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Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde hailed as a genre-defining work
Original: “Frank Ocean didn’t just make an album – he opened a door that a generation of artists walked through”: How Frank Ocean broke the hip-hop rulebook with his 2016 magnum opus
Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde is being celebrated as a landmark release that broke hip-hop's conventions and reshaped the direction of modern music. Writers argue the record did more than stand as his magnum opus: it opened a path that a generation of younger artists have since followed, blending R&B, rap and experimental sounds with open-ended songwriting.
Why now: Music media is revisiting the album's legacy, prompting fresh discussion of its influence on today's artists.
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