![]() ![]() Coldplay invited Ocean to support them on tour in 2012. Other artists were more conciliatory by now Ocean was stacking up the five star reviews and as the first Odd Future member to go mainstream established musicians wanted in. Four years later he was still holding onto the grudge, calling Ocean a “talentless little prick” in an interview with the Guardian. Following the mixtape’s Tumblr release, Eagle’s member Don Henley threatened legal action, despite the fact Ocean had made no money from the record. It is a seven minute-long remake of “Hotel California” by the Eagles, on which Ocean laments the state of love in America. The penultimate track, “American Wedding”, is at least part of the reason that Nostalgia, Ultra is so difficult to come by today (you won’t find it on Spotify or Apple Music). Cruising atop an undulating synth, Ocean paints a vivid picture – “I took a seat on the ice cold lawn / She handed me a ice blue bong” – while simultaneously aiming a sharp jab at the music industry: “Every single record, autotunin' / Zero emotion, muted emotion / Pitch corrected, computed emotion.” On the second single, “Swim Good”, the troubled protagonist drives his Lincoln Town Car into the ocean. The first, “Novacane”, tells the story of a dental student who uses local anaesthetic recreationally and pays for her studies by “doing porn in the Valley”. The two eventually started collaborating for Nas' tenth studio album Life Is Good, although nothing ever made the final album.When Ocean reconciled with his label, two singles were released from the mixtape via Def Jam. The moment you hear it - I hear what he’s sayin', and I relate. Legendary hip-hop artist Nas also praised the mixtape, saying: Through his work with JAY-Z, his wife Beyoncé heard the mixtape and also became a fan, which led her to invite Frank to co-write her 2011 “I Miss You”. I kind of want this to be done without you. He was eventually featured on the album’s hit introduction, “No Church in the Wild”, and “Made in America.” Kanye also offered to be featured on Frank’s debut album, but Frank declined, saying:Īs much as I want to work with you… I kind of want to do this without you. The mixtape garnered attention from various mainstream artists, including Kanye West, who invited Frank to write and sing on two tracks from his collaborative album with JAY-Z, Watch the Throne. It was later delayed to July 2011 and was eventually cancelled, although they still released “Novacane” as a single on May 31st, 2011, and then “Swim Good” as the second single on October 18th, 2011. In May 2011, his label announced the mixtape would be released as an EP on July 26th, 2011. It doesn’t matter what the details of it are. A lot of this record is influenced by one relationship, but I don’t owe that whole project to one situation. Everybody has a unique experience, but it’s a feeling that’s so human that others can relate to it. The shit that I wanted to get off my chest. I was just trying to make a record with the shit that I wanted to express. I wasn’t trying to make a record that people could relate to. The lyrics usually revolve around themes of relationships, personal reflection, and social commentary. The mixtape’s inspiration came after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, which is where Frank himself used to live. I don’t want to seem like I have a cause against genres, or maybe I do… Bluegrass is swag. ![]() He uploaded the mixtape to iTunes with the genre labeled as ‘bluegrass’ and ‘death metal.’ When asked why, he responded, saying: is Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape, which released on February 16, 2011, on Ocean’s Tumblr page with almost no promotion. ![]()
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