Anderson Paak Gets Warnig Tattoo Not Release His Music If He Dies

Anderson .Paak may croon to “leave the door open” on the No. 1 pop hit but the Grammy-winning artist is shutting the door on the possibility of any posthumous music releases.

The rapper, who is half of the musical duo Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, has an important message for people who hope to release his music upon the event of his death. He got a wordy tattoo warning people not to touch his songs if he happens to kick the bucket.

Paak, 35, shared a photo of his new ink on Instagram Monday. “When I’m gone, please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public,” the tattoo said.

Several late rappers such as Mac Miller, Pop Smoke and Juice Wrld and artists such as Prince, Aaliyah and Selena have had posthumous albums released after their passing. Most recently, a Pop Smoke record “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon,” was released four months after he was shot by a home invader Feb. 19, 2020. According to MRC Data, formerly known as Nielsen Music, with the equivalent of 948,000 sales in the US this year, it’s the biggest hip-hop album of 2021.

Juice Wrld died following a drug overdose at Chicago’s Midway International Airport in December 2019. His album, “Legends Never Die” was posthumously released in 2020 and hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

The “Leave the Door Open” singer is gearing up to release a collaborative album with Mars, 35. Paak’s next solo album is also coming soon with Dr. Dre and other famous names attached.

Paak spoke to Esquire in March about working with the Aftermath Entertainment founder, 56. “His ear is his ear, man, he be hearing s–t and it’s like if he ain’t feeling it, he’ll let you know right away, man,” he said. “It hardly ever has to grow on him, he knows right away. I like that about him though, sometimes I’m a little indecisive, so it really helps me. It’s like, ‘OK, well Dre ain’t feeling this, so maybe this ain’t the one, or I’m going to take a chance on this.’

The father of two is also still pals with his 2018 single “Tints” collaborator Kendrick Lamar adding, “We talk just through texts and just off and on. I always check on him and the family and make sure he’s good. He’s always responsive, and just like, just let me know he’s hanging in there just like everybody else.

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