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Oxnard is the third studio album by American rapper Anderson .Paak. It was released on November 16, 2018, by 12Tone Music, Aftermath Entertainment, and OBE. The album features guest appearances from Kadhja Bonet, Norelle, Kendrick Lamar, Sonyae Elise, Dr. Dre, Cocoa Sarai, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg, The Last Artful, Dodgr, J. Cole, Q-Tip, and BJ the Chicago Kid.
Oxnard was supported by two singles: "Tints" and "Who R U?" The album received generally positive reviews from critics, and debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200.
Oxnard is Paak's first album released on Aftermath Entertainment and 12Tone Music, [4] and the last of his "beach series", following 2014's Venice and 2016's Malibu . The album features contributions from Dr. Dre, who was heavily involved in the making of the album and served as an executive producer. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Paak stated, "This is the album I dreamed of making in high school, when I was listening to Jay-Z's The Blueprint , The Game's The Documentary , and Kanye West's The College Dropout ." [5] [6]
The lead single from the album, "Tints" featuring Kendrick Lamar, was released on October 4, after premiering on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. [7] On October 10, Paak announced that the album would be released on November 16 and revealed the album cover. [8] On October 26, the music video for "Tints" was released exclusively on Apple Music, as well as a pre-order of the album, revealing its track listing. [9] On November 9, Paak released "Who R U?" as the second single from the album. [10]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 [11] |
Metacritic | 73/100 [12] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Consequence | B [14] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [15] |
The Guardian | [3] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [16] |
NME | [2] |
The Observer | [17] |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [1] |
Rolling Stone | [18] |
XXL | 4/5 [19] |
Oxnard was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 18 reviews. [12] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [11]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic said, "Although Paak is still an R&B artist more so than a hip-hop one, he continues to be a stylistic outlier. Rather than pander, testify, or even seduce, he tends to express the blues when he sings". [13] El Hunt of NME stated, "In contrast to previous albums, this wasn't made while sofa-surfing to make ends meet. As Anderson .Paak puts it, he was eating calamari and lobster instead – "every day is Christmas!" he declares dryly on "Mansa Musa". Post-mainstream breakthrough, Oxnard is a deft dissection of the fallout, just as free-ranging and hopeful as you'd imagine". [2] Kitty Empire of The Observer claimed, "Wealth is a recurrent theme, but musicality remains to the fore. Although .Paak can do trap-influenced beats, he's just as happy marshalling psychedelic guitars and gospel uplift on resonant tracks such as "Brother's Keeper", which also features a blistering verse from Pusha T. The west coast feelgood factor turns a touch obvious when Snoop Dogg arrives for "Anywhere", but there remains a restlessness to .Paak's work.." [17] Magazine publication XXL said, "It may not be quite the full-marks classic he'd hoped, but Oxnard is an intriguing next step for the 2016 XXL Freshman that demands repeat listening and hints that he may have a Blueprint in him yet". [19] Kitty Richardson of The Line of Best Fit stated, "A still-formidable effort, but perhaps not the homecoming .Paak would have produced if he'd decided to go his own way". [16]
Amongst the more mixed reviews, Rachel Aroesti concluded for The Guardian that "This meeting of joy and aggression is what defines Oxnard, and the effect is not always pleasant – it makes .Paak's trademark grooves difficult to luxuriate in – but it is still a compelling mode, and one that rehomes his old-school tastes firmly in the present". [3] Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone suggested "Some of the album's best tracks like "6 Summers" – where Paak cheekily turns a bizarre fantasy about a supposed Trump love child into a party chant – sway and churn with no clear direction. Meanwhile, Dre's engineering role proves a mixed blessing. While the good doctor applies his mixing skills with the loving touch of a man polishing a Chevy Chevelle, resulting in the aural equivalent of a Hollywood blockbuster lathered in Dolby-quality boom, much of what made Paak's early work so fantastic is forgotten. There's none of the grungy Blaxploitation soul that fueled Yes Lawd! , his 2016 NxWorries project with L.A. beat loop expert Knxwledge, even though it was that group's 2015 "Suede" single that reportedly inspired Dre to sign Paak in the first place". [18]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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ABC News | 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 7 | |
Complex | The Best Albums of 2018 | 44 | |
GQ (Russia) | The Best Music Albums of 2018 | 3 | |
NME | Best Albums of the Year 2018 | 90 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Chase" (featuring Kadhja Bonet) |
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| 3:23 |
2. | "Headlow" (featuring Norelle) |
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| 4:10 |
3. | "Tints" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) |
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| 4:28 |
4. | "Who R U?" |
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| 2:48 |
5. | "6 Summers" |
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| 4:42 |
6. | "Saviers Road" |
| 9th Wonder | 2:24 |
7. | "Smile / Petty" (featuring Sonyae Elise) |
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| 4:42 |
8. | "Mansa Musa" (featuring Dr. Dre and Cocoa Sarai) |
| 2:53 | |
9. | "Brother's Keeper" (featuring Pusha T) |
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| 4:14 |
10. | "Anywhere" (featuring Snoop Dogg and The Last Artful, Dodgr) |
| Pounds | 3:46 |
11. | "Trippy" (featuring J. Cole) |
| Dave | 5:23 |
12. | "Cheers" (featuring Q-Tip) |
| 5:34 | |
Total length: | 48:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Sweet Chick" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) |
| Mell | 3:57 |
14. | "Left to Right" |
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| 3:55 |
Total length: | 56:19 |
Notes
Credits adapted from Tidal. [24]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] | 20 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26] | 25 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [27] | 135 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [28] | 17 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [29] | 31 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [30] | 21 |
French Albums (SNEP) [31] | 117 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [32] | 36 |
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [33] | 76 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [34] | 23 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [35] | 37 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] | 46 |
UK Albums (OCC) [37] | 42 |
US Billboard 200 [38] | 11 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [39] | 6 |
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