Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean is an R&B singer-songwriter originally from Louisiana who began writing music professionally in 2005 under his birth name of Christopher Breaux (aka Lonny Breaux). His records focus mainly on interpersonal relationships, personal reflection and social commentary. He met Odd Future and Tricky Stewart in 2009 through his business connections, the latter of which got him signed to Def Jam. When Def Jam would not release nostalgia, ULTRA., he released it as part of Odd Future's label online, generating considerable interest in Ocean's talents. Some of his clients include Kanye West and Jay Z (who featured him on their collab album Watch the Throne), Beyoncé (whose song "I Miss You" was written by him), Justin Bieber, John Legend and Brandy. Ocean also is proficient in rapping and has done so on some Odd Future songs. Several fans didn't notice that the first verse on Tyler's "She" was him rapping, for instance.


 * nostalgia, ULTRA. (2010)
 * The Lonny Breaux Collection (unofficial mixtape, 2011)
 * OF Tape Vol. 2 (Odd Future compilation, 2012)
 * Channel Orange (2012)
 * Endless (2016, Apple Music exclusive video album)
 * Blonde (2016)


 * The Cameo: Appears at the end of Domo Genesis' "Steam Roller".
 * Let's Just Be Friends: His newly married wife pulls this on him in "American Wedding".
 * One of Us: nostalgia, ULTRA.'s interludes are named after Street Fighter, Metal Gear Solid, GoldenEye and Soul Calibur.