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Feb 2021
29m 49s

Athena Kugblenu & Frank Ocean’s Blonde

BBC Sounds
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As a huge fan of his debut mixtape nostalgia, Ultra, Athena is underwhelmed by Frank Ocean’s 2016 album Blonde.

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