Frank Ocean – channel Orange (8.7/10)

July 21, 2012 by  
Filed under Album Reviews

I’m pretty sure that I saw Moe making out with some Greek dude in the back of a purple Kia Sorento to this album. Moe’s apparent personal growth has helped him to look past his prejudices and overcome his cultural conjectures; and so should you.

Alongside The Weeknd’s efforts, channel Orange is one of the few progressive and esoteric R-n-B declarations to drop in the past few years.

Superlative lyric: “Your pussy’s big; but you take it.”

- B

(Moe just shakes his head at this one.   Asshole. Ha.)

Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

Odd Future’s Frank Ocean Comes Out

July 4, 2012 by  
Filed under Excelsior's Exclamations

Odd Future’s Frank Ocean took a brave step in a genre dominated by men flaunting their masculinity, not their feminine side, as he came out via his Tumblr page.  First, he posted:

 

Frank Ocean. Video teaser new album “Channel O...

 

BASEDGOD WAS RIGHT

 

we’re all a bunch of golden million dollar babies. my hope is that the babies born these days will inherit less of the bullshit than we did. anyhow, what i’m about to post is for anyone who cares to read. it was intended to fill the thank you’s section in my album credits, but with all the rumors going round.. i figured it’d be good to clarify..

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Then, he posted a very lengthy follow up:

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