Both Knxwledge and the Grammy-winning Paak had deep backgrounds before the early 2015 release of their first single, "Suede," and its parent EP, Link Up Suede. That year alone, they separately contributed to two of the year's biggest albums. Knxwledge co-produced "Momma," a track off Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, while Paak was heavily featured on Dr. Dre's Compton. In 2016, after Knxwledge and Earl Sweatshirt issued "Balance" and Paak was heard on tracks by Kaytranada, ScHoolboy Q, Jack Garratt, and Mac Miller, Stones Throw released Yes Lawd!, a NxWorries full-length. Yes Lawd! Remixes appeared the following year, again via Stones Throw. Knxwledge's continued prolific rate of solo output included the 2020 Stones Throw album 1988, while Paak issued Oxnard and Ventura, and as one-half of Silk Sonic nearly topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2021. Knxwledge and Paak made time to reconvene, and returned the following year with "Where I Go," a mellow ballad featuring co-writer H.E.R. and additional writing input from Maxx Moor. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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