Mr. Ocean's Masterpiece
Frank Ocean has stood out to me as a once-in-a-lifetime artist from the first day that I listened to his music. My first exposure to Frank Ocean was with the single “Swim Good” which was released in late 2011. A friend told me to listen to the song, and then suggested that if I enjoy the single then I should listen to his whole mixtape, Nostalgia Ultra , which was released earlier in the year. I ended up loving the song just upon the first listen, and I ended up indulging in the entire project that Frank released in 2011. In conclusion, I fell in love with Frank’s voice, production, and subject matter very quickly. Then a little over a year later, Frank Ocean released a full length album follow up to his highly acclaimed mixtape. The album was called Channel Orange and it quickly became an album that everyone needed to listen to just due to the sheer talent displayed on the project. The highlight song for me is “Pyramids”, which is a deep analysis on h