Oxnard (album)

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Oxnard
Anderson Paak Oxnard.jpeg
Studio album by
Anderson .Paak
ReleasedNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
Studio
Genre
Length56:19
Label
Producer
Anderson .Paak chronology
Malibu
(2016)		Oxnard
(2018)		 Ventura
(2019)
Singles from Oxnard
  1. "Tints"
    Released: October 4, 2018
  2. "Who R U?"
    Released: November 9, 2018

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.

Contents

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.

Background and release

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]

Promotion

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.0/10 [11]
Metacritic 73/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Consequence B [14]
Exclaim! 7/10 [15]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [16]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Year-end lists

Select year-end rankings of Oxnard
PublicationListRankRef.
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

Track listing

Oxnard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Chase" (featuring Kadhja Bonet)
3:23
2."Headlow" (featuring Norelle)
  • Anderson
  • Jose Rios
  • Bonet
  • Michael Redict
  • Ron Avant
  • Rios
  • King Michael Coy
  • Avant
4:10
3."Tints" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • Keith
  • .Paak
4:28
4."Who R U?"
2:48
5."6 Summers"
  • Anderson
  • Jason Pounds
  • Henderson
  • Tia Myrie
  • .Paak
  • Mell
  • Pounds [a]
4:42
6."Saviers Road"
 9th Wonder 2:24
7."Smile / Petty" (featuring Sonyae Elise)
  • Anderson
  • Keifer Shackleford
  • Matthew Merisola
  • Callum and Kiefer
  • King Michael Coy
4:42
8."Mansa Musa" (featuring Dr. Dre and Cocoa Sarai)
  • Brissett
  • Young
  • Anderson
  • Abernathy Jr.
  • Eric Mercer
  • Henderson
  • Jordan
  • Myrie
  • Yannick Koffi
2:53
9."Brother's Keeper" (featuring Pusha T)
  • .Paak
  • Jairus "J.Mo" Mozee
  • Dem Jointz [a]
4:14
10."Anywhere" (featuring Snoop Dogg and The Last Artful, Dodgr)
Pounds3:46
11."Trippy" (featuring J. Cole)
Dave5:23
12."Cheers" (featuring Q-Tip)
5:34
Total length:48:27
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Sweet Chick" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
Mell3:57
14."Left to Right"
  • Pounds
  • Mell
  • Dr. Dre
3:55
Total length:56:19

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [24]

Charts

Chart performance for Oxnard
Chart (2018)Peak
position
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

Notes

  1. ↑ Bruner's first name is misspelled as "Steven" in the album's credits.

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