Oxnard is Anderson .Paak’s third studio album. The album was executive produced by Dr. Dre, and is Anderson’s first release on Aftermath Entertainment. The title of the album is an homage to Anderson’s hometown of Oxnard, California. It is also a continuation of the theme of naming his albums after cities in California, such as 2014’s Venice and 2016’s Malibu.
On May 25, 2018, during an Instagram livestream, Dr. Dre accidentally revealed that .Paak’s album would be titled Oxnard Ventura. However, in a September 2018 Rolling Stone interview, the album’s title was revealed to have been shortened to simply Oxnard.
Oxnard was led by two singles. “Tints” was released on October 4, 2018, and “Who R U?” was released on November 9, 2018.