He was eventually featured on the album’s hit introduction, “No Church in the Wild”, and “Made in America.” Kanye also offered to be featured on Frank’s debut album, but Frank declined, saying:Īs much as I want to work with you… I kind of want to do this without you. The mixtape garnered attention from various mainstream artists, including Kanye West, who invited Frank to write and sing on two tracks from his collaborative album with JAY-Z, Watch the Throne. It was later delayed to July 2011 and was eventually cancelled, although they still released “Novacane” as a single on May 31st, 2011, and then “Swim Good” as the second single on October 18th, 2011. In May 2011, his label announced the mixtape would be released as an EP on July 26th, 2011. It doesn’t matter what the details of it are. A lot of this record is influenced by one relationship, but I don’t owe that whole project to one situation. Everybody has a unique experience, but it’s a feeling that’s so human that others can relate to it. The shit that I wanted to get off my chest. I was just trying to make a record with the shit that I wanted to express. I wasn’t trying to make a record that people could relate to. The lyrics usually revolve around themes of relationships, personal reflection, and social commentary. The mixtape’s inspiration came after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, which is where Frank himself used to live. I don’t want to seem like I have a cause against genres, or maybe I do… Bluegrass is swag. He uploaded the mixtape to iTunes with the genre labeled as ‘bluegrass’ and ‘death metal.’ When asked why, he responded, saying: is Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape, which released on February 16, 2011, on Ocean’s Tumblr page with almost no promotion.
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