Who is Anderson Paak?
Anderson Paak is an American musician and record producer. Paak is known as one-half of ‘NxWorries’, alongside record producer Knxwledge.
Additionally, he has released several solo albums over the years including ‘Venice’ and ‘Malibu.’
Anderson Paak: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education
Paak was born as Brandon Paak Anderson in Oxnard, California on February 8, 1986. Anderson is of American nationality and mixed(African-American and Korean) ethnic background. His mother owned a business.
He had quite a rough childhood and he witnessed his estranged father attack his mother when he was just seven years old.
His mother remarried and they lived with his mother and stepfather. His father, a mother, as well as stepfather, was later arrested. He has sisters.
He likes dancing and drawing when he was young.
Later, when he was around 12 years old, he was intrigued by the world of music and wanted to play saxophones. His stepdad had a drum so he used to love playing it. From 12 to 28 age, he was a lead drummer at the church.
Paak began producing music from his bedroom as a teenager. Talking about his education, he attended Foothill Technology High School. He is a college drop out.
Career Journey of Anderson Paak
Paak was initially a drummer at his family’s church. Additionally, he also worked at a marijuana farm in Santa Barbara during the early part of his career.
He has also worked as an assistant, videographer, editor, writer, and producer for Shafiq Husayn.
Eventually, he released his debut album titled ‘Venice’ on October 28, 2014. With ‘NxWorries’, Anderson has released two albums namely, ‘Yes Lawd!’ and ‘Yes Lawd! Remixes.’
Paak’s studio albums are ‘O.B.E. Vol. 1’, ‘Lovejoy’, ‘Venice’, ‘Malibu’, and ‘Oxnard.’ Furthermore, he has also collaborated with other popular bands and artists like Mac Miller, Rapsody, Westside Gunn, Chance the Rapper, Keith Ape, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Eminem, Candice Pillay, and Dr. Dre.
He announced a world tour in support of Oxnard on December 3, 2018.
Nominations, Awards
Paak garnered the BET Hip Hop Award nomination in 2016 in the category of Best New Hip Hop Artist. Additionally, he has also received three Grammy Award nominations.
In 2016, Anderson won the Centric Certified Award in Soul Train Music Award.
Anderson Paak: Net Worth, Salary
Paak’s salary is estimated to be $50,000 per year as a musician. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 4 million at present.
Anderson Paak: Controversy/Rumors
Paak became part of a controversy after his comment about Hip-Hop history was criticized by rapper Lil Yachty. Furthermore, at present, there are no rumors concerning Anderson and his career.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Talking about his body measurement, Anderson Paak has a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.76 m). Additionally, his hair color and eye color is dark brown.
Social Media
Paak is active over social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 441.7k followers on Twitter.
In addition, he has over 1.5M followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 359.1k followers and 404k subscribers on the Youtube channel.
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