Idk 50 and Eminem always came off like brands being on aftermath

Kendrick doesn’t even give off that aftermath vibe or brand type image

Anderson PAAK doesn’t either. I guess it’s a new era

His rapping does, otherwise not really

Is Anderson Paak the first aftermath artist to flop ? Besides the firm

I feel like he was the same as The Game, FORCED into a group for the image/sells

Just like Interscope/Dre found Game and put him into G Unit for the image

Interscope found Kendrick and forced him into Dr. Dre

Which is why Dre has very little interaction with Kendrick (as a producer)

It’s industry s***, what y’all would call an Industry Plant

.Paak has 3 Grammys and sold out Madison Square Garden

He's not a flop

Probably yeah

Hittman

Anderson Paak is in the trolls movie

This is wrong. Dre was one of the key components in Kendrick being discovered. Like before section 80 even came out.

And I’m pretty sure he executive produced every Kendrick album and even has production creds on multiple songs lmao

King Paak did the Garden and is getting called a flop in here

Yes he does lyrically

what does an aftermath artist feel like

Hittman never released a project on Aftermath tho. His album was solid but I can see why it never came out.

Anderson Paak is no flop tho. You could consider Truth Hurts a flop but I dont know how high their expectations were at the time. Addictive was pretty big back then
I love her album tho, lowkey one of my favorite RnB albums oat

I just googled him and found out he released 2 ALBUMS on aftermath Jesus Christ

I could see why Dre signed him but nobody tryna hear that s*** , especially a whole album , dude is talented no doubt but the people want hits not some OutKast C***shit

Like a damn movement

Bro what on earth are you talking about...

??? Wtf lmao

GKMC kinda felt like an Aftermath debut to me back then but I think that was the only Kendrick Aftermath release that Dre was really involved in. He and Ali mixed most of the album together iirc

But he reps TDE mostly. Aftermath aint a squad like back then, its like Roc a fella and Roc Nation now. I mean Roc Nation is more than a label but it was a whole different feeling of unity back then and the artists really represented the roc

He did back when he dropped GKMC

Besides what everyone already mentioned, Paak has also sold out shows worldwide and has the most viewed NPR Tiny Desk concert OAT.

For the type of music he makes (mostly vintage Soul) he's doing great.

Smh

Yeah that’s what I mean breh
He’s talented with the soul s*** but not everyone tryna hear that

people like to forget that they pretty much brought the game to 50 and told him to give him a hit album