“When I’m gone please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public” - new Anderson.Paak's tattoo says. He also posted a photo of it to Instagram, making a key part of his last testament perfectly clear, XXL reports. Luckily, .Paak is known for being fairly prolific in life.

Anderson 'Paak's 'Lockdown' deals with protests, the long history of racism and unjust police killings; Kaleida announced her new album with a mighty pop single 'Other Side'; R'n'B singer Orion Sun suffered violence from the police, but responded gently with 'Mama's Baby', a victory!; Norwegian pop-singer Annie has a new synth pearl 'American Cars', cold and pretty; 'Epistrophy' comes from one of Thelonious Monk's best performances - from a high school in Palo Alto, CA in 1968, recorded by the school's janitor; acoustic version of 'Heatwave' by Mereba is tender and strong; Tee Grizzley goes fast and furious on 'Lions & Eagles', with Meek Mill borrowing a verse; 'Fight On' by the Harlem Gospel Travelers is a groovy gospel song; Derrick Hodge's 'Heartbeats' is like a jazz flying carpet; Misery Signals combine post hardcore and post-rock on 'River King'.

Flying Lotus has a new animated video for his song ‘More’ featuring Anderson .Paak. It was directed by Shinichiro Watanabe - the two worked together on 'Blade Runner: Black Out 2020'. The Japanese director says how “Flying Lotus’ sound and Anderson Paak’s rap on this track are just incredible. Their work greatly inspired me to […]

Guardian tells the story of Anderson .Paak, who's newest album 'Ventura' - the fourth and final named after a California beach - was just released to critical acclaim. In high school he was "that talented black kid who can rap, sing, danc", but after record labels rejected his demo he reinvented him as "the alternative […]

The first single from .Paak’s upcoming fourth album, 'Ventura', features the same kind of smooth, soul-inspired hip-hop that we’ve gotten to know so well from the young multi-instrumentalist - Consequence of Sound says in their Song of the Week segment. Listen to 'King James' here.

The follow-up to last year’s 'Oxnard', 'Ventura' is due out April 12, and it features appearances from André 3000, Smokey Robinson, Brandy, the Late Nate Dogg, and more. Pitchfork...