The track, shared on SoundCloud and Tumblr, interpolates Babyface’s 1990 song of the same name.
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It turns out that Big Sean spent some time recording with Frank Ocean for the G.O.O.D. Music Compilation, but that the records ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Henley (via his music label Rhino) sent Ocean a letter instructing him to stop performing the 2011 Nostalgia Ultra track “American Wedding,” which samples his rock band’s 1976 song. The notice also asks him to take it offline and publicly “express his admiration for Mr. Henley.” In a Tumblr post, Ocean describes this as an overreaction to an “homage” from which he hasn’t profited.
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In a Tumblr post, Ocean shared a short, somber song influenced by his upbringing in New Orleans. It alludes to hardships endured in his youth, growing up without his father. The chorus interpolates the classic spiritual “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.”
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He reveals that Frank Ocean was involved in the sessions.
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Ocean surprised his fans with a Christmas Day present, sharing a new track on his Tumblr, alongside a brief note: “I just listened to this a few times for myself. Figured maybe someone else needed to hear it.”
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Canadian singer Justin Bieber and aspiring rapper Jaden Smith have covered Frank Ocean’s song “Thinking About You.” The rendition includes original verses by the duo. Ocean wrote the piece for Bridget Kelly, who premiered it as a single in July 2011. Much like Kelly, Ocean previously worked with Bieber as a songwriter.
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Following its music video debut, the song is now the second digital single released through Def Jam from Ocean’s debut project, Nostalgia Ultra.
Read MoreKelly's new EP Every Girl features the track “Thinking About Forever,” written by Frank Ocean.
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Odd Future re-released Domo Genesis’ 2010 song “SteamRoller,” featuring Frank Ocean and Hodgy Beats, as part of an iTunes compilation titled 12 Odd Future Songs. The project’s cover artwork explains: “These are random Odd Future songs that might be performed at shows for people who don’t dig deeper through the Odd Future catalog.”
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The production is Def Jam’s second video adaptation from Ocean’s debut project, Nostalgia Ultra, which he released independently last February. It features direction by Nabil Elderkin.
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Ocean posted a new music video for his song “Thinking About You” on Tumblr. The team behind the High 5 Collective directed and released it on their Vimeo. Ocean plays a doctor in the short film.
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The mixtape features another reused beat from fellow Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator.
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Before her debut album drops, Kelly has released an acoustic version of “Thinking About Forever.”
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Frank Ocean features on two tracks, “No Church In The Wild” and “Made in America.”
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A new Frank Ocean track has popped up on Herfection featuring a verse from Kyle Christopher. Not much is known about Kyle Christopher, and Frank’s manager, Christian Clancy, says the song is “fake,” but the vocals sound authentic. So we did a little more digging.
Read MoreThe track was written by Frank Ocean and it will appear on her upcoming EP Every Girl.
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Frank Ocean released his demo of the track he wrote for Bridget Kelly on his Tumblr before quickly taking it down.
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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.
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Australian director Nabil Elderkin took the lead on this new music video for Nostalgia, ULTRA's lead single "Novacane."
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