28 year old Frank Ocean from New Orleans, Louisiana got his start in 2010 alongside rap group Odd Future. In 2011, Ocean released his debut album Nostalgia Ultra beginning a new world of possibilities for him. In July 2012, Frank Ocean then released his hit album Channel Orange, earning himself 10 music awards from many different places like VIBE Magazine, and UK MTV Music Video Awards. Many years passed and the anticipation of Ocean's newest album only kept building. Many sources even going as far as making shirts saying Ocean's album was missing, and that Ocean wasn't going to release an album.
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August 20, 2016, a day to go down in the books. Frank Ocean's newest album Blonde was released on Apple Music and climbing charts rapidly. With 24 songs and guest vocals from various artists like Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, and Andre 3000. The newest album is a play on feelings and emotions, with his opening song "Nikes" there's a line referring to the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin back in 2012. While the album hasn't been out long, it has gained quite a bit of traction, critics giving it an average 8.5/10 stars.
Currently the album is only available to stream on iTunes, and Apple Music but there have been talks that Ocean's label will be releasing it as well. The first appearances of Blonde surfaced when Ocean released his visual album Endless, and then proceeded to release pop-up shop dates with the Blonde cover around the scenes.
Below is the tracklist for Blonde
1. Nikes
2. Ivy
3. Pink + White (feat. Beyonce)
4. Be Yourself
5. Solo
6. Skyline To (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
7. Self Control
8. Good Guy
9. Nights
10. Solo (Reprise) (feat. Andre 3000)
11. Pretty Sweet
12. Facebook Story (feat. Sebastian)
13. Close To You
14. White Ferrari
15. Siegfried
16. Godspeed (feat. Kim Burrell)
17. Futura Free
You could find Blonde on iTunes [here].
