More abstract and experimental than his previous work, the album was nevertheless a critical and commercial success. Blondeįeatures: André 3000, Yung Lean, Jazmine Sullivan, Amber Coffman, Beyoncé, and Kim Burrell.Īfter making a play to become an independent artist by giving Def Jam the visual album, Endless, Frank Ocean dropped Blonde via his own label the very next day. Preceded by the singles “Thinkin Bout You”, “Pyramids” “Sweet Life”, the album also featured guest appearances from Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator, André 3000, and John Mayer. Released on Jafter the acclaim of his 2011 mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, Frank Ocean’s debut album Channel Orange was a highly anticipated drop. Singles: “Thinkin Bout You”, “Pyramids”, “Sweet Life”, “Lost”, “Super Rich Kids”įeatures: Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator, André 3000, and John Mayer.
In more recent years, he has since parted ways from Def Jam and has been releasing music via his independent label, Boys Don’t Cry.įrom his 2012 debut album, Channel Orange, to his latest release, 2016’s Blonde, here are the rankings for Frank Ocean’s first week album sales. Nostalgia, Ultra was received with critical acclaim and established Frank Ocean as an instant household name.Īfter listening to the mixtape, Kanye invited Frank to contribute to Watch the Throne, where he appeared on the Grammy-award winning “No Church in the Wild” and “Made in America.” Shortly afterwards, Frank Ocean would release his debut album, Channel Orange, in 2012 which debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first week. But after feeling neglected by the label, he began working on his own mixtape and released it for free online in 2011. In late 2009, after adopting the stage name, Frank Ocean, he signed with Def Jam.
During this time, he cultivated a relationship with Tyler, the Creator and subsequently joined the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future. Even more so now that he’s an independent artist.īorn Christopher Edwin Breaux, he came up up as a songwriter under the name Lonny Breaux, where he helped pen songs for high-profile artists like Justin Bieber, Beyonce, John Legend, and Brandy. As enigmatic and reclusive as Frank Ocean can be, don’t get it twisted, the singer-songwriter is a powerful commercial force in the music industry.
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