Frank Ocean
New Orleans R&B artist whose Channel Orange and Blonde redefined alternative R&B with lyrical vulnerability, genre-blurring production, and one of the most anticipated release cycles in modern music history.
The Cultural Record
Discography
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Awards & Recognition
2013 Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album
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Rolling Stone Top 10 Albums of the 2010s
Rank History
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