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Topic: Frank Ocean

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Breaking your own record

Max Cea

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Max Cea
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Andre 3000 makes it all better

Max Cea

Frank Ocean’s queer revolution

Kevin Allred
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Frank Ocean's "Endless"

Shayla Lawson
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Prachi Gupta
Chris Brown departs the H. Carl Moultriel courthouse Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sean Hayes (AP/Richard Shotwell)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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It's not easy to come out!

Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini, Michael Amico
Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z (AP/Abdeljalil Bounhar/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-564025p1.html'>Helga Esteb</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Matt Rourke/Salon)

Hip-hop goes for gay marriage

Travis M. Andrews
(Reuters/Mike Blake)

2013 Grammy Awards liveblog

Mary Elizabeth Williams

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(AP/Matt Sayles)

Kera Bolonik
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Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta
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Now he's god's gift

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Daniel D'Addario
Macklemore (AP/Carlo Allegr)

Hip-hop goes gay

Alex Seitz-Wald
Frank Ocean (AP/Jordan Strauss)

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Stevie Wonder (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Chris Brown (AP/Katy Winn)

Brown defends Frank Ocean?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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