
Three Takeaways From Frank Ocean's Radio Conversation With Jay Z
Playing during Frank's blonded RADIO, the mogul provided a few gems on the state of the music industry everyone should be privy to.
Frank Ocean took over Beats 1 radio to premiere his "blonded RADIO' show along with the curious "Slide" single with Calvin Harris and Migos, but his conversation with Jay Z might be the biggest gift the artist has given to fans.
During the takeover of sorts, the "Ivy" artist featured portions of a conversation with the mogul on the current state of radio, the makings of advertising in the streaming age and why true artistry might not have the same impact as it did in yesteryear. Hov shows his appreciation for the modern day technology, which he clearly took advantage of with his TIDAL streaming service, and breaks down his disapproval of the radio world claiming it is not serving the purpose it should.
See the three takeaways we got from their convo in the slides above. '

Three Takeaways From Frank Ocean's Radio Conversation With Jay Z

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"It’s pretty much an advertisement model," he said. "You take these pop stations, they’re reaching 18-34 young white females. So they’re playing music based on those tastes." These days, it just so happens that the interests of white women are hip-hop and R&B tunes powered by colossal acts such as Migos, Drake and The Weeknd. Following Jay's logic, once the interest changes, there's a chance acts of the "urban" world might not get a fair shot. Which leads us to...

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