Ocean himself seems to appear in two versions, one wearing a black t-shirt and the other an angelic white jumpsuit and glittery face paint. Endless was a 45-minute-long album that intertwined the music with a video of Ocean eventually building a spiral staircase.

Endless was released on August 19, 2016, shortly followed by the release of the 'Nikes' music video which would be the first single off of Blonde, his second studio album, released a day later on August 20, 2016. Rappers Trina and A$AP Rocky (who’s holding a portrait of Yams) both make cameos. After a four-year hiatus, Ocean returned by releasing Endless, a visual album that also marked the end of contract with Def Jam. The accompanying video features dozens of dancers and models in a dizzying series of scenes, including a lyrical and visual tribute to A$AP Yams, Pimp C, and Trayvon Martin, some potentially NSFW nudity, and an elaborate tableau of sleeping partygoers. The Skinny Esquires (US) 30 Best Albums of 2016 Esquire (. I got twooo versions,” a phrase that appeared on Ocean’s Tumblr more than a year ago and was widely believed to refer to his upcoming album. Frank Ocean Blonde TIMEs Top 10 Best Albums of 2016 TIME The Skinny Top 50 Albums of 2016.

See additional details on the poster below, via Ocean’s site .Īfter an unconventional rollout that resulted in this week’s visual album Endless, Frank Ocean is back with “Nikes,” a separate new song and video. One of the first lines of “Nikes” is “I got two versions. The pop-ups are located in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. Update: Frank Ocean has announced the locations of four pop-up shops, where fans can presumably purchase the magazine associated with his forthcoming album.

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