When it comes to the U.S. pop charts, rising R&B; star Frank Ocean can’t seem to get a break. Although his major label debut, “Channel Orange,” had a fine first week on the charts, the album’s ...

The first time Om’Mas Keith heard the entirety of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange—an album he helped create alongside Frank and a close team of collaborators—he grabbed the nearest bottle of champagne.

Call it the effects of Frank Ocean-mania. With all the buzz and anticipation related to the rumor that the reclusive singer might finally release his sophomore album Boys Don't Cry last week, many ...

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Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange was one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of 2012. After 2011’s highly acclaimed nostalgia, ULTRA mixtape, expectations incredibly high for Ocean’s debut album.

Frank Ocean is 24 years old. It’s easy to forget this given that he has written for Beyoncé, sung on “Watch The Throne” and released the most important and critically acclaimed mixtape of 2011. The ...

Frank Ocean brilliantly excelled at drumming up anticipation for his full-length debut album, the SPIN Essentials-stamped channel ORANGE. Remember the lack of interviews, the vague video ...