Chris Brown vs. Frank Ocean: Dissecting the Differences

When the news about Chris Brown’s physical altercation with Frank Ocean made headlines on Monday morning, most people probably asked, “Chris Brown hit who?”

Indeed, Ocean – who is not related to “Caribbean Queen” singer Billy Ocean – may not be as well known as Brown, but he is arguably far more talented. Although the two are both nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at Sunday’s Grammys, there’s a vast different between the artists, both in terms of musical style and personal affectation.

To begin, Brown is a Top 40 artist, while Ocean is much more of an indie darling who has started to cross over to the mainstream. Both of them fall under the R&B / Urban genre umbrella though.

Brown, 23, often lip-syncs in concert… and not the Beyoncé kind of lip-syncing. Because he dances constantly during his performances, the “Turn Up the Music” singer instead chooses to mouth the words into a hands-free microphone attached to his head while a recorded track plays in concert.

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