First, the performance.
As he did on Colbert in February, Anderson Paak showed why he’s one of the artists of 2016 with a rousing performance of Malibu stand-out ‘Never Come Down’.
Despite a weird fake tantrum (injoke?), Paak’s high-energy performance leaves the biggest impression. The dude is a star.
Overshadowing the whole thing is what happened after the taping of the performance. Rapper T.I. joined Paak for a verse towards the end and later last night and tragedy struck at his own concert when four people were shot, one fatally.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
