While perusing through music one day, I came across a group named Odd Future a rap group consisting of around 12 members including singer-songwriter/rapper, Frank Ocean. I was intrigued, so I decided to check them out. I had never heard of Frank Ocean before but he was featured on one of their tracks, "White," (link to song: White (feat. Frank Ocean)- Odd Future) and I figured why not. After I listened to it, I realized I had been missing out on something huge. Frank Ocean, born Christopher "Lonny" Beraux, grew up in New Orleans, and was attending The University of New Orleans when hurricane Katrina hit. Shortly there after, moving to L.A. eventually joining Odd Future and getting signed by Def Jam, releasing "channel ORANGE," his first non-mixtape studio album. Ocean wrote and preformed all 17 tracks on the album.
With his smooth, relaxing, and extremely melodic voice, the 62 minutes flies by. The amazing album is very diverse, consisting of songs like the upbeat and happier "Sweet Life," filled with observations of the modern world and its hardships.
To songs that honestly do not make much sense to me like "Forrest Gump," yet still have an insanely good intro and just flawless vocals. Forrest Gump- Frank Ocean Others sounding like the hip-hop and R&B songs out now, preaching about strippers and money yet still sounding somber and almost depressing like "Pyramids." Yet it seems that Ocean still seems to keep it classy, with his great writing and melodies.
(There is a music video but....since the song is about a strip club....I decided that might not be the best idea to post on this blog, but feel free to check it out if you desire) Overall I think Ocean is one of the best writers, vocalists, and performers of our time, yet because he is involved with the "underground" hip-hop scene, he might never get the full respect he deserves. This is very unfortunate, in my opinion, because he really is that good. -Brooks Gonzales
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