Surprise! Frank Ocean Releases New Album ‘Blond’

Published: Sunday 21st Aug 2016 by Sam
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Frank Ocean is full of surprises and moments ago he let loose the latest.

After much ado, the reclusive singer-songwriter released his official sophomore album ‘Blond’ on iTunes.

The premiere of the project takes place less than 48-hours after the crooner unwrapped a visual pre-cursor offering called ‘Endless.’

And while many scratched their heads at time, there is no confusion anymore. Because ‘Blond’ is here – to both buy and stream.

Joining Ocean on his new effort are the likes of Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye West.

What are you waiting for? Dive in below…

‘Blond’ Tracklist

1 ‘Nikes’
2 ‘Ivy’
3 ‘Pink + White’ (featuring Beyoncé)
4 ‘Be Yourself’
5 ‘Solo’
6 ‘Skyline To’ (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
7 ‘Self Control’
8 ‘Good Guy’
9 ‘Nights’
10 ‘Solo (Reprise)’ (featuring André 3000)
11 ‘Pretty Sweet’
12 ‘Facebook Story’ (featuring SebastiAn)
13 ‘Close to You’
14 ‘White Ferrari’
15 ‘Siegfried’
16 ‘Godspeed’ (featuring Kim Burrell)
17 ‘Futura Free’

Stream ‘Blonde’ here

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  1. HailLegendBeysus August 21, 2016

    BOUT DAMN FUXKING TIME!!!

    • andrew August 21, 2016

      visual then droping surprise album… deja vu! bye gurl

      • OMG Logic!!! August 21, 2016

        Thighyonce didn’t invent that concept lame b1tch. Bands were doing it in the 90s.

    • Fancy BISH August 21, 2016

      Listening to it right now chile *Eats Apple Cinnamon Cheerios* *SMACKS*

      • Truth(yaaasss honey) August 21, 2016

        Biitch

    • andrew August 21, 2016

      the only interesting fact abt this album is confirming that beyoncé’s voice is officially an instrument.

    • Fancy BISH August 21, 2016

      The first thing I want to say about not only Blonde, but Lemonade, ANTI, Views and Pablo as well…we’re living in a time when an artist wants to be MUCH bigger than their songs…less emphasis on a HIT, more emphasis on a full body of work that can be BRANDED…and we’re also living in a time of the FINISHED ‘unfinished’ song…now, this has kinda irked me, but I’m starting to get more comfortable with it…just when a song is about to take off, it goes off lol…I’m like, WHET? lol…Kendrick does it, Drake, Kanye, Bey, Rih, Frank, The Weeknd…and not for a lack of effort or being lazy…cause it obviously takes a VILLAGE of songwriters and producers to make these type of songs…album credits are long as I don’t know what lol…still listening!

      • Andrew August 23, 2016

        You should work from home, uh oh uh oh.

  2. trellbeylike August 21, 2016

    My favs are solo, nights, pink + white!

  3. Rowlandstone August 21, 2016

    Double pleasure.

  4. Rowlandstone August 21, 2016

    God bless this dude.

  5. Tori August 21, 2016

    This is what y’all have been waiting for? I like Night and I’m in LOVE with Solo REPRISE. Ppl on Twitter are saying that 25, Anti, Lemonade, Views From The 6 & Blond are the best albums released so that lets me know the value of music is not what the GP is looking for. Everyone wants the shock value from artist, the surprise release thing is starting to get old but Frank imo is the only artist to master it. Ppl knew that BEYONCÉ and Lemonade were driving, who produced what, the director for the movie and Rob Stringer told everyone that she was doing a visual for each so h on E she shot Jealous in NY, Her team told ppl about XO, Nana J (her engineer) told EVERY F****** THING about Lemonade, in August 2015. Rihanna leaked her s*** then surprised released it to cover it up. Frank is the ONLY artist to give you NOTHING and that’s why ppl hyped it up. But this album is literally one long song, it’s so slow and drug out like Calling All Lovers. Nothing G really exciting or new on this album.

    • Lea August 21, 2016

      ^This^

    • Gayashec August 21, 2016

      B**** calling all lovers is one of the greatest r&b albums like I was rooting for you and yo lil comment till I seen that lie

      • Tori August 21, 2016

        Calling All Lovers gets lost and dull from 3-10, that’s a long time to be stuck on slow ballads and is mostly why ppl don’t like the album. All 4 Deluxe tracks could easily replace those tracks for a much better album. That album isn’t the greatest of anything and is definitely fighting with “Tamar” over what’s the weakest project, “Winter Loversland” is more exciting than both of this project! If this album is the “greatest” how come it’s at what 90k and Love and War is at 500k?

  6. WTF August 21, 2016

    6 Years 4 Years 20 Years Of Time Wasted… This S*** Is Whack As F***… When You Can’t Sing, You Shouldnt..

  7. Star August 21, 2016

    Congrats Frankie,this better be good.

  8. Weezy Tha Goat/ Zayn is ? August 21, 2016

    I’ll be streaming it.

  9. Wash yo mouth pls August 21, 2016

    I need a better view of that cover?

    • Tyler August 22, 2016

      Yeah he should do something with tyler torro

  10. Wash yo mouth pls August 21, 2016

    I wonder how much Beyonce charges for a feature

    • Tyler August 22, 2016

      I bet she sells her vocals on the phone

  11. MusicLife August 21, 2016

    Never been a fan or gave his music the time of day, is it worth starting now?

    • Dev August 21, 2016

      I always say that it’s worth a listen as music (like art) is subjective. Regardless of the comments on here (mine included) you can decide yourself but start with Ultra/Nostalgia and then Channel Orange and then Blond.

  12. stardom August 21, 2016

    Am so hooked on pink + white like darnnn.
    I wish that crazy b**** sang more though lol.

  13. Dev August 21, 2016

    Oh how underwhelmed i am. Its fine waiting for an artist to release music but at least let there be progression from the last release and this sounds like it has literally been in archives until now. Now, i’m not saying that i don’t like some of the songs, but it general i still feel that Ultra/Nostalgia is his best work to date .
    I like pink + white but to say it features Beyonce is just baiting because i feel that she didn’t contribute enough not warrant a feature or sound enough like her to know it was her. I also like Sigmund and Night and was happy to hear Andre 3000 on Solo reprise but the rest i can leave.
    Apparently Jasmine Sullivan contributed! Where?

    • chileplease August 21, 2016

      After giving this album a good listen, I’m convinced this is a vanity project. No real structure, no meaning/connection with the consumer. Just a bunch of sounds that mean everything to him and nothing to the general public. Not saying every song has to be verse/chorus/bridge/etc, but damn give us something. I’ll pass on this one, Frank.

      • Um. August 21, 2016

        Yeeesssss. And it’s even more so apparent considering how long it took. Same thing with VIEWS. It’s clear at this point that some artists have begun spending years to make albums not for the perfection of the art but to build their own hype and i’m not here for it.

      • Credits August 21, 2016

        @ chileplease, what you described sounds like a James Blake album….

  14. BrandySlayanna August 21, 2016

    Love it!

  15. Thando August 21, 2016

    “Do not smoke marijuana, do not consume alcohol. This is mom. Call me. Bye.”

    • Fancy BISH August 21, 2016

      lol, I like how you could tell how much she loves him…moms are the best!

  16. S****** Blonde August 21, 2016

    The album title is……

  17. LB August 21, 2016

    The album slays, absolutely love it

  18. LB August 21, 2016

    I also heard Brit Brit’s album and the Biatch DeliverrrreeddddTTTTTT. Her best album since In the Zone and Blackout.

    • Danzou August 21, 2016

      If she delivered then im returning to sender.

  19. Barb B**** August 21, 2016

    Slay!

  20. B2B August 21, 2016

    Beyonce needs to be stopped! This minimal approach is killing my soul!!! I can’t take this S***! B slays features now all she is doing is singing hooks, backing vocals, or being an instrument! uhhh I think the can I maybe song did it for me and this is the icing on the cake. I

  21. Annalise August 21, 2016

    YASSSSS !! Pink + White slayyyyys!!! Not Queen B SLAYINE your faves with minimal vocals. I love it! So sweet and angelic.l I’m actually really enjoying Beyonce’s new features, her harmonies really compliment so many genres of music. If you go back to Destiny Fulfilled and listen to the harmonies, it’s mainly Beyonce harmonising and adding texture to her own vocals. SLAY Mrs Carter!!!

    • Marie August 21, 2016

      Shut up nobody doesn’t even like you including your family.

      • Annalise August 21, 2016

        LMFAO!!! You seem pressedT af hunny, creating fake usernames and all sorts just to get my attention. The whole album slays and clearly you’re just an obsessed fan ???

    • Marie August 21, 2016

      Shut your minimum wage payless ass wh9re. Your existence is not needed. So annoying smh at this trade.

      • Annalise August 21, 2016

        *NEW YORK VOICE* I AIN GOIN NO MUTHAFÜCKING WHERE B*TCH! get used to it you big-wig-wearing HŒ, and address me under your actual name EbølaLamb!

    • Marie August 21, 2016

      Can you drag anyone w/o referencing a tv read? I said what I said, no one likes you in life that is why you’re lonely.

      • Annalise August 21, 2016

        But isn’t “I Said What I Said’ a famous TV line from Queen Moose herself? B*tch bye! LMAO you seem genuinely upset and desperate for my attention. I’m not sure why, but i’ll be praying for you and your walls hunnie!

  22. Chileplease August 21, 2016

    On first listen, channel orange wins.

  23. Beygency August 21, 2016

    Gay trash at best. I smell A I D S.

    • What Now August 21, 2016

      SMDH. Don’t be a disgusting f***.

  24. What Now August 21, 2016

    The album is a 7/10 for me and that’s mainly because of the features were excellent (even with them barely being there). I think it wasn’t necessarily worth the wait, but it is worth a listen (at least a stream or two). FYI Kim Burrell was no joke on Godspeed.

  25. #JACKIE August 21, 2016

    Dull.

  26. Danzou August 21, 2016

    Great album.

    • Hi Hater! August 21, 2016

      I’m glad you’re supporting your gay community.

      • Danzou August 21, 2016

        Lol did you miss me h**?

  27. Annalise August 21, 2016

    Why is mark so PRESSEDT?????? ???

    • Danzou August 21, 2016

      Cuz his fave dead

  28. cocobutta August 21, 2016

    I like that he doesn’t try to do things not suited to him.

    Frank O got a cool vibe. Love him lyrically than vocally but defo something to chill with.

  29. fatusankoh August 21, 2016

    I can’t wait to hear the album and queen bey part
    L

  30. RICHIE_RICH August 21, 2016

    Bravo ???????????????????? Great music always wins!!!!

  31. Casual-T August 21, 2016

    Not bad, but overall, too much art and not enough hits. But I guess, commercialism isn’t really what Frank Ocean is about anyway.
    .
    The best track was Futura Free. It’s on repeat.

  32. Rihboy August 21, 2016

    Sounds like one big song to me. Nothing stands out. I kind of like white Ferrari! He tries to hard to be fetch. And it shows in his music.

  33. ???????Chile, take this “Itty Bitty Piggy” to the market and make sure you hold her hand while crossing the street!??????? August 21, 2016

    I wish I could enjoy a few pinetarts while listening to the entire of this album, but I guess roti will do fine enough.

    • Fancy BISH August 21, 2016

      I swear you just put me on to something new! I have never heard of a pine tart, so I googled it…CHILE…yum!

  34. SBC19 August 21, 2016

    Gaywad

  35. Daimler August 21, 2016

    Hate everything about him.

  36. Nowd Reddish tran ivy blobukz Need UK timely Ukuno eremixi August 22, 2016

    Nice tracklist of songs

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