In “Sierra Leone,” Frank talks to a (fictional) younger version of himself who fooled around and got a girl pregnant. He uses the extended metaphor of Sierra Leone’s “pink skies” to refer to his the girl’s vagina and womb, all the while discussing maturing in the face of impending parenthood. Whilst he’s an aloof and irresponsible “teenager” at the start of the track, he’s a seemingly responsible father figure by the close. Though the story is fictional, this kind of emotional maturity holds special weight for Frank – his own father left his family when he was five years old, leavin… read more
In “Sierra Leone,” Frank talks to a (fictional) younger version of himself who fooled around and got a girl pregnant. He uses the extended metaphor o… read more
In “Sierra Leone,” Frank talks to a (fictional) younger version of himself who fooled around and got a girl pregnant. He uses the extended metaphor of Sierra Leone’s “pink skies” to refe… read more
Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean is an American singer/songwriter and member of the gleefully hedonistic hip-hop collective OFWGKTA. He was born on October 28, 1987 and lived in Long Beach, California. He has helped pen tracks for Justin Bieber, John Legend, Brandy, and Beyoncé over the last few years. In 2011, Ocean released his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, for free via his Tumblr.. Venting about his decision to drop the record his own way, he took to Twitter on March 1, 2011: "i. did. this. not ISLAND DEF JAM. that's why you see no label … read more
Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean is an American singer/songwriter and member of the gleefully hedonistic hip-hop collective OFWGKTA. He was born on October 28, … read more
Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean is an American singer/songwriter and member of the gleefully hedonistic hip-hop collective OFWGKTA. He was born on October 28, 1987 and lived in Long Beach, California. He h… read more