Oxnard

Oxnard is the third studio album by American singer Anderson Paak. It was released on November 16, 2018, by Aftermath Entertainment and Doug Morris's label 12 Tone Music with distribution handled by Alternative Distribution Alliance. Background and release Oxnard is Paak's first album released on Aftermath Entertainment and 12 Tone Music, 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." Singles and 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. On October 10, Paak announced that the album would be released on November 16 and revealed the album cover. 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. On November 9, Paak released "Who R U?" as the second single from the album.