ired 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.[9] 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.[10] Paak was
the lead producer for Watsky's 2014 album All You Can Do and is featured on three
of its 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 2.5. 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.[4][11]

In January 2016, he indicated that he had been recording with Flying Lotus.[12] On
January 30, 2016, Paak spoke with Scott Simon of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday
about his tumultuous background as a child of mixed-race parents, that the "." in
his name stands for "detail", his apprenticeship with Dr. Dre and how all of these
influences shaped his music.[13] On January 30, Paak announced via Twitter he has
signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.[14] In 2016, Paak was named one of the
XXL Freshman, along with Lil Dicky, Desiigner, Dave East, Denzel Curry, Lil Yachty,
G Herbo, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, & Kodak Black.

He said he always sends his ideas to Dr. Dre and the two work very fast.[15]

In 2018, Paak's new single 'Til It's Over featured in a new TV commercial released
by Apple Inc. The advertisement was directed by Spike Jonze, featuring FKA Twigs in
the video, promoting the Apple HomePod smart speaker.[16]

In May 2018, Dr. Dre leaked the title to Paak's upcoming album, Oxnard Ventura
during an Instagram livestream. [17]

In an interview with Complex magazine posted on October 10, 2018, Paak revealed
that his forthcoming album Oxnard will be released on November 16, 2018.[18]

Paak released his third studio album Oxnard on the the 16th of November. The album
is executive produced by Dr. Dre and is a homage to Paak's hometown in California.
The album has a heavy funk theme throughout the project and features artists such
as Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, J. Cole and Q-Tip

He is known for his strong visual designs based on collage techniques created by
Dewey Saunders till 2016, such as his instagram and following designs created by
Berlin based artist Simone Cihlar.

He also co-wrote 2 songs on the sixth album from Christina Aguilera, Liberation in
2018.