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"Novacane" was written by Frank Ocean and Victor Alexander with co-writing by Tricky Stewart who also produced the track. [1] The song appears on his debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra which was released on February 18, 2011. [2]
"Ivy" is a song by American R&B singer Frank Ocean, released as a part of his 2016 studio album Blonde. The minimalistic guitar-driven song embodies indie rock, avant-R&B and guitar pop, with its nostalgic lyrics exploring memories of a lost love.
The song contains samples from the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), a fragmented film centered on drug experimentation. [6] [7] Frank Ocean, Micah Otanom and Malay construct a fictional story of Ocean reflecting on his love, addiction, and greed. His love interest, a woman who once had different ambitions, becomes absorbed in a ...
The reviewer concluded: "'White Ferrari' is a very timid self-love anthem, constructed and written with a wistful zeal. Frank Ocean's poetry grows wilder as the song progresses, and yet the final message is so accessible". [4] The Fader wrote that "The song centers on a drive Ocean takes with his beau in an ideal, but familiar car—a white ...
LAist observed the similarities between Ocean and Marshall's careers: Frank Ocean was born in Long Beach and Kerry James Marshall grew up in South Central Los Angeles. They both reckon with image and the dichotomy of public and private life for black Americans, as well as the narratives American forces onto the life of black men.
"Solo" is a song by American R&B singer Frank Ocean, released as a part of his 2016 studio album Blonde. Ocean wrote the song with frequent collaborator Malay Ho [citation needed], and produced it with English musician James Blake.
The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Ocean's vocals and the song's dark subject matter. When Nostalgia, Ultra was expected to be released as an EP by Def Jam, "Swim Good" was released as the second single, though the EP release was later cancelled. The song peaked at number 70 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop ...
"Sweet Life" is a song by American singer Frank Ocean, released as the third single from his debut studio album Channel Orange (2012). The song was written and produced by Ocean and Pharrell Williams, member of the production duo The Neptunes.