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When did Blood Orange's first album release?

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Blood Orange's first album Blood Orange Home Recordings Mixtape released on May 23, 2011.


Blood Orange is the funk/R&B project of musician Devonté Hynes, formally known under the pseudonym Lightspeed Champion.

He released his debut album Coastal Grooves in 2011. Cupid Deluxe followed in 2013, an R&B infused LP that ranked 69th by Pitchfork in the top albums of the decade. He released his third project Freetown Sound in June 2016,... Read More
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