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Blonde (Album) by Frank Ocean

Artist Biography For Frank Ocean

Christopher Edwin Breaux Professionally Known As Frank Ocean Is An American Singer/songwriter And Member Of The Gleefully Hedonistic Hip-Hop Collective OFWGKTA. He Was Born On October 28 1987 And Lived In Long Beach California. He Has Helped Pen Tracks For Justin Bieber John Legend Brandy And Beyoncé Over The Last Few Years. In 2011 Ocean Released His Debut Mixtape Nostalgia Ultra For Free Via His Tumblr. Venting About His Decision To Drop The Record His Own Way He Took To Twitter On March 1 2011 "i. Did. This. Not ISLAND DEF JAM. That's Why You See No Label Logo On The Artwork That I DID. Guess Its My Fault For Trusting My Dumbass Lawyer And Signing My Career Over To A Failing Company. Fuck Def Jam & Any Company That Goes The Length Of Signing A Kid With Dreams & Talent W/ No Intention Of Following Through. Fuck Em. Now Back To My Day. I Want Some Oatmeal And Toast. Brunch Swag." As A Member Of The Odd Future OFWGKTA Collective His Sound Is Distinctively Soulful/r&b Influenced Yet Done In A Way That Could Pass For Something Totally Different. As Tyler The Creator States “It’s Smooth Ass Music About Bitches Relationships And Being A Rich Young Nigga…But In A Swagged Out Way.” Ocean Was Evacuated From The University Of New Orleans To Los Angeles California Just As Hurricane Katrina Hit In August 2005 And Stayed In Los Angeles To Pursue A Music Career. Ocean Joined Los Angeles Based Collective OFWGKTA Who He Met Through Mutual Friends At The End Of 2009. In The End Of 2009 He Met Tricky Stewart Who Helped Ocean Sign A Contract With Def Jam Recordings As An Artist However He Was Initially Unable To Build A Relationship With The Company. In 2010 He Changed His Name From Christopher "Lonny" Breaux To Christopher Francis Ocean Via A Legal Website. In An April 2011 Interview Ocean Intimated That His Relationship With Def Jam Has Strengthened Since The Release Of His Mixtape. On April 28 2011 Ocean Was Arrested On Unspecified Charges By The LAPD And Was Released On The Morning After On April 29 2011. Ocean Joined His OFWGKTA Bandmates For The First Time On Tour From May 12 To May 19 2011. On May 31 2011 Def Jam Released The Single Novacane On ITunes Soon Followed By Swim Good Taken From His Mixtape Nostalgia ULTRA. His First 'proper' Album Channel Orange Was Released On July 17 2012. In 2016 He Released The Visual Album Endless Alongside His Second Studio Album Blonde Following Several Years Of Delays. Blonde Debuted At Number One In The United States And United Kingdom. In 2017 Ocean Released Several Singles Including Chanel And Lens Through His Blonded Radio Show And Made Several Appearances On Other Songs By Artists Like Calvin Harris A$AP Mob And Tyler The Creator.

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Blonde Is The Second Studio Album By American Singer Frank Ocean. It Was Released On August 20 2016 Exclusively On The ITunes Store And Apple Music Along With A CD From The Boys Don't Cry Magazine Which Features An Extra Verse On "Nikes" By KOHH. Blonde Features An Abstract And Experimental Sound In Comparison To Ocean's Previous Releases Encompassing Styles Such As R&B Pop Soul Avant-Garde Indie Rock Electronica Psychedelia And Hip-Hop. Ocean Also Notably Makes Use Of Pitch Shifted Vocals. The Beach Boys' De Facto Leader Brian Wilson Is Recognized As A Strong Influence On The Album's Lush Arrangements And Layered Vocal Harmonies While The Guitar And Keyboard Rhythms On The Album Are Considered As Languid And Minimal. The Album's Themes Surrounds Ocean Dealing With His Masculinity And Emotions Inspired By Sexual Experiences Heartbreak Loss And Trauma. The Album Also Features Guest Vocals From André 3000 Beyoncé And Kim Burrell Among Others. Production Was Handled By Ocean Himself Alongside A Variety Of High-Profile Record Producers Including Malay And Om'Mas Keith Who Collaborated With Ocean On Channel Orange As Well As James Blake Jon Brion Buddy Ross Pharrell Williams And Rostam Batmanglij Among Others. In 2013 Ocean Confirmed That His Follow Up To Channel Orange Would Be Another Concept Album. In April 2014 Ocean Stated That His Second Album Was Nearly Finished. In June 2014 Billboard Reported That The Singer Was Working With A String Of Artists Such As Happy Perez Whom He Worked With On Nostalgia ULTRA. Charlie Gambetta And Kevin Ristro While Producers Hit-Boy Rodney Jerkins And Danger Mouse Were Also Said To Be On Board. Initially Known As Boys Don't Cry And Teased For A July 2015 Release The Album Suffered Several Delays And Was The Subject Of Widespread Media Anticipation Leading Up To Its Release. Beginning In 2013 And Ending In 2016 Recording For The Album Took Place At New York's Electric Lady Studios And After A Period Of Writer's Block In London At Abbey Road Studios And In Los Angeles' Henson Recording Studios. Its Physical Release Was Accompanied By A Magazine Entitled Boys Don't Cry. Rather Than Going On A Typical Promotional Tour Playing Radio Festivals And Appearing On Television Shows Ocean Spent A Month After The Release Of Blonde Traveling To Countries Such As China Japan And France. He Also Chose Not To Submit Blonde For Consideration At The Grammy Awards Stating "That Institution Certainly Has Nostalgic Importance... It Just Doesn't Seem To Be Representing Very Well For People Who Come From Where I Come From And Hold Down What I Hold Down." Blonde Received Widespread Acclaim With Critics Praising Ocean's Introspective Lyrics And The Album's Unconventional And Progressive Sounds. Critics Also Complimented The Album For Challenging The Conventions Of R&B And Pop Music. Supported By Its Lead Single Nikes The Album Debuted At Number One In Several Countries Including The United States. It Earned First Week Sales Of 275 000 With Album-Equivalent Units In The US With 232 000 Being Pure Sales And Was Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Among Other Publications Time Named It The Best Album Of 2016. Metacritic Named It One Of The Most Critically Acclaimed Albums Of The Year By Music Publications. In 2020 Pitchfork Named It The Best Album Of The 2010s And Rolling Stone Ranked It At Number #79 On Their Updated List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Songs On The Album Were Collectively Streamed More Than 65.4 Million Times Second Behind Only The Streams For Views By Drake During That Week. Forbes Estimated That Blonde Earned Ocean Nearly One Million In Profits After One Week Of Availability Attributing This To Him Releasing The Album Independently And As A Limited Exclusive Release On ITunes And Apple Music. Blonde Has Generated 404 Million On-Demand Audio Streams For Its Songs In The US Through February 9 2017 According To Nielsen Music. The Album Has Earned 620 000 Album-Equivalent Units 348 000 Of Which Were Copies Sold. On July 9 2018 Blonde Was Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . – Frank Ocean 2016
"Boys Do Cry But I Don't Think I Shed A Tear For A Good Chunk Of My Teenage Years. It's Surprisingly My Favorite Part Of Life So Far. Surprising To Me Because The Current Phase Is What I Was Asking The Cosmos For When I Was A Kid."

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