Across The Margin : The Podcast attempts to unpack the genius of Frank Ocean through an interview with the author of Frank Ocean’s Blonde 33 ⅓, Yousef Sroor…
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with Yousef Srour, a Bay Area-born, Los Angeles-based freelance writer and critic. His work has appeared in the LA Review of Books, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Variety and more. His latest work, the 33 ⅓ book dedicated to Frank Ocean’s Blonde, is the focus of this interview.
Frank Ocean’s Blonde is a contemporary classic. Sandwiched between Elvis Presley and the Sex Pistols at #79 on Rolling Stones’ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Blonde defined a generation in the decade since its release. Yet, the album is still a mystery to so many. Besides a handful of interviews, a hefty 360-page zine titled Boys Don’t Cry, and Tumblr posts from around the time of the album’s release, Frank Ocean has distanced himself as much as possible from the album and the conversations involving it. Blonde is is one of the seminal works in the 2010s Afrofuturism revival and in his book Yousef spotlights the summer leading up to the album, the album’s release, a track-by-track rundown illustrating the album’s narrative, along with a discussion about its lasting cultural impact.
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