Previously known as Boys Don’t Cry, this is the singer’s first album in four years.īlonde is made up of 17 songs including “ Nikes,” which was previously released with an emotional video treatment. (This article was first published Augand is as follows.)įinally, it is here. Stream Frank Ocean’s Blonde via Spotify below. Now, more of the world can enjoy the 17-song project that includes a verse from Andre 3000. It topped Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart its first week after release. When it first dropped as an independent release to Apple Music, Blonde made the singer a reported $1 million. Mind' Release Date & Cover Artįrank Ocean’s Blonde album is no longer an Apple Music exclusive. 38 The Game Reveals 'Drillmatic: Heart Vs.
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"Frank Ocean is the hinge artist of our time, the true voice of a generation because he takes long silences," writes Pitchfork. A day later, he surprise-dropped Blonde indepently, and a worldwide hush seemed to settle as we all sat down and listened. He followed that critical success up in 2016 with Endless, an exclusive visual album available to Apple Music subscribers, thereby fulfiling his contract to his record label. It went viral, and changed the face of hip-hop and R&B forever. The experimental R&B musician exploded onto the scene back in 2012 with his debut album channel ORANGE and lead single "Thinkin' Bout You." Just before the album's release the singer wrote a letter on Tumblr, detailing a romance with a man. 2019 is coming to a close, so you might be asking, "What are the best albums of the decade?Īccording to Pitchfork's ranking of this decade's best LPs, Frank Ocean released the best album of our time with Blonde.
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