A two-minute clip of Chris “Lonny” Breaux singing his high school’s alma mater at his 2005 graduation ceremony is racking up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and Reddit. It appears to originate from a digitized VHS tape produced by the school.
Read MoreIn his new magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean published a photo series featuring a remote-control toy and “life-size” model BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution. The photoshoot juxtaposes children playing with a small RC car and an adult driving a full-size version out of a large toy box.
Read MoreIn his new magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean published a six-part screenplay titled Godspeed. The story follows Steely, a “charismatic and well-liked, but emotionally guarded” boy, alongside his friends. Ocean describes the play as a ‘reimagined part of his boyhood.’
Read MoreInside Frank Ocean’s Boys Don’t Cry magazine, journalist Danna Takako talks to the voice of the 2016 Blonde track “Be Yourself” and 2012 Channel Orange track “Not Just Money.” Takako asks Watson about her phone calls and her son’s friendship with Ocean—including how it led him to record his music for the first time—in an article titled “This Is Mom.”
Read MoreBoys Don’t Cry magazine features a brief exchange with chef and YouTube personality Felicia “Auntie Fee” O’Dell. She recounts an anecdote about rescuing Frank Ocean late one night, after he ran out of gas on the Santa Monica Freeway.
Read MoreIn the opening pages of his zine, shared on Tumblr for all to read, Frank Ocean introduces Boys Don’t Cry and his album Blonde with a missive reflecting on his experiences making the content featured throughout the art book’s 370 pages and the CD in its center.
Read MoreOn June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 58 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history to date and is widely viewed as a hate crime targeting the LGBTQ+ community. In its wake, Frank Ocean pens an emotional essay on Tumblr, discussing religion, violence, pride, and his experiences with homophobia.
Read MoreIn a Tumblr post, Frank Ocean answered a fan’s question about what he was like in high school, including his grades, extracurriculars, popularity, and crazy stories. He describes his experience at John Ehret High School near New Orleans, Louisiana, seven years after he graduated in 2005.
Read MoreFrank Ocean responded to a fan’s request on Tumblr, asking him to write a letter to his “five-years-ago self.” In the note, he shares some interesting details about his life from ages 18 to 23, including his employment history and heartbreaks. Most notably, he also reveals that he’s currently on his way to record music with Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Read MoreIn a Tumblr post, Frank Ocean shared a clip of Kim Burrell singing her 1997 song “Home” with a note about his and his family’s religious upbringing. Ocean says he never performed in a church choir or band, but he looks up to Burrell as a gospel singer.
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