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Frank Ocean – Chanel
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“Chanel” is the first solo track by Frank Ocean since the release of his projects Blonde and Endless in August 2016.
Ocean premiered the tracks during the second episode of his
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A Lyrical Analysis Of Queer Themes In Frank Ocean’s Music
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“Chanel” is just the latest example of his boundary-pushing lyrics.
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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 (Ft. A$AP Rocky) – Chanel (Remix)
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A$AP Rocky joins Frank Ocean for a remix of his track “Chanel.” The dual release of the two tracks fits well with Ocean’s infamous “I got twoooooo versions” riff and his continued
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Frank Ocean – Forrest Gump
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“Forrest Gump” is the sixteenth and penultimate track on Frank Ocean’s debut album, Channel ORANGE.
The song makes considerable reference to the 1994 comedy-drama film Forrest
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” is the first single on channel ORANGE. Frank originally wrote it for Bridget Kelly but after his reference track leaked he recorded a higher-quality version and
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Frank Ocean (Ft. André 3000) – Pink Matter
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A play on the term “gray matter,” the substance that makes up the brain, “Pink Matter” is a meditation on the female anatomy, desire, and fantasy.
The song features OutKast member
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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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Frank Ocean – Chanel (Arcando Remix)
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[Verse] / My guy pretty like a girl / And he got fight stories to tell / I see both sides like Chanel / See on both sides like Chanel / Swimmin' laps through pool water / Heated
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids
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Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids” is a nearly 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
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Frank Ocean – Bad Religion
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Frank Ocean initiates a makeshift therapy session in the backseat of a cab on this sorrowful track.
The night channel ORANGE was released on iTunes, Frank premiered this song on
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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Continuing a major theme on the album, Frank evokes the lux and glamorous like no other (see “Sweet Life” and “Lost”). Only “Super Rich Kids” is a bit more harrowing—there’s
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Frank Ocean – Lens
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“Lens” is the third song to premiere on Frank Ocean’s Beats 1 “blonded RADIO” show, following the releases of “Chanel” and “Biking” on previous episodes.
Ocean also premiered a
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Frank Ocean – Frank Ocean's Open Letter on Tumblr
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He was an integral part of “No Church in the Wild,”, which featured a hip hop first; Jay-Z rapping about the “Euthyphro Dilemma!” Here, however, Frank is the only exponent of a far
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Frank Ocean – Crack Rock
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On the 9th track off channel ORANGE, Ocean speaks about a man overcome by an addiction to crack cocaine, and comments on the issues of the so-called “War on Drugs” in America. In
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Knowledge Drop: How Frank Ocean’s “Crack Rock” Was Shaped By Observations At AA & NA Meetings
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Ocean used to attend 12-step meetings led by his grandfather.
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Sose Paez) – Chanel (Remix) ft. Sose Paez
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[Verse 1 Frank Ocean] / My guy pretty like a girl / And he got fight stories to tell / I see both sides like Chanel / See on both sides like Chanel / Swimmin' laps through pool
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – End/Golden Girl
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“End” serves as the closer to Frank Ocean’s debut studio album channel ORANGE on streaming services, while the CD version includes the hidden track “Golden Girl,” featuring Tyler
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Frank Ocean – In My Room
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“In My Room” is the second single released by Frank Ocean in 2019, following “DHL” released in October. The track came as an unannounced surprise to his fans early Saturday morning
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Frank Ocean – Start
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Every track on Channel ORANGE is a different program on our journey with Frank who is channel-surfing through his memories, and the intro features the TV and PlayStation being
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Frank Ocean – Not Just Money
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This is actually just one of Frank’s friend’s mom, Rosie Watson, scolding him. The homie recorded it (cuz it’s just too damn funny) and gave it to Frank to use on the album
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Frank Ocean – White Ferrari
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The heartbreaking “White Ferrari” features great emotional depth as the track speaks volumes about love and permanence.
In December 2015, Canadian DJ and producer A-Trak started
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Pictured: (left) The interlocking “C” Chanel logo, (right) Frank Ocean wearing a Chanel glasses case ... defined as an ocean channel. Because channels act as a ...
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Frank Ocean (Ft. John Mayer) – White
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This cut from Channel Orange is a relaxed instrumental version of Frank’s song “White” from The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2
https://youtu.be/GagOHHNobn8
The song features a guitar
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Where This Flower Blooms
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This is the second track off of Tyler’s fourth studio album, Flower Boy.
The first verse focuses on how Tyler used to live before making it big: counting sheep and being too broke
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A Track By Track Analysis Of Every Song On Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’
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The Genius community wrote bios for every song, breaking down themes of love, drugs, and depression.
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Frank Ocean – Chanel Samples
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See all of “Chanel” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Frank Ocean – blonded 002 - Tracklist
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Mary Lou Williams – St. Martin de Porres / Vegyn, Federico & Driver – So Far Away (Skit) / Alex G – Mis / Steve Lacy – Dark Red / Superorganism – Something for Your M.I.N.D
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Kaash Paige – Frank Ocean
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[Verse 1] / What got you thinkin' this type of way? Yeah / You've been on my mind all of the fuckin' time / Uh, oh, oh / So slow mo' (Uh, oh, oh) / Writin' all these love songs for
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Frank Ocean – Novacane
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“Novacane,“ the lead single from Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA., describes what it’s like to have sex while on drugs, and it details the relationship between Ocean
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Frank Ocean – DHL
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“DHL” is Frank Ocean’s first original track since 2017, which debuted at the end of the first blonded RADIO episode of the year, on October 19, 2019. It was originally teased on
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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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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Purity
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“Purity“ is the final track on A$AP Rocky’s album, TESTING, and the second track to feature Frank Ocean. “Purity“ finds an introspective Rocky looking back on his life of fame and
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Charlie Burg – Channel Orange In Your Living Room
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[VERSE] / We met when I was drunk / That party didn’t actually suck / You made fun of how slow I drank / We had that mutual friend / Who introduced us at the end of the night / I
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Frank Ocean – Biking (Solo)
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Frank released this alternate version of “Biking” on his Beats1 show; Blonded 006. It excludes verses from Jay Z and Tyler, The Creator that featured on the original and features a
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Frank Ocean – Ivy
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On “Ivy,” Frank reflects on his mistakes and explores a failed relationship. With Frank’s vocals laid over melancholic production, “Ivy” is a heart-breaker of a song that could be
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Frank Ocean (Ft. JAY-Z & Tyler, The Creator) – Biking
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“Biking” finds Frank, Jay and Tyler working around a bicycle metaphor, each employing it in a different manner. The track works in the “cyclic form” of musical construction, with
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