Anderson .Paak Celebrates 40th Birthday With Star-Studded Bash
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There is no party like a Anderson .Paak party that mario released KaytranadaDr. Dre, Janelle MonaeJermaine 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, SaweetieThunderCat, D Smoke, Freddie Gibbs, Baron Davis, Moses 'Shyne' Barrow, Rocsi and Anthony Andersonand The Free Nationals who enjoyed dirty vibes with a splash of silky swank at the buzzing 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 taste of the brand new On The Rocks Whiskey Sour.
Fresh off another Grammy nomination (Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “No Cap” featuring Disclosure), Paak (who has been mixing with MiMi) had plenty to celebrate ahead of his upcoming film and directorial debut K-POPS! arriving exclusively in AMC Theaters on February 27.
Inspired by pandemic-era stories he created with his 13-year-old son, Soul Rasheed, who also stars in the film, the music-driven project premiered to strong acclaim and marked a defining new chapter in the hitmaker's career as a storyteller.
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While unpacking the film in a interview with The Hollywood Reporter.Paak revealed the origin story behind the quarantine K-POPS!
“…my son was really into YouTube, and he was like, “I want to be a YouTuber,” Paak recalled. And I was like, 'Okay, let's do it. We're going to be YouTubers!' I go to his website and it's video game tutorials. He wanted subscribers, so I thought, “Let's try to do some sketches!”
“We started messing around and I saw that he was so natural at improv. And we bonded so much. I started getting super into it. I filmed them all and I stayed 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 know everything about my Korean too, her.
“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 later found out about him and we got to learn about each other's cultures.”
With Mariah on his arm, K-POPS! premiere this month, and the upcoming 'Romantic' World Tour with it Bruno Mars.Paak is primed for a epic 2026.
