Christopher Edwin Breaux, better known as Frank Ocean. Singer, songwriter, rapper and one of my favorite artists; he is super talented and has so many great songs. He has two studio albums and one mixtape. He released his first album, Channel Orange in 2012 and now four years later his second one Blonde was released. He made us wait four years, four years too long. For someone that talented, I wish he would release an album every year, but I guess you cannot rush perfection. Here are a few reasons why he’s the best:
1. He used to be a ghostwriter
He wrote songs for other artists such as Justin Bieber, John Legend, and Beyoncé. These are very popular artists themselves, and knowing that he composed some songs of theirs makes him even more incredible.
2. His songs and albums have received awards
Ocean received Artist of the Year by Attitude Magazine, he won International Male Artist at the Brit Awards, GLAAD Media Awards awarded him Outstanding Music Artist. He also won a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Channel Orange and another Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “No Church in the Wild”. He won a GQ Award for Rookie of the Year, a Soul Train Music Award for Album of the Year for Channel Orange. He also won a UK Music Video Award for Bes Urban Video for “Novacane” and a Webby Award for Person of the Year.
3. He has an incredible voice
He really has a God given talent and he blesses us every time he holds up a mic. Frank Ocean can hit those high notes too... truly incredible. I have seen him sing live on TV and he sounds the same as when he records in a studio, not a lot of artists can do that. I hope to see him in concert one day, I am sure he will be incredible.
4. His lyrics mean something
Frank Ocean’s songs are so amazing. The lyrics actually mean something. He sings about relationships, personal reflection, social issues, and how are society is. His lyrics are filled with so much emotion and passion. Sometimes when I am listening to certain songs, feel like I am going to cry. I could listen to his songs on repeat all day. Some of my favorites are “Pyramids”, “Pink Matter”, “Thinking About You”, “Nikes”, “Electric Feel” and “Nights”.
5. He is real
Back in 2013, Ocean was asked to record a song for a campaign project for Chipotle promoting responsible farming. Chipotle representatives told him that there was no Chipotle reference or logo in the initial presentation but after this proved to be a lie, Ocean backed out and sent the check back. He did not like that they were lying and did not even want the money after that. Recently he had a brief interview for the first time in 3 years at the White House. First let me say he was at the State Dinner at the White House, which in itself is pretty cool. When one of the reporters got his attention, Ocean was asked why he was wearing Vans to a state dinner; his response was “You can’t think. You just have to do things”.
