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.

If you are one of the thousands of Americans wondering why the R&B singer Frank Ocean is becoming “famous,” here’s a partial answer: Frank Ocean is a story we want to tell ourselves. When he migrated ...

It’s a fool’s game to predict an artist’s longevity off their first album, even if you think that first album is genius and was preceded by a jams-rich catalogue. But it would also be disingenuous not ...