Posts Tagged ‘Frank Ocean’
Stacy Barthe – Sincerely Yours, Stacy Barthe (EP)
August 31, 2011
For those of you not familiar with Stacy Barthe, she’s been largely behind the scenes as a writer for many mainstream artists. This is her first project she’s released & I’ve been thoroughly pleased listening to this EP. Key songs I’m digging include “Without You” featuring Frank Ocean & “The Only One” among the other 6 tracks that flourish seemlessly throughout this EP. Check out the complete tracklisting under the hood…..
DOWNLOAD: STACY BARTHE – SINCERELY YOURS, STACY BARTHE (EP)
STACY BARTHE – WITHOUT YOU FEATURING FRANK OCEAN
STACY BARTHE – THE ONLY ONE
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Frank Ocean – Thinking About You
July 28, 2011
Not sure where this latest Frank Ocean leak will appear or if it will land on his upcoming re-release of the Nostalgia, Ultra album since there wasn’t any additional information in the email I received. Yet & still I’m really high on this kid’s music. This new track ‘Thinking Of You’ is cool & doesn’t quite hit me as much as his other material he’s released, but overall Frank Ocean keeps delivering quality R&B that moves away from some of the corny R&B that’s been permeating the radio in recent years.
FRANK OCEAN – THINKING ABOUT YOU | ALTERNATE LINK
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The Rza, Pete Rock, and Q-Tip Are Among The List Of Producers For The “Watch the Throne” LP
July 19, 2011
New updated tracklist has been released for Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne album. A few surprise producers made their way onto the album. I may check it just to see what those guys came up with but again I’m very skeptical.
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Tags: 88 Keys, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lex Luger, NO I.D., Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Rza | 
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Pharrell Talks Qream, Odd Future and Frank Ocean Collabs (Video)
July 18, 2011
Pharrell has a new liquor out called Qream. He says it something for the ladies so yeah… He also hinted about collabs with Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean.
Posted in Cover Story, Videos | Tags: Frank Ocean, Pharrell, Pharrell Williams, Qream, Tyler the Creator | No Comments »
Frank Ocean Speaks On Sample Clearance Issues With Def Jam Turning His Mixtape Into An Album (Video)
June 20, 2011
When Def Jam decided to turn Frank Ocean’s dope R&B mixtape into an album for sale I was wondering how in the hell they were gonna clear all of those samples. Frank Ocean is a truly talented singer & songwriter whose talent in those areas shined through, but the music itself employs many familiar audio references. In the video above Frank not only talks about the sample clearance dilemma but also about his creative process. Better download the album while you can though….
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Frank Ocean – ‘Novacane’ (Video)
June 17, 2011
One of my favorite songs from Frank Ocean’s dope ass ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ project finally has an official video….Def Jam is gonna re-release the album with a few bonus albums, but if you still late getting on board then you can download the project from our link below….
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Frank Ocean – ‘Acura Integurl’ (Video)
May 24, 2011
I’m still bangin Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia, Ultra album……This song ‘Acura Integurl’ doesn’t appear on Nostalgia, Ultra, but that’s not stopping so many people from catching on to Frank Ocean’s talent. Even Def Jam Records was caught behind the curve so much so that they are going to release the album commercially after it was already out there for free. If you’re late you better download it while you can below….
Studio Session Leak: Nonku Phiri – ‘We All Try’ (Frank Ocean Cover)
April 26, 2011
This is definitely unmastered, but I liked it so much I figured i’d post it. South African artist Nonku Phiri rocks over Slum Village’s classic ‘Climax’ instrumental & delivers a cover version of Frank Ocean’s stand out ‘We All Try’ from his dope ass album ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’. I like what Nonku Phiri did with this & hopefully she’ll come back with a mastered version but I can rock with this for now.
Frank Ocean – ‘Songs For Women’ (Video)
April 22, 2011
If you haven’t downloaded & listened to this man’s album ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ then you are seriously sleeping! It’s my favorite R&B album that was released this year. This unofficial video doesn’t adequately or creatively reflect what I envisioned for the song, but I’m not mad at the eye candy.
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Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra (Album)
March 6, 2011
Frank Ocean is a part of the Odd Future collective that’s been getting plenty of attention as of late. I haven’t been too familiar with Odd Future‘s work to begin with so when a new project dropped by one of its members by the name of Frank Ocean I felt like I’d “eventually” get to it. Didn’t really feel an urgency to check it out right away since I was already not familiar with the collective group’s catalog & it just seemed like unfamiliar fans were about to be bombarded with new material. When a female friend of mine raved that I should check out Frank Ocean’s new mixtape/street album I decided to give it a spin while doing chores around the crib. I’m glad she put me on to this project because IT IS very good. The problem with the current R&B climate these days is there’s no vulnerability or truthfulness in the music & more often than not doesn’t take any chances. The lack of genuine feeling in the music could be due to many R&B artists not penning & orchestrating the direction of their own songs.
Frank Ocean’s work feels very personal for it not to be his own heart & soul leaking from his pen. Frank Ocean’s ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ does what traditional R&B is supposed to do & takes it a step further with some experimentation & genre bending that actually works although he’s at times rocking over a few readily familiar music beds. I believe that was a part of the concept in the first place based on the name of the project. I’ve included a few tracks for you to check out & you can download the whole project from the main link below. Listen to this project & tell me I’m wrong. There’s 14 tracks but 4 of them are interludes that connect to the next song. If you love good music it will grab you right away….
Posted in Alternative, Mixtapes, R&B | Tags: Frank Ocean, Nostalgia, nostalgia ultra, Ultra | 5 Comments »
