However, it is hard to make any album perfect, the only ones coming to mind in recent years in the hip-hop or R&B genres are J-Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book, or Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. Sadly Ocean’s Blonde doesn’t make the cut. Though these two songs outshine the rest, there is still some quality in “Nikes”, an interesting song with a high pitched distorted voice, “Pink+White”, a laid back song, and “White Ferrari”, one of the more emotional songs on the album.
With rap like his single “Novacane” from his mixtape nostalgia, ULTRA, it has a certain swagger to it with fresh lyrics and a silky beat. “Solo” is another song in which Ocean shows fans just how cool he is. “Ivy” was a nostalgic song for fans, reminding them of Channel Orange songs like “Forrest Gump” and “Lost”. Somehow managing to make fans hopeful and happy with the soft, serene beat, he still adds a dash of blues with his somber lyrics. His second track on the album “Ivy” reminds all fans of his undeniable talent. Yes and no is the simplest possible answer.īlonde is definitely a high quality album, with more than a few irresistible songs. Hitting number one on Billboard’s top R&B/Hip Hop-Rap Albums and Billboard’s 200 itself, fans still wonder whether the four year wait was worth it. With just one single on the entire 17 song album, Ocean decided to change his R&B style from slow soul songs, like his most popular one “Thinkin Bout You”, to a more upbeat and dynamic. Four years, one month, and ten days after his highly successful soulful R&B album, Channel Orange, was released in 2012, Frank Ocean dropped his new and second album, Blonde, on Aug.
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