After appearing on Calvin Harris‘ new single, “Slide” alongside Migos, Frank Ocean ends the business week off with the inaugural episode of his brand new Beats 1 radio show, #blondedRADIO. Featuring music curated Vegyn, Roof Access, and Federico Aliprandi, who have all previously worked with Ocean in the past, the singer-songwriter also managed to have a sit down with hip-hop mogul, Jay Z, who talked about the unfortunate state of radio today and the effects of modern-day technology.
It’s unfortunate because with, you know, technology and everything moving forward, it should be a better way that the music, the musicians, radio, and these things that are supposed to be instruments for the arts, should exist. And it shouldn’t be about advertisement. And it shouldn’t be about—so the more times, you know, someone like yourself can bypass that, it’s better for the arts. And it’s better for the audience ‘cause you have to have, like, a level of discipline and just a belief to put music out in this place where not everyone can. You know, people like, they wanna shoot for that, and then they’re making music that’s not really conditioned to who they are so they can reach a certain platform.
blonded RADIO Episode 1 Playlist:
Frank Ocean – “Nights”
Kodak Black – “Tunnel Vision”
Future – “I’m So Groovy”
Migos – “Get Rght Witcha”
Calvin Harris – “Slide” (feat. Frank Ocean and Migos)
Nao – “Bad Blood”
OutKast – “Humble Mumble” (feat. Erykah Badu)
Céline Dion – “All by Myself”
The Isley Brothers – “Highways of My Life”
Prince – “Adore”
Prince – “The Beautiful Ones”
Miles Davis / Robert Glasper – “Song for Selim” (feat. KING)
Sade – “Love Is Stronger Than Pride”
Yussef Kamaal – “Yo Chavez”
Esperanza Spalding – “Judas”
The Notorious B.I.G. – “I Got a Story to Tell”
Ty Dolla $ign – “Back Up”
Frank Ocean – “Pink + White”
Air – “Alone in Kyoto”
Pixies – “Hey”
Dirty Projectors – “Cool Your Heart”
Stevie Wonder – “Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away”
Michael Jackson – “I Can’t Help It”
Nina Simone – “Mr. Bojangles”
Clams Casino – “32 Levels” (feat. Lil B and Joe Newman)
Teen Suicide – “Wild Things Run Free”
Aphex Twin – “Flim”
Frank Ocean – “Self Control”
Ola Pang – “Glimmer”
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