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''Yes Lawd!'' is the debut
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by American
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duo NxWorries, which consists of vocalist Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge. It was released on October 21, 2016, by
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. It is supported by four singles, "
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", "
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", "Lyk Dis", and "Get Bigger / Do U Luv".


Release and promotion

On June 19, 2016, member Anderson .Paak confirmed that NxWorries' debut studio album is finished and set for release. On July 25, 2016, Paak's manager, Adrian Miller, confirmed that the album was to be titled ''Yes Lawd!''. On September 19, 2016, the third single to NxWorries' debut studio album "Lyk Dis" was released, along with the track listing and release date for the album. On October 14, 2016, the duo released the album a week early for streaming on Apple Music.


Critical reception

''Yes Lawd!'' received generally favorable reviews. At
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, which assigns a
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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an
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score of 80, based on 22 reviews. ''
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'' magazine's Jordan Bassett hailed it as "a sprawling, languid affair, running to 19 tracks of soulful hip hop", while
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of ''
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'' called it "an all-beats-blazing set of the funk". It was deemed an "R&B lover and millennial must-have" by ''
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'', and ''
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'' named it the 15th best R&B album of 2016.
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gave the album a three-star honorable mention in his column for ''
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'', indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure". He cited "Another Time", "Lyk Dis", and "Fkku" as highlights while calling Anderson .Paak a "love man hoprojects minimum modicum of empathy with his salable burr yet somehow sounds cuddly even so". Marshall Gu from ''
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'' was less enthusiastic, writing that the album "wants to be a neo-soul version of ''
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'' or '' The Unseen'' or ''
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'', that is, a stoner's dream collection of ''fragments'' of songs, less focused on hooks and more focused on sounds".


Track listing

Credits adapted from BMI. All tracks produced by Knxwledge. ;Sample credits *"Livvin" contains samples of "Tributo Ao Sorriso", written by Alen Terra, Yan Guest, Jorge Amiden, and Luiz Junior, and performed by Karma. *"Wngs" contains samples of "Ghetto Money", written by
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and
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, and performed by
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. *"Best One" contains samples of "Lord You're My Everything", written by Thomas Whitfield and performed by the Thomas Whitfield Company; and samples of the film ''
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''. *"What More Can I Say" contains samples of "What More Can I Say", written by Bradley Bobo, Clifford Curry, Santos Domínguez, and Terry Long, and performed by
The Notations The Notations are an American soul group formed at high school in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1960s. Career The group recorded for Tad Records early in their career; at a point in their career, Syl Johnson brought The Notations to Twinight (b ...
; samples of "Good to Get Away", written and performed by Brenda Nicholas and Philip Nicholas; and samples of "Nights Like This", written by Jesse Johnson and Keith Lewis, and performed by
After 7 After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, ...
. *"Kutless" contains samples of "Lady", written and performed by
Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include " People Gotta Move" (1974), " I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), " Living Inside Myself" (1981) ...
. *"Lyk Dis" contains samples of "Mr. Me, Mrs. You", written by H. B. Barnum and Robert Young, and performed by Creme d'Cocoa; and contains samples of "Ebony Woman", written by Morris Bailey and performed by
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American soul and R&B vocal group. One of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s, the group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in ...
. *"Can't Stop" contains samples of "I Think My Heart Is Telling", written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross, and performed by
Evelyn "Champagne" King Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her first hit was disco single "Shame", which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from the early t ...
; and samples of the television series ''
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''. *"Get Bigger / Do U Luv" contains samples of "The Love You Gave to Me", written by Greg Adams and
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, and performed by Webster Lewis; samples of "In Summertime", written and performed by Ronnie McNeir; and samples of "Pussy", written by
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, Robert Kelly, and Devin Copeland, and performed by
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and R. Kelly featuring Devin the Dude. *"H.A.N." samples the film ''The Players Club''. *"Scared Money" contains samples of "(I Could Never Say) It's Over", written by
Johnny Kemp Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single " Just Got Pai ...
and Mauro Malavasi and performed by B. B. & Q. Band; and interpolations of "Midnight", written by Ali Muhammad,
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, and Malik Taylor, and performed by
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featuring Raphael Wiggins. *"Suede" contains samples of " The Bottle", written by
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and performed by Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. *"Starlite" contains samples of "God Is So Good to Me", written by Clyde G. Carter and performed by Gwen Carter. *"Jodi" contains samples of the "Funky Bottoms" titled episode from the
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television series. *"Sidepiece" contains an interpolation of "Won't Do", written and performed by
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. *"Another Time" contains samples of "Bless You With My Love", written by Barbara J. Trotter and performed by Heaven Sent & Ecstasy; and samples of "Your Love", written by Kenni Ski, Allen Anthony, and Shawn Carter, and performed by
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and Jay Z. *"Fkku" contains samples of "Absolutely Beautiful", written and performed by Eddie Robinson; and samples of the video "Dear person that pissed me off..." by Krissychula.


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External links

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