The industry is based off image, when Frank Ocean first started gaining fans (Around early 2011) people talked about his songwriting and shit. How intelligent and creative he was and all that. As soon as news came out that he was bi-sexual he lost a lot of fake fans, meanwhile he gained like a million more fake fans who wanna ride that "I'm so progressive I loooove gay people mmm" wave. Nowadays you can't have an actual music discussion about Frank Ocean, he killed it. Look at his youtube video comments yo....
Now I can't take Channel Orange reviews serious anymore, cause all them niggas talk about is Frank liking dick. This nigga referenced Majin Buu and got Street Figther 2 sound effects in his album n shit and y'all worrying about the mileage of his butthole? Y'all weird.
But what I'm tryna say is.....Frank Ocean boosted his career and ruined it at the same time. I know I contradicted myself, look, I don't need that now. Anyways...
A week later I finally got Channel Orange in the mail, man fuck online shopping.
1. Start
Ummm? Is Frank Ocean saying Channel Orange is Street Fighter 2? What the fuck is this supposed to mean? Oh you want nerd points brah? Fuck that.
2. Thinking About You
This is a horrible way to start an album. I actually liked this song when it came out.....a year ago. It's still a good song, but word? This is how you wanna introduce yourself to your new fans brah? With a song that Jaden Smith and Justin Bieber covered? I'm not even throwing salt this song is cool but brah....this aint no street fighter 2 music. I can't hadouken to this shit.
3. Fertilizer
......No comment.
4. Sierra Leone
Did you really grow up in Sierra Leone, Lonny? Cause wikipedia is lying to me. But on the real, this song is dope as fuck. I don't know what the fuck he's talking about. But when the strings come in it sounds like Christmas in California. I don't know what the fuck that means but fuck it sounded fly....just like this song.
5.Sweet Life
This song sounds like Stevie Wonder. It's THAT good. I noticed Frank is really a smartass in his music. He's the type of nigga to break up with a girl by singing and she won't even know he broke up with her. Stars in her eyes n shit while he's telling her how much of a spoiled brat she is. Serenading her on some Jodeci shit. Jodeci needa come back.....come back Jodeci.
6. Not Just Money
Frank, please shut the fuck up with these skits.
7. Super Rich Kids
This is the second song in a row Frank uses to talk shit about rich people. Loool. After this album takes off he's probably gonna be one of them though. Then he's gonna make songs about having sex with Egyptian royalty and mummifying vaginas. The cycle continues. Anyways, Earl's verse was kinda wack to me. Like...I 've heard so many songs by this nigga and still don't know shit about him. Nigga I know you can rap...but do you got hoes? Tell me bout the hoes Earl. But yo on the real I respect women cause I'm progressive and shit. I believe in equality n shit...that's why when we go on a date we go half on that red lobster. Oh you thought I was paying everything? Fuck no, we're equal in America now. But no forreal this song is great.
8. Pilot Jones
"I'm ice cold baby..... ICE COOLD" is the closest we'll get to K-ci saying "ALIZAAAY" in "How Do You Want It".
This song is pointless as fuck to me. But I'd let a girl give me a lapdance to this. Shout out to lap dances. Anyways, this song is decent....no comment.
9.Crack Rock
Only Swag-Generation would make a song that goes "Crack ROCK, Crack ROCK". I know this song is metaphorical n shit. But I couldn't listen to this with a straight face while the hook comes in. I've noticed this ain't a album full of singles. It's like every song on the first half is a different floor in a hotel....and then you reach the penthouse suite....
10. Pyramids
Pyramids is the at the middle of the album for a reason, it's epic as fuck. The fact this song was the single is hilarious considering it's almost 10 minutes. Frank got a song saying "Crack rooooooocks", the nigga got a album dedicated to Chun-Li, and he came out the closet. Frank doesn't give a fuck about nothing. He's the r&b DMX basically. Except DMX ain't got no crackhead anthems...except "Party Up". But that's every drug addicts anthem so that doesn't count.
Anyways, Frank managed to make a pop song and a hip hop song at the same damn time.And it doesn't sound corny. Well done. He starts off simping over Cleopatra then he's like fuck it I'm a pimp now. He went from being an Egyptian king to being a pimp, to being bisexual. Basically Frank Ocean is Andre 3000.
This song is epic.
11.Lost
So far this is the funkiest song Frank has on the album. This sounds like something that would play in a montage during a romantic comedy starring Hillary Swank and Ben Affleck.
"She's at the stove, I can't believe I got her cooking dope". This nigga think he Juelz Santana. I see you. Im trying to catch the actual concept of the song and so far I think it's about girl's that need a young nigga to guide them through life.Wooord. Suga Free would approve. But I don't listen to suga free....cause I respect women. *blankface*
12. White (Interlude)
Fuck you too, Frank.
13. Monks
This is the number one song I wanna hear live. The percussion is so dope. This nigga almost sound like Ryan Leslie on this. Which is cool cause Ryan Leslie makes dope music even though he look like Drake and scooby doo fucking. But this song is great, so far it's my favorite. Frank needs more high energy songs like this, cause I'd hate to go to a Frank Ocean concert based on the other songs he got. I mean, I would still go to a Frank Ocean concert for the hoes......I respect women though.
14. Bad Religion
This song is 2:55 minutes long? Frank quit fucking with me bro, quit fucking with me. This song is dope. I refuse to listen to this after a breakup though. Fuck that. This is one of the easier songs to understand concept-wise. Unrequited love = Bad religion. Gotcha.
15. Pink Matter
This nigga singing about Majin Buu that's hilarious. But yo, remember I told you Frank was Andre 3000? Well apparently Frank knew that his cover was blown so he's tryna save face by "featuring" Andre on his song. Fuck that frank, we know better. This song is great though, I love the bass playing. Andre's verse is kinda annoying though. You rarely hear Andre rap and when he does, the flow is always annoying. But this songs cool though. I wouldn't take it on a date but if it knocked on my door I would let it rock the mic.
16. Forrest Gump
This sounds like something I'd hear on a pop station. This sounds like some Mandy Moore shit. But it's dope regardless. The lyrics would make a thug cringe (or maybe make a thug aroused, depending on what type of thug we're talking about).
17.End
Frank ends the album with like 30 seconds of a song and.....moaning? I don't understand....
Okay, now someone's getting in a car....
Wait what happened to Street Fighter 2? Frank basically said fuck a concept. Word?
This is a horrible way to end an album. Like....this is like the ending of Napoleon Dynomite. Just empty.
Oh and you fuck niggas that downloaded Channel Orange? Guess what the niggas who bought the physical get?
18. Golden Girl (Ft. Tyler The Creator)
We get THIS shit. This sounds like a circus in the middle of a tropical island. This shit is beautiful. Tyler co produced this, I don't know why he didn't produce more of Channel Orange. But yo, this is a perfect way to end the album. Why the fuck is tyler rapping on this though? I'm sorry but I don't wanna hear this nigga on a Frank Ocean song.....ever. Even when he's not rapping about rape he sounds like a rapist I can't deal with this.
But yo....I have no complaints about this shit so far, except the wack ass skits. Someone need to yoga flame these skits....
Buy this shit though...Owwww
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