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  • I Wish I Cared About The Frank Ocean Sophomore Album That Will Never Ever Be Released

    At a time when many felt like R&B had fallen off — kidnapped by Canadians and let down by Chris Brown — Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange saved us. Not only was the music on point, it was different and inclusive, as multiple songs — “Bad Religion” and “Forrest Gump” specifically — contained unambiguous references to male…

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    Kiera Manison






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    May 16, 2016
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