Billy Ocean with whom he released "On The Run" backed with "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion" in 1974. Ocean took his stage name from the Ocean Estate, Stepney in London's East End, where he was living at the time. In 1976, he recorded his first album, "Billy Ocean", with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You", charting at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100. He enjoyed club success from the songs "Are You Ready" and "Stay The Night" from the album "City Limit"—both of which were later covered by
My Name Is My Name made by a 36-year-old rapper with more hunger than most 15 years his junior." Closing out the year, "My Name Is My Name" was named to multiple "Best Albums of the Year" lists. It was ranked at number 33 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 50 best albums of 2013. They commented saying, "The cockier half of the Clipse didn't choose to go solo — he had to after his brother found God. Pusha, in turn, found Kanye West, whose stark and twisted production helped make "My Name Is My Name" feel like a more lyrically focused companion piece to