Christopher “Lonny” Breaux has sold his first song to singer Noel Gourdin for his new album After My Time.
The song is called “I Fell” and was co-written by Breaux, Antwoine Collins “T Wizz” (Troy Noka), Noel Gourdin, and Brian (Kennedy) Seals.
After My Time is available now. Listen to “I Fell” below.
American singer-songwriter Omar Apollo reveals in the liner notes for his second studio album, God Said No, that his track “Life’s Unfair” interpolates the melody or lyrics of a previously unheard-of piece by Frank Ocean.
A two-minute clip is racking up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and Reddit, showing 17-year-old Chris “Lonny” Breaux singing John Ehret High School’s alma mater at his 2005 graduation ceremony. It appears to originate from a digitized VHS tape produced by the school. The new video is the oldest publicly available recording of Ocean singing to date.
The publishing battle between Frank Ocean and past collaborator Om’Mas Keith has drawn to a close this week following a joint stipulation for dismissal from both’s legal teams.
Frank was credited as a writer on N.E.R.D.’s “Don’t Don’t Do It,” which came out in December, but he is not featured in the final mix. Today we can hear what his contribution sounds like from his own mouth.
Frank contributed to the opening verse of N.E.R.D’s new track with Kendrick Lamar, “Don't Don’t Do It!”
Christopher Edwin “Lonny” Breaux has officially changed his legal name to the alias he adopted five years ago: Frank Ocean. The moniker is said to be “cobbled out of various tributes to Frank Sinatra, Ocean’s 11, and a pimp-like character he created to razz a friend at a party.”
Midi Mafia and Tronixx have linked up for a trap-style remix of “Reach for the Stars,” an old demo track featuring Rockie Fresh and Frank Ocean, formerly known as Lonny Breaux.
Troy Noka has production credits on Nostalgia, ULTRA, but few know about the collaboration between Frank Ocean and Bishop Lamont from 2010.
The complaint explains that Chipotle hired Frank to record a cover of “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The song was intended for use in an advertisement titled “Scarecrow,” but it was never delivered.
Frank Ocean is featured in Beyoncé’s track “Superpower,” released on her self-titled, fifth studio album, Beyoncé. It debuted within the larger project’s visual album and as an individual music video, directed by Jonas Åkerlund.
Tyler revealed that he and Frank wrote a song for Justin Bieber’s new album Believe that was rejected by the teen pop star.
“Everything that we did together built that up. But it was just genuinely from being fans, liking what each other was doing and then making good music.”
"I think the unfortunate thing is that everyone then saw it as Frank’s record so when mine came out, it was kinda like, wait a minute, she’s covering Frank Ocean’s song. And it was like, not really. Your boy actually demoed my song.
Kelly's new EP Every Girl features the track “Thinking About Forever,” written by Frank Ocean.
Before her debut album drops, Kelly has released an acoustic version of “Thinking About Forever.”
Frank Ocean released his demo of the track he wrote for Bridget Kelly on his Tumblr before quickly taking it down.
Frank Ocean co-wrote and sings background vocals in Beyoncé’s track “I Miss You” on her fourth studio album, 4. Beyoncé explained how the collab happened in an interview with Complex.
Over the past year, many of Frank Ocean’s old reference tracks (written under his real name, Lonny Breaux, and intended for other artists) have been popping up on the web. The latest is “U Got It.”
The community on KanyeToThe.com has been collecting rarities from Frank Ocean’s songwriting days for a while now. More and more tracks keep popping up.
Fans have compiled numerous reference tracks that have leaked online into a mixtape. Frank Ocean clarifies their origin in a Tumblr post.
In a new interview with MTV News, Frank Ocean discusses what he want’s people to know about him as an artist and about creativity in general.
Bey is working on her first solo record since 2008’s I Am… Sasha Fierce. This will be her fourth studio album.
Christopher Edwin Breaux, aka “Lonny,” has filed paperwork to legally change his name to Christopher Francis Ocean, a formal rendering of his recently adopted stage name: Frank Ocean. He submitted the petition on his 23rd birthday, and the filing is pending approval from a California judge. It comes a few days after Frank Ocean released his first solo music singles.
Domo Genesis’ debut mixtape, Rolling Papers, includes a track titled “SteamRoller” with the first-ever appearance of Frank Ocean, formerly known as the songwriter Lonny Breaux. Odd Future released the project via Tumblr.
“Lonny is an incredible talent—he’s a hip-hop child who’s soulful, and he has a lot of intellect. He really touches people with his music.”
Lonny was spotted hanging out with Midi Mafia and Alycia Bellamy in the deserts of Southern California. The group rode ATVs around some dunes, got a flat, and saw a big spider.
