wonder's Innervisions to, yes, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly."

Kyle Anderson's review for Entertainment Weekly states that "Malibu defies categorization," attributing that to .Paak's "versatility and his willingness to take detours, not all of which work." Anderson calls "Silicon Valley" "well-meaning but dopey," but praises "Am I Wrong" as "the best Outkast song since that pair folded…".

The album reached #79 on the US Billboard 200, #9 on the US Top R&B/Hip Hop, and #85 on the Australian Albums charts.

Malibu received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammy Awards.

Check out the singles:  “The Season / Carry Me”; “Am I Wrong”; “Room In Here”; and “Come Down”.

This double album 2LP record set is on black vinyl housed in a single sleeve with plain inner sleeves, printed insert and digital download code, pressed in Europe.