Drawing on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelia, Ocean's debut album Channel Orange (2012) was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2012. In 2011, Ocean released his critically successful debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra and subsequently secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter, prior to joining the hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010. Ocean is credited with pioneering and popularizing alternative R&B, and is known for his intermittent and experimental musical approach. He has been described as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, and is recognized for his idiosyncratic musical style, introspective and elliptical lyrics, and wide vocal range. Frank Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |