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Anderson .Paak Has Earned The Right To Frivolous Rap Fantasies

Anderson .Paak shares a hilarious, whiplash-inducing video for his new single "Bubblin.' "
Anderson .Paak in the 'Bubblin' video.

It's no secret that is one of the best entertainers we've got right now — the rapper-singer-songwriter-drummer-producer can spoon together jazz, rap and R&B and land the combination with raspy wit earlier this year, but it wasn't clear if the single was a preview of a new album or just a tech giant wielding their 'cool' card for profit. Now that the 32-year-old has released "Bubblin'," his second full-length solo song this year, and with it, a wild, hip-hop hoop dreams spectacle of a music video, we have our answer.

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