Anderson. Paak The Free Nationals Li VE SXSW 2016

Without a doubt, Anderson. Paak is the new it guy of that place where R B and hiphop overlap. It sort of happened overnight, and we can kind of credit Dr. Dre, who gave. Paak permission to leave his fingerprints all over Dre s longawaited return to music, 2015 s Compton. But the palpable, feverish excitement in the breezy night air at Stubb s during NPR Music s SXSW showcase in the moments leading up to. Paak s set was all his own. Backed by his jawdroppingly malleable band, The Free Nationals, Anders