His new ink could be in response to the wave of posthumous album releases

Anderson .Paak has made it clear that he does not want any of his unreleased music to ever see the light of day posthumously.

The R&B superstar has debuted a new tattoo of a direct message to the music industry.

“When I’m gone please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached,” the tat reads. “Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public.”

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Anderson .Paak accepts the Best Melodic Rap Performance award for ‘Lockdown’ onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Peep the singer’s new ink below.

 

Cole Solid Yanks Roll On

 

.Paak’s message could be in response to the wave of posthumous album releases from artists including Pop Smoke, Mac Miller, Selena, DMX, AaliyahJuice WRLD, and the late-great Prince, whose Welcome 2 America, which was recorded in 2010 and shelved for 11 years, was released on July 30.

According to the Prince YouTube channel, Welcome 2 America features the only studio collaborations with bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman, and engineer Jason Agel, with additional contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby JLiv Warfield, and Elisa Fiorillo. The album also features the talents of longtime NPG keyboardist Morris Hayes, Prince’s music director, who he recruited to co-produce the album.

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