Born Christopher Breaux, the New Orleans born, Los Angles based singer/songwriter has elevated his character as an artist. Since the release of his download free album Nostalgia, Ultra. Frank Ocean, who was originally known as Loony, whose name seems to have grown throughout the industry. The 23-year-old musician, who is also a member of the group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA); has often times been compared to Young Money artist Drake. The comparisons seem to come with both artists having the similar smooth, hip, and swagful deliveries. Many may see this comparison, but others see different.
In his latest creation “Nostalgia, Ultra,” Ocean caught a lot of attention, on the EP (extended play) with songs like, “Song For Women” and “Swim Good”. His radio banger, which created major, waves “Novocain”. The song basically describes, how he fell in love with a female college student, who couldn’t deal with her stress so she steals Novocain to ease the pain. “Novocain” has seen some success, hitting 82nd on the “U.S Billboard Hot 100 Charts”, 7th on the “U.S Billboard Heat Seekers Songs,” and also reaching 17th on the “U.S Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs”.
The future looks very bright for Frank Ocean. His name is making its way around the world. In recent activities, Ocean has received major exposure working along side legendary hip-hop artist. His skills and talents, has seem to have made an impression on greatness like Jay-Z and Kanye West, on their collaborative project “Watch to Throne”. Ocean is featured on two tracks, “No Church in the Wild” and “Made in America”. Frank Ocean appears to be new to the industry as a recording artist, but has been helping numerous artist pen point artists like John Legend, Brandy, and Beyoncé. Ocean will continue his work, by joining his group OFWGKTA, for the first time on tour.
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