Mar 21, 2016

how am i hypocrite? if people asked why i would anwer? :S

the op was just because people i trust like michael myers or big country told me to check out the album

 

Mar 21, 2016

Malibu is

Narsh is a
ALSO CHECK OUT VENICE CUZ ITS JUST AS GOOD

 

Mar 21, 2016

think its my best one to date

 

Mar 21, 2016

why?

 

Mar 21, 2016

check out my pablo review. could you proof read it for me? u know any cool music magazines i could send it too?

 

Mar 21, 2016

cuz it's goat

 

Mar 21, 2016

last time i checked, the youtube comment section seemed to be treating you well

 

Mar 21, 2016

wow, didnt know anderson paak did that to his fans, i'd listen to his music differently too

 

Mar 21, 2016

anybody wanna expose narsh his real name is actually paul sinha.

 

Mar 21, 2016

What do you think of Malibu

 

Mar 21, 2016

What

 

Mar 21, 2016

I really enjoyed it. Great and funky production throughout, Paak is a captivating and unique vocalist and it's just a really fun album I'll probably be listening more in the summer.

I'm seeing him at Pitchfork Fest this year which I'm super amped about.

 

Mar 21, 2016

Had some good songs.
Overall meh.

 

Mar 21, 2016

holy s--- stop the presses

 

Mar 21, 2016

I loved the sounds on it but I'm not sold on the "paak is a captivating and unique vocalist" bit lol

But I'll see if it grows on me.

 

Mar 21, 2016

excuse me?

 

Mar 21, 2016

It doesn’t take long to reach the heart of Anderson .Paak’s new album, Malibu. Just a minute into opening track "The Birds," the West Coast-based rapper and singer/songwriter offers: "My mama caught the gambling bug... My papa was behind them bars/ We never had to want for nuthin’/ Said all we ever need is love." His voice is warm, strained, and conversational, like a Baptist minister or your favorite uncle schooling you, and the wide-open groove has an unhurried feel. It's immediately clear: This is a sincere, soulful project, brimming with honesty and humble perseverance.

Brandon Anderson Paak has seen a lot in his 29 years. His mother was a farmer from South Korea, and his father served in the Air Force and later worked as a mechanic until he was sent to prison. "I didn’t see him again until he was being buried," .Paak told Consequence of Sound in a 2015 interview. All of this life experience is reflected in Malibu, which is both his most assured and most personal project yet.

.Paak's name is more prominent these days given his recent work on Dr. Dre’s Compton, where he appeared on six of 16 tracks, but even his sophomore album, 2014's Venice, showed flashes of brilliance.Venice was an easy listen; on Malibu, .Paak celebrates his progression by acknowledging where he’s come from, the trials he’s endured and things he’s seen. "I spent years being called out my name, living under my greatness," .Paak asserts on "The Season / Carry Me," a shape-shifting album highlight. He grew up performing in church, and on the song’s second half, you can hear a rich gospel flair in his voice: "Ya moms in prison, ya father need a new kidney/ Ya family’s splittin’, rivalries between siblings/ If cash ain’t king, it’s d--- sure the incentive." Much like Kendrick Lamar, .Paak skillfully depicts his surroundings while remaining in the foreground.

Kendrick's spirit feels present at many points on Malibu. .Paak's quicksilver flow on "Your Prime" feels teleported in directly from To p---- a Butterfly as the music flows expansively from creamy soul harmonies to trap cadences. But .Paak is a confident and unique presence, with a strong command of style and genre as a producer and songwriter. He leapfrogs three eras in a festive suite of songs mid-album that examine heartbreak: '60s soul on "Put Me Thru," club grooves on "Am I Wrong," and '90s hip-hop on "Without You." His musical and emotional generosity ties everything together, making Malibu an expansive opus that flows in multiple directions like a classic '70s double album.

Malibu is a community-oriented project, much like Chance the Rapper on last year's Surf, informed by voices from the past and full of guests who are given ample space to do their best work. The Game drops one of his most disarming, winning verses in a minute on "Room in Here"; Rapsody flows affectingly about heartache over Dilla-style boom-bap. Many songs ride out on extended breakdowns, like "Parking Lot," which feels like a studio band given room to stretch.

On "The Dreamer," the album’s celebratory final track, .Paak shares his success with his community, people who look like him and work to avoid similar pitfalls. "Who cares ya daddy couldn’t be here/ Mama always kept the cable on/ I’m a product of the tube and the free lunch/ Living room, watching old reruns." This is powerful art, not only for people of color, but for everyone who exists beyond societal constraints. It’s for those who’ve been told they don’t quite fit, those viewed through a different lens because of their circumstances. It’s a beautiful reminder that, no matter what you’ve endured, you can go anywhere and reach glorious heights.

Overall I'd give it an 8.6 BNM

 

Mar 21, 2016

rt

 

Mar 21, 2016

Who are you

 

Mar 21, 2016