One of 2011’s most celebrated lyricist, Frank Ocean, lands his first official solo magazine cover in the form of The Fader’s Fall Fashion Issue. Ocean’s claim to fame is this year’s imaginative ‘nostalgia, ULTRA’. The singer’s first single, ‘Novacane’, has peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and cracked Billboard Hot 100. The in demand artist, also makes not one, but two appearances on one of the most anticipated releases this year, Jay-Z & Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’. Check out an excerpt from the full feature below.
When he was nine, Frank Ocean’s godfather subscribed him to Robb Report, a magazine for the ultra-rich. Less interested in fiduciary smarts, it’s a catalog of conspicuous consumption, highlighting tropical vacations, invaluable antiques and, as Ocean came to know, really expensive cars. Though he comes from a middle class family, he obsessively read the magazine’s classified ads, fixating on exorbitantly priced used Bentleys and Maybachs. “I would just fall in love with all their cars. That was the start.” Ocean, whowas born Christopher Breaux (and goes by Lonny to friends), downscaled his material desires, and when he was 13, began going door-to-door, detailing cars for cash. “I would bring all my supplies. Literally, it was like a movie, I had a wagon, those long red wagons, like a Radio Flyer-type wagon, and I used to buy my own soaps.”
LOOKS A BIT LIKE A YOUNG BILLY OCEAN BACK IN THE DAY.
He Looks Good ! He Gonna Be Killing The Game In The Next Few Years !
lame
I’m mad at the Mickey Mouse Club ears & scarf remix he has on!!! Cute face though………WEEEEEEEEEEERK!
I LOVE THIS GUY!
HE DOES AMAZING WORK….AND HE’S EVEN OUT THERE WITH THE BIG PEOPLE LIKE JAY Z AND KANYE
HE IS DEFINITELY THE BREAK OUT STAR OF ODD FUTURE…TYLER THE CREATOR CAN SIT WITH HIS COCKROACH EATING ASS … 😆
he also wrote “I MISS YOU” Which is Beyonce’s personal favorite from “4”….Do your thing FRANK!
He’s cute.
I dnt care how many songs he wrote…………. I just wana kno how is he gettin all this shine before JCole????
Frank is kinda new on da scene, so I dnt understand how he is gettin all this shine before JCole…….
JCole should have been on Watch The Throne NOT this guy…….
I am now convinced JayZ dnt want Cole to shine since ppl said he had some of da best verses on Blue Print 3!!!
If this guy releases a album before JCole, JayZ will prove everyone right.
This dude. He looks so good couldnt even read that long ass text.
@QUEENBEY
Frank Ocean is not signed under Jay Z so if he releases an album first it wouldnt be Jay-Z’s fault…
@YEABEY- Hey
I hear u JayZ is basically promoting him more than his own artist.
JayZ should have featured Cole on atleast one of his songs on WTT……….
Jay is cosignin Frank more than Cole………alot of ppl dnt even kno Cole is on Roc Nation, but they think Frank is……
@QUEENBEY
I see your point…J Cole already released his first single but I heard nothing about it ever since….
*TYPO
@YEABEY- Hey
I hear u but JayZ is basically promoting him more than his own artists.
JayZ should have featured Cole on atleast one of his songs on WTT……….
Jay is cosignin Frank more than Cole………alot of ppl dnt even kno Cole is on Roc Nation, but they think Frank is……
@YEABEY- JCole released a song called ‘Who Dat’ A YEAR AGO, this was suppose to be on his debut album but that never camed out, so he released a mixtape and that song was on it.
Jay is one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry, and yet artists on his record label are unknown.
Being signed to Roc Nation is like being an unsigned artist……u still have to promote ur music on ur own.
@QUEENBEY
That’s a shame then…CHER LLOYD is signed to Roc Nation and her crappy music is still selling and she is still popular…By the way you explained it I think Jay-Z might be scared that J-Cole might be competition…
The hat has ears. i like.
Hey looks like a m***** or some hair animal to me!
I don’t get what the big deal is with this guy? He sounds the same on every song similar to Drake. I guess since he is attached to JayZ he is now an important figure in music?
@REAL REAL TALK
Except FRANK OCEAN can actually sing…Drake does his little thing thing
I LOVE “NOVACANE” AND “I MISS YOU”. I DOWNLOADED HIS MIXTAPE, BUT HAVEN’T LISTENED YET.
@QueenBey I was going to write THE SAME EXACT THING that you did!!! How is Frank Ocean on WTT, yet J. Cole is nowhere to be found on there? Personally I think Jay may feel threatened by Cole. J. Cole has the potential to outshine Jay with a little grooming & time IMO.
FRANK >>>>>>>> TYLER FLOP ASS !
He’s a cutie!
this my n**** right here ! im glad he gettin some shine .i see he started hustlin at a young age well now s*** is payin off
Wow, the…
>>> ILLUMINATI <<<
… again…
@VICIOUS VIXEN- Cosign 100%
@jamir21: bey,rih,gaga,brit SHITS on janet & keri !
Why the hate for Taylor.. also how on earth is Taylor a flop.. when shes the biggest selling female artist in america.. me thinks you need to think through what you type
@TAYLOR SWIFTS NUMBER 1 FAN
hes talking about tyler the creator not taylor swift
@KREAYSHAWN STAN
Haha sorry to that person then.
Why are some of you complaining about JCole not being on WTT??? Did you find any other rappers featured on it? Jay doesn’t have to put any of his artists on his album, there’s no rule saying he has to. Frank Ocean is a singer, JCole is a rapper. Jay could’ve also put Rihanna on it too but he didn’t. He could’ve put Cher Lloyd on there as well but guess what? He didn’t. They were going for a specific sound and I don’t think JCole would’ve fit. I like them all though.
i agree j cole cudda been fixed
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real real talk
August 9, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Hey looks like a m***** or some hair animal to me!
I don’t get what the big deal is with this guy? He sounds the same on every song similar to Drake. I guess since he is attached to JayZ he is now an important figure in music?
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Agreed.
YeaBey Expose Them All
August 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm
he also wrote “I MISS YOU” Which is Beyonce’s personal favorite from “4″….Do your thing FRANK!
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‘I Miss You’ is my fave song on Bey’s album! Bey’s vocals slay on it!
I think Frank is a dope writer but I don’t like his voice & I think most of his material sounds so dark & depressing like he is on an acid trip when he sings or something. I perfer his songs when someone else is singing them.
I also really like ‘Made in America’ on Jay & Kanye’s album. I think he sounded good on that one. I give props when it is due.
I still don’ t like his ass though…..
@VA STAND UP!!
I LOVE MADE IN AMERICA!! LOL…he Wowed me on that one…
I dig Frank Ocean – glad to see him rise up. My fav Frank Ocean tune is “Back” produced by Dapo Torimiro (just leaked) – it’s a nice R&B tune. I actually found out about Frank a couple of years ago from my bro Dapo when they placed “Bigger” on Bieber’s first cd and “Quickly” on John Legend’s album (duet with Brandy) and they have a bunch of other joints on Frank’s mixed tape (Bedtime Stories, Done, Lights, Read The Stars, Standing Still.) The songs are listed as produced by Midi Mafia but they worked with Dapo (and didn’t credit him). Happy for Frank.
I love what he produces. His voice is good too. Oh and did I mention he is cute too.