Frank Ocean: How An Accomplished Writer Became A Reclusive Superstar 

He probably is

Bella Crociata together with Kendrick Lamar and Kanye 🥰

No cap

Nicat Muradli deadass those are the three best in my opinion

i prefer bryson tiller over frank although frank is so talented and i love that mf

Well that’s a weird order for your plans

That's how I feel😭😭😭😭😭

'Is she just a container for the child'

Haha. also my last name is purdy too :)

Self Control at my wedding, absolutely!

Calls himself lanny bureaux

it'd take a couple years but u would know it would be the best sandwich youve ever tasted

He was probably their best sandwich rapper 😏

'Sandwich artist'

You trying 2 get that foot long huh?🤗

Meat Baby Listen to my videos literally a minute or less long. I write music the little pieces you'll be listening is well thought out and honest hope you fuck with it

@@jonathancrane4283 shut up bruh we dont care

Oziris you don't care and that's cool I'm not talking to ppl like you

Jonathan Crane Don’t worry about him man, because I don’t care either

@@jonathancrane4283 stop trynna promote your fucking music saying its good and all that bullshit, you sound like a fucking clown.

yungjoemighty !!!

Pshh...know what is good yourself, not what another celebrity tells you is

This is sad

Beyoncé is trash

@@kotyayv they are they're gods. Dont become sheep

For me it's Bad religion, Godspeed, skyline to, solo

ALWAYS!

y’all should listen to Voodoo

self control does it for me

Nights too

I agree for sure, even listenting when sleeping

Junhe Su yessss his music you can listen to all year round and it just fits every seasons aesthetic like dokdfmksndjsn I wish I could hug him too

I feel the same way. Frank has helped me more than anyone else. And I know, WE NEED A CONCERT AND NEW ALBUM

I NEED THE CONCERT ASAPPPPPPPPP

Junhe Su I need a new frank ocean album, vinyl, concert, merch etc. glad he announced channel orange on vinyl, even tho he said the same last year. Really hope he drops more music soon, even if it’s just more singles like biking

OMGGG CANT BELIVE THERES A PERSON OUT THERE THAT IS THINKIN LIKE ME THANK U.

not relevant

The albums done I know it the art work in his recent single shows different images for each song he’s just not releasing it 😭

@@semihcakmakyapan5788 hella relevant.

he has ideas but hes not ready yet

Too busy doing what's important. He got out of his deal from def Jam, bought his master's from Def Jam, kept his advance and got 20 million for Blonde from Apple. Genius. Hopefully he has a whole stack of records ready.

amen 👏🙏

alot of leaders are probably introverts. someone like Obama probably was an introvert. Putin etc. Alot of intellectuals, artists are introverts.

Beta comment right here

LiteWork _ Nigga what?

When it's a meritocracy, it's more likely

IDK why but I cryed also

I cried as well frank touches your soul

I would be gay for Frank. No questions asked.

You have issues.

Literally cried too haha

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Alessandro Picci yung lean is another one

bruno mars laugh at this

what does listening to your vision even mean lol

MGU trusting your ideas and building on them I guess.

MGU bruh are you dumb? It literally means just ignoring everyone elses output and doing solely what makes you happy

the truest comment I've read thus far

Kennedy The Don 😂😂😂

La Murda not even just black artists, every artist can be controlled and fucked, even white artists like Billie Eillish are being controlled. And no I’m not white and I’m not trying to include white people in the discussion just cause, I just think that if even whites are being controlled in this industry, imagine us minorities. It’s hard for everyone in it, but we gotta fight for our freedom as artists.

@@TaktikalMusic prince did now hes dead

"black artists" stfu

@@TaktikalMusic what ya mean by controlled?

@@TaktikalMusic 👀👀👀

Brandon Castillo blonde is the soundtrack to my life. Its my favorite album of all time. He’s such a unique personality with an immense amount of charisma and sincerity. He’s a beautiful man and i hope i can be just a smidge of what he is.

Poopy yessssss that album is so nostalgic

Frank Ocean's music is something I always went to when I was depressed. Kinda feels like therapy through music

Omg, and here I thought I was the only one! 🙏😊

pizzaguy blond felt like a side step - Orange is more listenable, blond is more innovative. Orange is honestly a better curated experience. Blond has aspects in the record that has sent waves that has influenced a lot of people.

tbh, orange is too boring compared to blonde for me

Same I used to absolutely love channel orange and even more than blonde but then after a while orange got a little old and blonde I could keep on listening to over and over because I'd discover new things in instrumentation, lyrics, or just how beautiful and unique it is. Like I said I'd rate them nostalgia ultra > channel orange > endless > blonde, in the order they were released. I still love all of them but like blonde is probably in my top 5 albums

I can't be friend with someone who picks Channel Orange over Blonde i'm sorry

D Ravines I’m not saying it’s better

I thought it was ocean 11

@@schiz1130 danny ocean is the head dude in oceans 11, and he was played by frank sinatra.

Master Oshi a Iolci was talking about the OG one from the 60's

That’s really interesting actually haha I didn’t know that

AJ Villegas syd** but yes i agree

I don't know about all time but definitely of the generation and prolly the greatest group of artists ever

Future’s Burner meh

Wdym 'even syd' remove the even

Earl no Tyler no

The perfect description

yes.

It's absurd how much replay value that album has, it still remains relevant and listenable almost two years later.

Blonde and endless back to back

@@mostwickedbeats8733 I listened to Endless five times this weekend oops

Luka CH almost 3 now damn

It’s supposed to be a missed cal from a mom right??

💣

Pen on paper, fingers on keypads, or just the good ol' flourish straight off the dome into the mic. It's either one or all of the above.

@@AFO_AnalyRics there’s more to it.

probably with a glass ball and a wizard

Bro for real I wanna be in the same room as him while he's writing

Aniichi Wahi same

honestly

Listen to my videos literally a minute or less long. I write music the little pieces you'll be listening is well thought out and honest hope you fuck with it

Carolann Jane there are so much better frank videos, watch these “Weeaboos, bad internet rappers, I hate vegans, I hate Facebook, ultimate just girly things, types of people on the internet, noise complaints, I hate school, deadly twister, and deadly twister 2” these are way better frank videos

Carolann Jane i literally just welled up imagining how it feels to have people sing your own lyrics to him. I make music. Hes such an inspiration for me. Specially as an introvert

People wants safety

Bruh.. 😕😕😕

Franks dad was a failed musician and a deadbeat. So his mom didn’t want him being the same

Sometimes the opposition propels you to do your best...

Taasin Bin Hossain Alvi Exactly! Parents want a guaranteed future, not a one in a million chance. They don’t got money to waste on me chasing dreams. Lol

Night is overplayed

I love Pink Matter and Super Rich Kids and Crack Rock and Godspeed and well... he doesn't have a bad song does he? Lens? I like Lens tho

Give pink and white a listen that songs beautiful

Moon river is a cover, he didn’t write it

For me its Biking American Wedding Crack Rock Pink Matter Solo

Dumdum both water signs.. scorpio(frank) and tyler(Pisces).. water signs are ruled by emotions/emotional-depth

na just frank ocean 😅

@@renebleu8711 if u ain't being sarcastic, This is the dumbest comment I've ever seen so far, ppl rly believe in this shit, 2020 was definetly a weird Ass year

And Kid Cudi 😌😌

Novacaine was a hit! Because of RU-vid when that song came out I was able to explore more about Frank Ocean. Remind you nobody knew who he was at that time. My first eargasm was thinking of you and bad Religion and we all try. It was different and special and I was trying my hardest to put people on Frank Ocean then one day I was at the store a teenage was like have you heard that new song to her friends and started singing " A tornado flew around my room before you came..." I literally died on the inside because it was like my best friend or a personal poem I wrote to a crush is being heard for the first time! I cried because people are getting to know this Angel. He is so special! Frank can put a album out every 4 years and it would be just as good as the rest! Sorry! I just love him so much

check out endless

same! i remember that summer so clearly because it was before starting college. i was obsessed with Novacane and Strawberry fields

For real it's The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Frank Ocean

Ryan Sansaricq That was hilarious

@@geordiejones5618 Beatles ?? Nah!!! It could be pink Floyd, led zepplin or Queen. And maybe kendrick instead of Frank Ocean??

@@trendylyrics8040 good one bro

@@trendylyrics8040 replace queen with radiohead or david bowie and thats a great list

Lol before Novacane!!!! Before Pink Matter, Forrest Gump.... I doubt he knows any of his OF material

C J How does that matter?

Luyolo Shabalala damn bro you knew Frank Ocean back when he was already famous in the Odd future days?! You deserve a medal, maybe the biggest

White Ferrari was the first I heard. Lol.

Cause nights is better than pyramids

my thought exactly like laying in the sun and being happy with just yourself.

Yea you’re an idiot

Don't say it out loud to white people because you'll hurt their feelings. They can't see color remember or say something like "Race doesn't matter" haha

Carlos Lima you’re part of the problem.

@@goingintohellhigh and u have a problem

@@GoldenBearKarl lmao definitely not white but okay moron

Shoot me an email at jakezeemanvideos@gmail.com

You got a point there. I remember the first time i listen to Rocket love it gave me goosebumps lol

He also has some older mixtapes before Ultra. Lonny Breaux is one of them and there's some other unreleased mixtapes. My roommate managed to find some of them on vinyl and ordered them.

LINK PLS

Shoutout to all the ppl that listen to the Lonny Breaux Collections before Nostalgic Ultra.

@@fatherWolt Where did he find vinyls?

Carlos Jimenez because I think some people haven’t explored into knowing about Frank

I think it’s because a lot of people don’t know about it and plus tbh it has some of his weakest work

It wasnt the best

Omg yes, I am obsessed with every song on that tape.

How can I listen??

😭

I’m so glad somebody said it 😭

SELENA NEVER DIED IN A GREEN JOGGING SUIT booooooooo bitch 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

SELENA NEVER DIED IN A GREEN JOGGING SUIT what it look like on Android ?

@SELENA NEVER DIED IN A GREEN JOGGING SUIT or just get an iphone 😭

MK MK i forgot about there will be tears!

Rumha Nexus because it was minimal tbh. It helped his popularity in another sphere though. He was working while in odd but his work wasnt as much with odd. He had a few songs with artists in odd future.

Isaac V i kinda heavily disagree, I wouldn’t say that OF was ever like his only gig, but in every Odd Future Tape Frank played a huge role in recording, writing, and preforming.

@@MrStupididy SHE was the first thing i heard of Frank Ocean

Not just that but they brushed pass everything related with Tyler and OF

@@rumhanexus1179 💭💭💭

Jude Nelson where do you listen to it?? i can find some of the songs on RU-vid but cant find the entire thing anywhere

To add on this, it's a compilation mixtape created by fans where most of the songs were either leaked or were very old songs. He had no intention to release any of those songs since they were reference tracks and unfinished ideas.

Acura Integral is amazing!

Bricks and Steel, off the LB Collection, is in my opinion one of his best musical/vocal works. The mixing in and out of the vocal layers is incredible to me and I hadn't heard him do anything even close to that song until he covered "Moon River" on Valentines day; Bless!

Only 2 or 3 songs were supposed to be released. They were all samples for other artists.

I think you meant writing* small typo but me too :/

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Semaj Chaffee where ?

80 is a bit of an overstatement

+Jose Lino Thank you my friend! And Kev, you're right, it was a very slight exaggeration as there are 64 tracks. And Lisa, I think it was, Jose came through with the goods!

Semaj Chaffee get on r/frankocean on resdit

Jose Lino 🐐

It is his opinion and this is his way of stating it. He's not making music, he runs a YT channel. You want him to cry?

​@@PvdBMr No, I would like him to get better at his job as a YT content creator and speak with some inflection in his voice. His monotone undermines the rest of the work he put into this video.

@@anthonykelly205 A voice is a voice, you want him to change his voice? This is just the way he speaks.

@@PvdBMr Yes, many content creators (on radio/movies/podcasts/tv/RU-vid) use voice coaches in order to create a more engaging presence. Just like you can lower or raise your pitch, speed up or slow down your cadence, you literally CAN change your voice to create an engaging experience for your audience. The takeaway here I would give JakeZeeman is that his videos would be significantly better if he spent some time working on not being so monotonous.The irony of this video is he is talking about one of the most expressive singers in the world, while reading his script in the dullest, flattest way possible. Thank you.

Anthony Kelly I think he does that because he wants the audience to listen to the music in the background. I like it monotone for that reason.

Elijah Miller Listen to my videos literally a minute or less long. I write music the little pieces you'll be listening is well thought out and honest hope you fuck with it

Elijah Miller “then I made a mil, man them psychics was lies”

C 3 “Rent a super car for a day”

@@trohfys7096 u got it *wrong*

@@CIII328 now, how many fucking crystal balls can I buy and own