Christopher Francis “Frank” Ocean Christopher Edwin Breaux was born on October 28, 1987, and is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper.
His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics.
Ocean has won two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist among other accolades, and his two studio albums have been listed on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).
Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter, prior to joining the hip-hop collective Odd Future in 2010. The following year, he released his first mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, and subsequently secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings.
His first studio album, the eclectic Channel Orange (2012), incorporated R&B and soul styles. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Channel Orange was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album; one of its singles, “Thinkin’ Bout You”, was nominated for Record of the Year. He was named by Time as one of the world’s most influential people in 2013.
Ocean’s younger brother, Ryan Breaux, was killed in a car crash on August 2, 2020, at the age of 18.
Why isn’t Frank Ocean’s music on Spotify?
Controversy arose in March 2012 over the song “American Wedding”, a remake of the song “Hotel California” by American rock band The Eagles. Because of the Eagles’ legal action, Nostalgia, Ultra is still unavailable on Spotify & Apple Music, even a decade since its release.
Why are some Frank Ocean songs not on Spotify?
His discography on Spotify is incomplete, and I know that a lot of people would like to have access to all of his albums. The availability of music on Spotify is up to the artists and their music labels. If the music is unavailable, the artist or their music label may have decided to not make it available on Spotify