Now, it’s always possible Ocean simply tinkered with the album after Boys Don’t Cry was sent to the printers, but it’s also worth keeping in mind his repeated assertion that he’s “got two versions” of Blonde (or Boys Don’t Cry, or whatever) in the works. The glossy features photographs taken by Ocean, an interview with his mother, horoscopes and the lyrics of a rap called “The MacDonalds Man” by Kanye West. Listed as Blonde on Apple Music, the sleeve artwork spells it Blond. The album’s artwork was shot by Wolfgang Tillmans, whose track “Device Control” features on Endless.
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Its been a busy week for the singer/songwriter Frank Ocean. Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, and Beyonce were among the list of contributors, as well as Andre 3000, The Beatles, Tyler, The Creator, and the late icon, David Bowie.
Frank Ocean on “Blonde”: “I had the time of my life making all of this”.
Frank Ocean’s new album Blonde is available as an Apple Music and iTunes Store exclusive for two weeks after which it will become available from other streaming services and digital music stores. Last week Britney Spears announced that her new album “Glory” would be released via Apple later this month. Thank you all. Especially those of you who never let me forget I had to finish.
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His first single, “Nikes” is a visual smorgasbord paying homage to Trayvon Martin, whom Ocean sings, “looks like me”. “Which is basically every one of y’all”, Ocean wrote on his official Tumblr blog. A car-themed excerpt from the magazine is now available on his Tumblr.
