Dr. Dre’s taken a specific interest in Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Anderson .Paak, having appeared with .Paak in concert in addition to playing a “heavy role” in the making of the Malibu maker’s upcoming solo record.
Part of that role, it appears, also involves spoiling the album’s title, which Dre apparently did in a recent livestream captured by Reddit’s hiphopheads.
”Real artist. Real musicianship,” Dre says of .Paak in the stream. “Sh*t is crazy. Check his album, it’s coming out soon, Oxnard Ventura.”
The surprised, frenzied reaction of both .Paak and others in the studio speaks volumes, and the title, which references a pair of California cities, falls in line with the city theme of his previous release.
Watch it below.