he’s been thinking about you do you
think about him still no hado like you I
just thought you were cool enough to
kick it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re taking a look at the musical
origins of Frank Ocean thinking about
you
Christopher Lonnie bro was born October
28 1987 in Long Beach California and
grew up in New Orleans the music of the
city inspired him to listen to an
eclectic group of artists and motivated
him to scrounge up enough money for
studio time to record his own material
shortly after he registered at the
University of New Orleans
tragedy struck Hurricane Katrina ravaged
the city in 2005 and destroyed Bros
recording studio in the process the
aspiring artist relocated to Los Angeles
and began to develop connections in the
music industry his recorded demos
eventually landed him a deal as a
songwriter this led to work with various
producers and songwriting gigs for
big-name acts like John Legend Brandee
and Justin Bieber he soon joined the hip
hop collective Odd Future Wolfgang
killed them all in 2009 that same year
record producer Tricky Stewart helped
bro book his own contract with Def Jam
Recordings in 2010 he legally changed
his name to Christopher
Francis Ocean the nostalgia ultra
mixtape was self-released under the name
Frank Ocean the next year Ocean earned
praise for this R&B effort thanks to his
songwriting ability and smooth delivery
blame it on the model bra with
despite being categorized as a mixtape
it later found its way onto multiple
album of the year list and its lead
single novocaine was hailed by many as
the year’s best song deficits I’ve been
trying to get it back pick it up put it
back in addition the video accompanying
the single swim good received several
MTV Video Music Award nominations hype
was quickly building around the artist
he was soon featured and fellow Odd
Future member Tyler the creators music
video for
Oshin also performed live for the first
time at 2011 s Coachella Valley Music
Festival and toured with his band during
this period while working on his
full-length debut ocean continued
writing songs for other artists such as
Bridget Kelly and Beyonce
he also collaborated with rap superstars
Kanye West and jay-z on their 2011 joint
album Watch the Throne Hansel and the
mausoleum flaw but stains the Coliseum
dogs a few days before the release of
his highly anticipated studio record
ocean posted an open letter on his blog
confessing to having fallen in love with
another man while he was a teen this
revelation of homosexual feelings was a
daring move for an artist in the urban
music scene as such topics were usually
shunned or considered taboo
however oceans admission was met with
major support from a host of artists and
professionals just keep that music pop
in the way you’ve been keeping it
brother you got my money from the
concerts you got my money from when you
put them albums in the stores and it
ain’t gonna stop channel orange was a
critical and commercial success upon its
release selling over 100,000 copies and
landing at the second spot of the
Billboard 200 in its first week the R&B
and neo soul disc included the singles
sweet light pyramids and oceans highest
charting single to that point the top 40
track thinkin about you thinkin about
you
I’ve been thinking about you you know no
no I’ve been thinking about you do you
think about this with an eclectic style
that is original and bright Frank Ocean
is a breath of fresh air in the R&B
genre hi I’m in the street
Judas find the branches popping wait
stop he has set himself apart with his
music and songwriting and is a true
inspiration for those who may be afraid
to admit who they really are love me now
and I’m gonna be done
now
you
think about him still no hado like you I
just thought you were cool enough to
kick it welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re taking a look at the musical
origins of Frank Ocean thinking about
you
Christopher Lonnie bro was born October
28 1987 in Long Beach California and
grew up in New Orleans the music of the
city inspired him to listen to an
eclectic group of artists and motivated
him to scrounge up enough money for
studio time to record his own material
shortly after he registered at the
University of New Orleans
tragedy struck Hurricane Katrina ravaged
the city in 2005 and destroyed Bros
recording studio in the process the
aspiring artist relocated to Los Angeles
and began to develop connections in the
music industry his recorded demos
eventually landed him a deal as a
songwriter this led to work with various
producers and songwriting gigs for
big-name acts like John Legend Brandee
and Justin Bieber he soon joined the hip
hop collective Odd Future Wolfgang
killed them all in 2009 that same year
record producer Tricky Stewart helped
bro book his own contract with Def Jam
Recordings in 2010 he legally changed
his name to Christopher
Francis Ocean the nostalgia ultra
mixtape was self-released under the name
Frank Ocean the next year Ocean earned
praise for this R&B effort thanks to his
songwriting ability and smooth delivery
blame it on the model bra with
despite being categorized as a mixtape
it later found its way onto multiple
album of the year list and its lead
single novocaine was hailed by many as
the year’s best song deficits I’ve been
trying to get it back pick it up put it
back in addition the video accompanying
the single swim good received several
MTV Video Music Award nominations hype
was quickly building around the artist
he was soon featured and fellow Odd
Future member Tyler the creators music
video for
Oshin also performed live for the first
time at 2011 s Coachella Valley Music
Festival and toured with his band during
this period while working on his
full-length debut ocean continued
writing songs for other artists such as
Bridget Kelly and Beyonce
he also collaborated with rap superstars
Kanye West and jay-z on their 2011 joint
album Watch the Throne Hansel and the
mausoleum flaw but stains the Coliseum
dogs a few days before the release of
his highly anticipated studio record
ocean posted an open letter on his blog
confessing to having fallen in love with
another man while he was a teen this
revelation of homosexual feelings was a
daring move for an artist in the urban
music scene as such topics were usually
shunned or considered taboo
however oceans admission was met with
major support from a host of artists and
professionals just keep that music pop
in the way you’ve been keeping it
brother you got my money from the
concerts you got my money from when you
put them albums in the stores and it
ain’t gonna stop channel orange was a
critical and commercial success upon its
release selling over 100,000 copies and
landing at the second spot of the
Billboard 200 in its first week the R&B
and neo soul disc included the singles
sweet light pyramids and oceans highest
charting single to that point the top 40
track thinkin about you thinkin about
you
I’ve been thinking about you you know no
no I’ve been thinking about you do you
think about this with an eclectic style
that is original and bright Frank Ocean
is a breath of fresh air in the R&B
genre hi I’m in the street
Judas find the branches popping wait
stop he has set himself apart with his
music and songwriting and is a true
inspiration for those who may be afraid
to admit who they really are love me now
and I’m gonna be done
now
you
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