<\/a>Jennifer Wiles
\n<\/strong>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

So far in 2016 top news, Donald Trump became the republican candidate for the presidential election, Dory was found in the sequel to \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d, and mid August Frank Ocean released an album. The unforgotten phenomenon, otherwise known as a \u201clost legend\u201d, has drifted out the water and resurfaced back on the charts of reality.<\/p>\n

Turn off \u201cChannel Orange\u201d from summer 2012 and go \u201cBlond\u201d because he who shall not be named has finally delivered the holy grail of music. Many fans of the NOLA native are aware that when it comes to Ocean regarding his album release, the third time is definitely not the charm. It has been over a year since Ocean released the name of his secretive album, \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry.\u201d \u201cI got two versions. I got twoooo versions #ISSUE1 #ALBUM3 #JULY2015 #BOYSDONTCRY,\u201d wrote Frank Ocean on his Tumblr blog. Releasing absolutely no singles during his silent journey, most people can agree that keeping up with him is harder than the actual Kardashians. \u201cNo-one is really able to find Frank when Frank goes away, literally no-one, not just publications. I know he\u2019s away making a masterpiece,\u201d said Chance The Rapper in an interview with Complex magazine.<\/p>\n

Not only did boys cry, but girls did too from the unexpected Ocean buzz. The most recent music from Ocean was a surprise appearance on rapper Kanye West\u2019s album in February 2016, \u201cThe Life of Pablo\u201d, where Ocean sang a ballad for 38 seconds. The build up of Ocean\u2019s album became more intense when a mysterious stream of him moving boxes on Apple Music the day of his alleged album release on Aug. 5 appeared. On Aug. 18, Ocean had a live stream of some of his new music on his website. One day, later following the tidal wave of sporadic events, Ocean released a 45 minute visual album. Finally, he dropped a 17 track album that indeed was not \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry\u201d, but instead entitled \u201cBlond\u201d Aug. 20.<\/p>\n

Grant Broadway, a freshman biology major from Little Rock, Ark. said, \u201cSince we were waiting all this time, I expected Frank Ocean to come out with something big, but not both a visual and regular album.\u201d<\/p>\n

After years of dying hopes, rumors rising then diminishing into whispers of expectations, the artist has risen to the top of the Billboard 200 at number 1. Ocean now has the third largest debut in music right next to Drake\u2019s \u201cViews\u201d and Beyonce\u2019s \u201cLemonade.\u201d \u201cBlond\u201d has features from singer Jazmine Sullivan and Andre 3000. On the back of the album, Ocean shows a list of all the contributors including, The Beattles, Pharell Williams, James Blake and Tyler, the Creator.<\/p>\n

Officially, the finding Frank Ocean jokes are over and tweeters will have to find a new obsession. The true question is frankly, will fans jump in another ocean to listen to his sophomore album for simply four more years. With over 750,000 illegal downloads in less than a week\u2019s span, it is safe to say that Ocean\u2019s credibility and fan club is there until the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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