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Channel Orange (Album) by Frank Ocean
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Christopher Edwin Breaux Professionally Known As Frank Ocean Is An American Singer/songwriter And Member Of The Gleefully Hedonistic Hip-Hop Collective OFWGKTA. He Was Born On October 28 1987 And Lived In Long Beach California. He Has Helped Pen Tracks For Justin Bieber John Legend Brandy And Beyoncé Over The Last Few Years. In 2011 Ocean Released His Debut Mixtape Nostalgia Ultra For Free Via His Tumblr. Venting About His Decision To Drop The Record His Own Way He Took To Twitter On March 1 2011 "i. Did. This. Not ISLAND DEF JAM. That's Why You See No Label Logo On The Artwork That I DID. Guess Its My Fault For Trusting My Dumbass Lawyer And Signing My Career Over To A Failing Company. Fuck Def Jam & Any Company That Goes The Length Of Signing A Kid With Dreams & Talent W/ No Intention Of Following Through. Fuck Em. Now Back To My Day. I Want Some Oatmeal And Toast. Brunch Swag." As A Member Of The Odd Future OFWGKTA Collective His Sound Is Distinctively Soulful/r&b Influenced Yet Done In A Way That Could Pass For Something Totally Different. As Tyler The Creator States “It’s Smooth Ass Music About Bitches Relationships And Being A Rich Young Nigga…But In A Swagged Out Way.” Ocean Was Evacuated From The University Of New Orleans To Los Angeles California Just As Hurricane Katrina Hit In August 2005 And Stayed In Los Angeles To Pursue A Music Career. Ocean Joined Los Angeles Based Collective OFWGKTA Who He Met Through Mutual Friends At The End Of 2009. In The End Of 2009 He Met Tricky Stewart Who Helped Ocean Sign A Contract With Def Jam Recordings As An Artist However He Was Initially Unable To Build A Relationship With The Company. In 2010 He Changed His Name From Christopher "Lonny" Breaux To Christopher Francis Ocean Via A Legal Website. In An April 2011 Interview Ocean Intimated That His Relationship With Def Jam Has Strengthened Since The Release Of His Mixtape. On April 28 2011 Ocean Was Arrested On Unspecified Charges By The LAPD And Was Released On The Morning After On April 29 2011. Ocean Joined His OFWGKTA Bandmates For The First Time On Tour From May 12 To May 19 2011. On May 31 2011 Def Jam Released The Single Novacane On ITunes Soon Followed By Swim Good Taken From His Mixtape Nostalgia ULTRA. His First 'proper' Album Channel Orange Was Released On July 17 2012. In 2016 He Released The Visual Album Endless Alongside His Second Studio Album Blonde Following Several Years Of Delays. Blonde Debuted At Number One In The United States And United Kingdom. In 2017 Ocean Released Several Singles Including Chanel And Lens Through His Blonded Radio Show And Made Several Appearances On Other Songs By Artists Like Calvin Harris A$AP Mob And Tyler The Creator.
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Christopher Edwin Breaux Professionally Known As Frank Ocean Is An American Singer/songwriter And Member Of The Gleefully Hedonistic Hip-Hop Collective OFWGKTA. He Was Born On October 28 1987 And Lived In Long Beach California. He Has Helped Pen Tracks For Justin Bieber John Legend Brandy And Beyoncé Over The Last Few Years. In 2011 Ocean Released His Debut Mixtape Nostalgia Ultra For Free Via His Tumblr. Venting About His Decision To Drop The Record His Own Way He Took To Twitter On March 1 2011 "i. Did. This. Not ISLAND DEF JAM. That's Why You See No Label Logo On The Artwork That I DID. Guess Its My Fault For Trusting My Dumbass Lawyer And Signing My Career Over To A Failing Company. Fuck Def Jam & Any Company That Goes The Length Of Signing A Kid With Dreams & Talent W/ No Intention Of Following Through. Fuck Em. Now Back To My Day. I Want Some Oatmeal And Toast. Brunch Swag." As A Member Of The Odd Future OFWGKTA Collective His Sound Is Distinctively Soulful/r&b Influenced Yet Done In A Way That Could Pass For Something Totally Different. As Tyler The Creator States “It’s Smooth Ass Music About Bitches Relationships And Being A Rich Young Nigga…But In A Swagged Out Way.” Ocean Was Evacuated From The University Of New Orleans To Los Angeles California Just As Hurricane Katrina Hit In August 2005 And Stayed In Los Angeles To Pursue A Music Career. Ocean Joined Los Angeles Based Collective OFWGKTA Who He Met Through Mutual Friends At The End Of 2009. In The End Of 2009 He Met Tricky Stewart Who Helped Ocean Sign A Contract With Def Jam Recordings As An Artist However He Was Initially Unable To Build A Relationship With The Company. In 2010 He Changed His Name From Christopher "Lonny" Breaux To Christopher Francis Ocean Via A Legal Website. In An April 2011 Interview Ocean Intimated That His Relationship With Def Jam Has Strengthened Since The Release Of His Mixtape. On April 28 2011 Ocean Was Arrested On Unspecified Charges By The LAPD And Was Released On The Morning After On April 29 2011. Ocean Joined His OFWGKTA Bandmates For The First Time On Tour From May 12 To May 19 2011. On May 31 2011 Def Jam Released The Single Novacane On ITunes Soon Followed By Swim Good Taken From His Mixtape Nostalgia ULTRA. His First 'proper' Album Channel Orange Was Released On July 17 2012. In 2016 He Released The Visual Album Endless Alongside His Second Studio Album Blonde Following Several Years Of Delays. Blonde Debuted At Number One In The United States And United Kingdom. In 2017 Ocean Released Several Singles Including Chanel And Lens Through His Blonded Radio Show And Made Several Appearances On Other Songs By Artists Like Calvin Harris A$AP Mob And Tyler The Creator.
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Channel Orange Stylized As Channel ORANGE Is The Debut Studio Album By American Singer-Songwriter Frank Ocean. It Was Released On July 10 2012 By Def Jam Recordings. After Releasing His Mixtape Nostalgia Ultra In 2011 Ocean Began Writing New Songs With Malay A Producer And Songwriter Who Assisted Him With Recording His Debut Album At EastWest Studios In Hollywood. Rather Than Rely On Samples As He Had With His Mixtape Ocean Wanted To Approach Sound And Song Structure Differently On Channel Orange. Other Producers To Work On The Album Included Om'Mas Keith And Pharrell Williams. Its Recording Also Featured Guest Appearances From Odd Future Rappers Earl Sweatshirt And Tyler The Creator Vocalist/songwriter André 3000 And Guitarist John Mayer. Channel Orange Has An Unconventional Musical Style Drawing On Electro-Funk Pop-Soul Jazz-Funk Psychedelic Music And Nonmusical Sounds Such As Film Dialogue And Ambient Noise That Function As Interludes. Vocally Ocean Uses A Free-Form Flow As Well As Alternating Falsetto And Tenor Registers Throughout The Album. His Songwriting Explores Themes Of Unrequited Love Decadence Class And Drugs Through The Use Of Surrealistic Imagery Conversational Devices And Descriptive Narratives Depicting Dark Characters. He Titled The Album As A Reference To The Neurological Phenomenon Grapheme–color Synesthesia Through Which He Perceived The Color Orange During The Summer He First Fell In Love. To Prevent Channel Orange From Leaking Onto The Internet Ocean And Def Jam Released The Album Digitally One Week Earlier Than Its Publicly Announced Date. It Was Promoted With Five Singles Including Ocean's Highest Charting Single "Thinkin Bout You" Number 32 On The US Billboard Hot 100 And A Supporting Concert Tour In July 2012. Channel Orange Debuted At Number Two On The US Billboard 200 And Sold 131 000 Copies In Its First Week Eventually Selling 621 000 Copies In The US By September 2014. Critically It Was The Best-Reviewed Album Of 2012 And The Year's Top-Ranked Album In Numerous Critics' Lists Including The American Pazz & Jop And The British HMV Poll Of Polls. At The 2013 Grammy Awards Channel Orange Was Nominated For Album Of The Year And Won Best Urban Contemporary Album. It Has Been Featured In Several Lists Of The Best Albums Of The 2010s And Of All Time.