Anderson .Paak operates in wide open spaces. He doesn’t sing, per se; he simply talks to you, coolly unpacking his narrative while the beat crackles in the background. On "Room in Here", from .Paak’s forthcoming Malibu LP, there's an urgency to his words that we didn’t hear on his recent EP. .Paak is eager to get away from the hustle and enjoy some romantic simplicity: "I don’t need a bouquet, I just need proper space, I got bottles for days, I got Tropical Haze."-=-=-=-

.Paak was a key contributor to Dr. Dre’s Compton album, appearing six times alongside Ice Cube and Kendrick Lamar. Perhaps on purpose then, "Room in Here" features a contemplative verse from former Dre protégé the Game, who revels in the chase: "She a good girl, maybe it’s too much smoke in the room/ And she don’t want that Mary Jane in her Vidal Sassoon." "Room in Here" evokes the newness of a heartfelt fling: The subtle differences that lead to connectivity, and the beauty of discovering each other alone.