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Frank Ocean – Wise Man
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Originally intended for the 2012 film Django Unchained, according to the director Quentin Tarantino, “there just wasn’t a scene” for Frank Ocean’s “Wise Man.” In an interview with
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man Samples
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See all of “Wise Man” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man (Final)
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Frank wrote “Wiseman” for Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 slavery western Django Unchained but Tarantino couldn’t find the right scene for it and so the song went unused. Frank shared the
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man (Live)
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Wiseman closed his mouth / Madman closed his fist / Young man shows his age / Judge man named it sin / Bad man don' exist no / No evil man exists / Good man don't exist no / No
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Sheldon Plankton – Virginia Beach Samples
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See all of “Virginia Beach” by Sheldon Plankton’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Drake – Virginia Beach
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“Virginia Beach”, the introduction of For All The Dogs, is a heartfelt track, laced around a warped Frank Ocean sample. Drake establishes a recurring theme on the album, reviewing
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Frank Ocean – Wise Man (Revised)
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This song was originally intended to be featured on the film Django Unchained. According to Django director Quentin Tarantino, the track didn’t make the cut because “there just
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You're my brother, but your eyes are cold
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A Brother can either be an actual brother or just a fellow man.
Despite us all being brothers and sisters under God and/or Mother Nature, we have hate for each other and often go out of our way to make others feel bad. Despite the closeness implied by the plural noun brother, people still hold grudges against each other.
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Frank Ocean – We All Try
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On “We All Try,” the conflict presented is between optimism and cynicism. Two verses: what he believes (verse one) and what he does not (verse two).
Frank affirms the optimistic
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Frank Ocean – Provider
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“Provider” premiered on Frank Ocean’s blonded radio episode 007 on August 27th, 2017. The lyric video also premiered on his website blonded.co
There were also several different
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Frank Ocean – Blue Whale
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An album outtake from Frank, produced with Pharrell Williams and detailing his maturity, hometown and rise to fame.
The blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived
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Napoleon Da Legend (Ft. Sean Price) – Wise Men
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[Verse 1: Napoleon Da Legend] / Who’s the best rapper that ever lived? / Answer the question kid, the lesson is / You took more than a second then the Legend is / Prolific rap
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Frank Ocean – Lost
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“Lost” is the fourth single from Frank Ocean’s critically acclaimed debut studio album, Channel Orange.
The protagonist in the song is a drug supplier who uses his girlfriend as a
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Frank Ocean – Eyes Like Sky
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A track from Frank Ocean’s channel ORANGE sessions that didn’t quite make the cut
Eyes like sky is a metaphor for the blind boy being able to see the Earth as if he’s the sky the
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Frank Ocean – Theme Music
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Frank Ocean shared a snippet of “Theme Music” in a since-deleted Tumblr post on June 2, 2011, with the caption:
remember when people used to put out snippets?
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Diplo, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon) – Hero
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Another installment of Converse’s Three Artists, One Song series, which has seen people from Gorillaz, to Andre 3000, to Soulja Boy collaborate with each other. All the tracks can
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids
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This is Frank Ocean’s near 10 minute long tale of the ancient history of the Black woman, and her gradual decline from a Queen in her homeland to her now degrading role in the
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Frank Ocean – Sweet Life
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The fifth track off of Frank Ocean’s full length debut, channel ORANGE, “Sweet Life” provides a reflective look into the effects of wealth.
In the song, Frank explores the idea of
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SoMo – Frank Ocean Medley
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A tornado flew around my room before you came / Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain / In Southern California, much like Arizona / My eyes don't shed tears, but, boy
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Frank Ocean – Provider (Version 4)
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Frank Ocean released “Provider” on August 27, 2017, through episode 007 of blonded RADIO. Five versions of “Provider” premiered on 007, including four remixes. The fourth version
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Tyler, The Creator – Awkward
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A song about a girl Tyler used to date in 2007.
Story wise, this song is from Sam’s point of view (again), telling Wolf about the first time he met Salem (which is how Cowboy ends
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Sheldon Plankton – Virginia Beach
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[Intro: Sheldon Plankton] / I bet your mother would be proud of you, ooh (You, you, you, oh) / I bet our mother would be proud of you, oh / I know what you say / You say I coulda
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Frank Ocean – Memrise
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The world has been waiting for Frank Ocean’s return to music after releasing the critically acclaimed channel ORANGE in 2012. While a collab song for Converse dropped earlier in
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Joey Bada$$ – Cruise Control
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[Chorus] / Livin' in a world so cold / Keep a nigga on ten toes / Where I'm headin', only Lord knows / Said, I'm droppin' my top down on cruise control / [Verse 1] / Uh, thirty
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A$AP Rocky – Excuse Me
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The first verse of this song premiered in Rocky’s “LSD” video, as first mentioned by Complex Magazine.
The song samples “Please Come Home for Christmas” by the Platters.
The
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Frank Ocean – Acura Integurl
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The title “Acura Integurl” is a play on the name of the discontinued Honda Acura Integra car. This song is also a metaphor for a girl that Frank had a relationship with.
This car
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Frank Ocean – 4 Tears
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Frank Ocean released “4 Tears” via Tumblr on December 26, 2011, alongside a brief note:
i just listened to this a few times for myself. figured maybe some[one] else needed to hear
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Frank Ocean – Heartbreak + Jetlag
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This is the third track on the Unreleased, MISC mixtape by Frank Ocean, a compilation of Frank Ocean songs that were made during the Nostalgia ULTRA era
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Frank Ocean – You Are Luhh
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Frank Ocean released a cover of the Isley Brothers‘ song “(At Your Best) You Are Love” via Tumblr on January 17, 2015, performed in the rendition of Aaliyah’s 1994 cover “At Your
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Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
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The content of this song doesn’t advance the narrative of the album. It is told from the perspective of present-day Kendrick Lamar, who isn’t happy with the state of rap music, and
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Frank Ocean – Voodoo
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Released through Tumblr devoid of much fanfare, Voodoo is a short and somber track pondering the trials of the world, marriage, relationships, and family.
In a very economic way
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Frank Ocean – Whip Appeal
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Released directly from Frank’s Tumblr.
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There’s An Important Clue At The Exact Middle Point of Frank Ocean’s “Blonde”
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The 30-minute mark during “Nights” might explain a part of Frank’s mystery.
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Frank Ocean – Moon River
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Frank dropped this song on his YouTube account “Blonded” and his Tumblr with the caption “in the late nite” by surprise the night after Valentine’s Day 2018.
The song is a cover
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Rosie Watson) – This Is Mom
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Rosie Watson introduces herself by saying her son inherited "the gift of the gab" from her. And she comes correct; within moments, a stream of stories, pearls of wisdom, life
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Frank Ocean – Songs for Women
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On “Songs for Women,” Frank Ocean can’t decide whether to rue or revel in his conflicted feelings about women. On one hand his musical talent gives him leverage with the ladies
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Lil B) – Holy Combat (BasedGod Interview)
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This interview was originally published in Frank’s Boys Don’t Cry magazine, which he gave away for free to fans in a series of pop-up stores across the country in the summer of
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The Game – The Black Slim Shady
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“The Black Slim Shady” marks The Game’s first highly anticipated official diss track for Eminem. On March 5, 2022, the rapper first mentioned Eminem during a Drink Champs interview
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Eloy – Ro Setau
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Deep in the desert / Treasures of wisdom / Left by wise men / Thousands of years ago / Tormenting questions / Awaiting answers / Sensitive minds / Crave for discovery / While
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Tyler, The Creator – EARFQUAKE
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“EARFQUAKE” is a collaboration between Tyler, The Creator and Playboi Carti. In the song, Tyler sings about a lover he depends on, who he knows he hasn’t treated the best, but
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Frank Sinatra – I Concentrate On You
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Whenever skies look gray to me / And trouble begins to brew / Whenever the winter winds become too strong / I concentrate on you / When fortune cries "Nay, nay" to me / And people
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Frank Sinatra – Come Fly with Me
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Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly with Me” was written specifically for Ol' Blue Eyes and serves as the opening track to the eponymous album released in 1958.
Despite this, Frank’s re-
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MikeyxD and Madkol – Madkol Interviews MikeyxD: 2017
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Well, it's April Fools' Day as I type this, but I can assure you that the following is no joke! (Okay, no more bad puns, I promise.) On March 26, 2017, I interviewed MikeyxD, a
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Joy Orbison (Ft. Léa Sen) – better
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[Verse 1] / You get to move five ways, but / You tend to let it wait / You might just lose your head, man / You don't do what I say / [Refrain] / It's your fault if you feel stuck
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Lord Finesse (Ft. Grand Puba, Large Professor & Sadat X) – Actual Facts
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[Intro] / "That’s right" / "That’s right" / [Chorus] / "This is actual fact, it’s not an act, it’s been proven indeed" / "That’s right" / "No doubt" / "What’s that all about?" / "
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Kendrick Lamar – PRIDE.
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“PRIDE” is an introspective track that continues the album’s strong religious themes. Consider Proverbs 11:2:
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
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Kidkanevil (Ft. Ocean Wisdom) – EWOK
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On “EWOK”, the second track of Kidkanevil’s album Rap Biscuits, Vol 1, Ocean Wisdom takes Kidkanevil’s dirty, bass-infused beat and uses his patented rapid flow to completely tear
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