![]() Because if any album this year deserves to be remembered for its musical and lyrical merits, it’s this one. While knowing that Ocean’s first love was for a man might shed a little extra light on tracks like ‘Thinkin Bout You’ or ‘Bad Religion’, it would be a massive shame if Channel Orange came to be defined by the almighty commotion over his sexual orientation. ![]() ![]() But since Ocean’s eloquent blog post on his sexuality predictably blew the internet’s collective head into pieces a few days ago, an elephant in the room has been unleashed that threatens to drown out his music with its thunderous trumpeting of “first gay rapper” (wrong on all counts) and “what does this mean for hip hop?” It’s strange to be reviewing Frank Ocean’s debut studio album, the prospect of which has united R’n’B, hip hop and indie fans alike in frothing anticipation for the last year or more, and to feel the need to comment on anything other than the music therein. ![]()
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