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2nd place for Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean has come 2nd in the BBC Sound of 2012. Christopher Francis Ocean is set to finally establish himself as a solo artist of Worldwide acclaim in 2012. The 24 year-old OFWGKTA member moved from Louisianna to Los Angeles following hurricane Katrina to work on his first album, and legally changed his name from Christopher ""Lonny"" Breaux shortly after.
In L.A. the singer soon hooked up with the Odd Future collective and began work writing for the likes of Brandy, John Legend and most recently Beyonce on I Miss You. Ocean was also called up to work on two tracks from Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch The Throne.
Collaborations aside, it was Ocean's solo work which garnered most praise. Signed to Def Jam in 2009, Ocean delivered his debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA earlier this year, winning fans on both side of the Atlantic, including Zane Lowe, who debuted tracks from the release on Radio 1 in November.
Articles and Features
BBC News interview
Read the full article 05.01.12
"Last June, Frank Ocean wrote down what he would tell his younger self if he could go back in time five years..."
Complex - Who is Frank Ocean?
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"What do you do when you move thousands of miles away from home to pursue a career, get signed to a major record label, and nothing happens..."
Hip Hop DX - Frank Ocean live review
Read the full article 28/11/11
"The Odd Future crooner serenaded the crowd at the Bowery Ballroom..."
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Sound of 2012 Artists
Last Played On the BBC
- Swim Good
- Nick Bright Would You Ditch Your Mates?
- Swim Good
- Gemma Cairney Fashion Week DAY ONE!
- Swim Good
- Trevor Nelson 15/02/2012
Most Played Tracks
- Novacane (Explicit Version)
Scrobbles 92918 - Listeners 63227
- Novacane (Edited Version)
Scrobbles 82414 - Listeners 57929
- Swim Good
Scrobbles 184115 - Listeners 49043
- Novacane
Scrobbles 158195 - Listeners 26143
- We All Try
Scrobbles 105398 - Listeners 18475
- Powered by Last.FM
Artist Links
- BBC Music Page on Frank Ocean
- Microblog at twitter.com/frank_ocean
- Wikipedia article on Frank Ocean
- Last.fm at Frank Ocean
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Frank Ocean
- Musicbrainz at Frank Ocean
- Last.fm entry on Frank Ocean
- Musicbrainz page on Frank Ocean
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Comment number 3.
Randomtruths8th January 2012 - 6:08
Frank Ocean is adorable in this video! His music is true honesty, and that's rare to find. He's not satisfied with mediocracy and really puts out quality music for the rest of us.
Hope he comes to Chicago soon to feel some love
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Moxie7th January 2012 - 20:22
Been listening to Mr. Ocean for about 2 months now, just an incredibly diverse artist. His raps on Odd Future tracks are sublime and his albums are a breath of fresh air. Very pleased he's featured.
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Baz4th January 2012 - 11:29
Oh the disappointment. Thought for a second this might of dared to be different
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