Blog: AudioCred

In the course of about a week, Frank Ocean has gone from relative background member of L.A. rap collective Odd Future to the world's most famous R&B singer. And the reason? Well, in case you don't know already, we'll get to that later. First, let's start with Ocean's just-released debut album, Channel Orange, which is the real reason why his should be the first name on everyone's lips right now.  The highly anticipated  Channel Orange  has come at a perfect time; much of mainstream R&B music feels manufactured, uninspiring, and stale. Electronic sounds are [...]