Not trying to hate, but while everyone was flipping out over how good this artist’s debut album, Channel Orange, was, I listened to the whole thing a few times and in all honestly don’t see what the big deal is about. The only song that stood out to me enough to play in my head later was this one. I like the lines in the lyrics about cigarettes; something about that struck me as poetic. This young R&B artist shook up the mainstream hip hop/R&B world right at his mainstream career’s inception. He made a bold move by announcing directly PRIOR to the release of his first album that it was inspired by his first love, who was—GASP—a man, but in spite of that revelation (or perhaps because of it?) his album charted at number 1 so I guess the career gamble worked out for him.
Note: Listen in HD, yo!
Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump:
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