Yes Lawd! Do-It-All Dynamo Anderson .Paak…
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There’s no celebration like an Anderson .Paak celebration which introduced out Mario, Kaytranada, Dr. Dre, Janelle Monáe, Jermaine Dupri, and more for the multihyphenate maestro’s birthday bash at his acclaimed restaurant and lounge Andy’s in West Hollywood.
Other notable attendees included Cordae, Saweetie, ThunderCat, D Smoke, Freddie Gibbs, Baron Davis, Moses ‘Shyne’ Barrow, Rocsi and Anthony Anderson, and The Free Nationals who loved immaculate vibes with a splash of silky swank at the bustling WeHo hotspot.
Powered by Jim Beam and On The Rocks Bartender Created Cocktails, the star-studded affair showcased signature sips, including the Jim Beam & Lemonade and an exclusive style of the brand-new On The Rocks Whiskey Sour.
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Fresh off another Grammy nomination (Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “No Cap” with Disclosure), Paak (who’s been mingling with MiMi) had lots to have a good time forward of his upcoming movie and directorial debut Okay-POPS! arriving solely in AMC Theaters on February 27.
Inspired by pandemic-era tales he created with his 13-year-old son, Soul Rasheed, who also stars in the movie, the music-driven project premiered to strong acclaim marking a defining new chapter in the hitmaker’s profession as a storyteller.
Check out the trailer below:
While unpacking the movie in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, .Paak revealed the quarantine origin story behind Okay-POPS!
“…my son was really into YouTube, and he was like, “I want to be a YouTuber,” recalled .Paak. And I used to be like, ‘All proper, let’s do it. We’re going to be YouTubers!’ I am going to his web web page and it’s video sport tutorials. He wished subscribers, so I used to be like, “Let’s try to do some skits!”
“We started messing around and I saw that he was such a natural at improving. And we were bonding so much. I started getting super into it. I was filming all of them and I was staying up super late to edit the videos so we could post them. Also around this time, my whole house was obsessed with K-pop. His mom is full Korean and I’m part Korean, too, but I didn’t know anything about my Korean heritage.”
“I’m always pushing for him to learn about his Black side. I’m like, “You know about BTS. What about BET?” I thought this could be a funny story: What if I wasn’t involved in my son’s life, he was raised in Korea, and I found out about him later and we have to learn about each other’s cultures.”
With Mariah on his arm, Okay-POPS! premiering this month, and the upcoming ‘Romantic’ World Tour with Bruno Mars, .Paak is primed for an epic 2026.
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