Frank Ocean hints at completed fifth album

5 albums before 30 Frank Ocean Tweet

In a blog post, Frank Ocean has hinted that a fifth album has been completed.

“WELL I️ MADE THE ALBUM BEFORE 30. I️ JUST AINT PUT THAT BITCH OUT!” -QUOTES FROM AN INTERVIEW I️ HAVEN’T GIVEN HAHA

This post is an obvious reference to another post that he made on his Twitter account in April of 2012.

"5 albums before 30."

Frank Ocean has released four albums in his career. The first was Nostalgia, ULTRA which was released in 2011 as a mixtape. Channel Orange followed in 2012. Endless and Blonde arrived in late 2016. Frank turned 30 on October 28, 2017.

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Frank Ocean hints at completed fifth album
Frank Ocean hints at completed fifth album

“Well, I made the album before 30; I just ain’t put that bitch out!”

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