Brandon Paak Anderson ( born February 8 , 1986 ) , better known by his stage name Anderson Paak ( or ; stylized as Anderson . Paak ) , is an American singer , rapper , songwriter , record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Oxnard , California . He released his debut album , '' O.B.E. Vol . 1 '' in 2012 , and went on to release '' Venice '' in 2014 . He later followed up with '' Malibu '' , in 2016 , which received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammy Awards , followed by '' Oxnard , '' in 2018 and '' Ventura , '' in 2019 . At the 61st Grammy Awards , Paak won his first Grammy award for Best Rap Performance with the song " Bubblin ' . Apart from his solo career , Anderson is also one-half of NxWorries , alongside record producer Knxwledge . He is accompanied by the band The Free Nationals , who play a variety of instruments such as electric guitar , bass , piano , keyboards and drums and also serve as backing vocalists
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