So Where Really Is Frank Ocean?

"Blonde" dropped in 2016 and broke the internet. Critics called it one of the greatest albums ever made. Come on, we all know that.

Following it were a bunch of singles hinting at an album called "Look at Us, We're in Love." It was going to be a side of Frank we had never seen before, with a more psychedelic, raw sound. Then silence.

In August 2020, Frank Ocean's younger brother, Ryan Breaux, died in a car crash at just 18 years old. Ryan was not just blood. He was a muse, even immortalised in unreleased tracks. He is the voice at the end of "Futura Free" and the reason "White Ferrari" sounds the way it does. It might be that, since that period, Frank's passion for music slowly faded.

After this unfortunate event, he came out with a jewellery brand, a bunch of vinyl pressings, a Coachella headliner set, and for some reason a Fakemink co-sign. As of January 2025, reports say he was directing his feature film debut, secretly shooting in Mexico City. There have been sightings outside music studios, but no sign of music yet.

He stopped performing for an audience that was not him. We are not saying an album does not exist. It is probably sitting on a hard drive in Shibuya, and that is the most Frank Ocean we can expect from Frank for now.

I hope we get an album from him really soon, because at this point it is not a want. It is a need.