It's a little "I heard them before they were cool," but for once I really do get to claim it - I first heard about NxWorries before Anderson Paak blew up in the hip-hop world, having first heard it as a side project of Stones Throw Records' sample-obsessed instrumental producer Knxwledge.
Flash forward about 18 months and the spotlight has certainly shifted to Paak, the honey-voiced golden boy of hip-hop, having collaborated with Dr Dre, ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Kaytranada, Mac Miller and many others, as well as releasing his own spectacular album Malibu. But regardless of who is receiving more general attention right now, when they come together as NxWorries, magic happens.
The pair put out the Link Up & Suede EP late last year, and they've now announced their full length debut, Lawd!. "Lyk Dis" is the first song to be released, and it's pretty damn alluring; the understated, sultry atmosphere is led by lusty, flirtatious lyrics - markedly more sexual than a lot of Paak's own recent work. Behind the verses lies seductive, velvety-smooth instrumentation, with a 70s twang and the kind of rhythm that'd make D'Angelo blush.
Lawd! is set for release October 21 via Stones Throw.
Check out the track list below:
01 Intro
02 Livvin
03 Wngs
04 Best One
05 What More Can I Say
06 Kutless
07 Lyk Dis
08 Can’t Stop
09 Get Bigger / Do U Luv
10 Khadija
11 H.A.N.
12 Scared Money
13 Suede
14 Starlite
15 Sidepiece
16 Jodi
17 Link Up
18 Another Time
19 Fkku
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