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consisting of recording artist Anderson .Paak and record producer

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. They are signed to

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and released their debut studio album, '' Yes Lawd!'', in 2016 and their second studio album '' Why Lawd?'' in 2024.

History

2015–16: Formation and debut album

and Anderson .Paak's first song under the name NxWorries, "

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" was released on February 10, 2015, via

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. The song reached more than a million SoundCloud listens and nearly as many

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plays. In August 2015, Paak and Knxwledge, billed as NxWorries, joined rappers

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on Sweatshirt's ''Ready to Leave Now Tour''. On August 25, the music video for "Suede" was released on the official Stones Throw

channel while another song, "Link Up", was first broadcast on

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radio show on December 1, 2015. The duo's debut EP ''

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'' was then released on December 4 under Stones Throw Records. The music video for "Link Up" was released on the official Stones Throw YouTube channel on March 3, 2016, featuring cameos from comedian

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and Earl Sweatshirt. On June 19, 2016, Paak announced that NxWorries' debut album was finished and ready to be released. The album title '' Yes Lawd!'' was confirmed on July 25, 2016. On September 19, 2016, ''Yes Lawd!'' was set for a release date of October 21, 2016, while the lead single, "Lyk Dis", was also released with a music video. The album was released a week early on October 14.

2017–present: ''Why Lawd?''

Besides releasing a ''Yes Lawd! Remixes'' album in 2017, and more music videos until 2018, NxWorries seemed to be on an unannounced hiatus. It was not until March 27, 2020, when Knxwledge released his ''1988'' album containing the track "itkanbe

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featuring vocals from Anderson .Paak, that the NxWorries name was revived. During an interview with

on his

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show in October 2020, Paak revealed that he and Knxwledge were currently working on their upcoming second album. On December 2, 2020, NxWorries debuted a new song called "Where I Go" during their virtual performance on

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's Double Happiness Winter Wonder Festival. The song was officially released almost two years later on October 9, 2022; with a guest appearance from

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, and serves as the lead single to their upcoming second album. They released another single titled "Daydreaming" on May 18, 2023. On April 3, 2024, the album's third single, 86Sentra, was released, alongside an official announcement of the album's title '' Why Lawd?'', as well as the scheduled June 7, 2024 release date.

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

EPs

Singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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, '' Why Lawd?'' , Best Progressive R&B Album , ,

References

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