Anderson .Paak: Malibu - 10th Anniversary Edition Cassette
$19.95
<p><i>Malibu comes by way of Venice and <a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=compton" title="Vinyl / LP from Compton artists" target="_blank">Compton</a></i>, and it is the latter that really broke out the Oxnard triple-threat (he sings, raps, and produces) formerly known as Breezy Lovejoy. <strong><a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=dr.+dre" title="Dr. Dre Vinyl LP" target="_blank">Dr. Dre</a></strong>’s third and final album, his first since 2001 from 1999, featured <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Anderson+.Paak" target="_blank"><strong>Anderson .Paak</strong></a> on 6 tracks (“Animals” is so fire), and his contribution stood out— a huge feat considering the all-star lineup that included <strong>Eminem</strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=ice+cube" title="Ice Cube Vinyl LP" target="_blank">Ice Cube</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=kendrick+lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar Vinyl LP" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a></strong>, and more. There is not a dull moment in <em>Malibu</em>, a deeply personal album, as .Paak narrates his past and present over shifting cadences of funk, r&b, boom-bap, and trap, and his soulful, church-bred crooning and air-tight raps paint a vibrant next-wave west coast soundscape brimming with pure talent, substance, and finesse.</p> <ul> <li>10th anniversary edition</li> <li>cassette version<br> </li> <li>limited edition</li> <li>original release year: 2016</li> <li>music label: OBE 2026</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by the_lighted 05/2016</h6>