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b'Long before Anderson .Paak was getting nominated for Grammy Awards, well before his collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip, before he was releasing solo albums to critical acclaim, he had already walked away from the music business and had to be talked into returning. Anderson tells Marc why it was such a struggle to establish himself without conforming to what the record labels wanted him to sound like and why he didn\\u2019t really see a place for himself in the industry until Dr. Dre told him, \\u201cYou\\u2019ve got that pain in your voice.\\u201d Anderson also explains what the dot in his name represents.\\xa0This episode is sponsored by Aspiration, SimpliSafe, and the New York Times Crossword App.

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