Frank Ocean (Odd Future)

TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

Obviously now I know everyone in srf hates hip hop, but what do you guys think of this guy?
His singing + emotion + production in his songs is just amazing @_@

Spoiler!

I think tyler, the creator is fking amazing aswell but I dont think anyone would like him here, lul

opinions? @_@

and yeah he is gay/bi, most obviously lul

Miguez · **Joined:** Nov 2008 **Posts:** 5003 **Location:**

I'm a huge rap and hip-hop fan.

I listened to two of these songs, and didn't appeal much to me, but I totally get where you're coming from... Different artists will reach out and inspire you at different times and situations.

heroo · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 6618 **Location:**

I'm a huge fan of hiphop too, but the only artist i really like is 2Pac. His lyircs, flow, beats, evetything about his songs is perfect. when I listen to other rappers, even if they are good, it seems like I am listening to a b-artist. the man is the king of hip-hop, now and forever.

TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

@Miguez; Yeah thats true, i remember a friend showed me Pyramids like a month ago and i thought it was the gayest song ever. different moments really o_O
@heroo; eh, I used to think eminem was the greatest ever, and everything else sounded shit. Then lupe fiasco, then kanye west, then odd future, etc. even now, i never listen to rick ross etc, but im sure ill start thinknig he is good someday

I'd guess frank ocean is more of a R&B than rapper, though.

Herp_Derp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:32 pm

Yeah I'm a really big fan of odd future.
Listen to em all the time

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

All of these songs are pretty.. crap

MrTwilliger · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 1374 **Location:** Hiding

I listened to the first minute of "Thinking About You". The terrible lyrics, flat beat and his terrible high's lead me to believe that he is not for my tastes. /r/ other hip hop though, as a good hip hop song can be pretty fine.

BuDo · **Joined:** Dec 2008 **Posts:** 4714 **Location:**

Ummm why are some of you guys referring to this as hip hop?....I thought you guys said you're fans....His songs are more like contemporary R&B...(R&B with a twist)......At least from the songs posted here I'm seeing an R&B artist not a Hip Hop one...

Edit: Just read that he's a member of the alternative hip hop collective...I'm just so used to true hip hop....I still can't call what he does hip hop at all....I'm too old school I guess..

Gnarly · **Joined:** Oct 2009 **Posts:** 567 **Location:** Nigras

Frank's music isn't hip hop, more like R&B with a twist.

Pink Matter >>>

You should check out the weeknd too, best new artist out there imo

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TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

Hes not a rapper ofc, he's a hip hop artist in the sense that, hes R&B and I always put rap and R&B under the hip hop genre.

Comparing him to other R*B artists so far..Usher, Chris Brown, R Kelly, ne-yo, drake (lul yea), I think Frank Ocean is like, a lot fckin better, in terms that he can sing and puts emotion into his song (no auto tune shit..)

No he is not a rapper, he is a singer, lul
Seeing as how everyone here bitches about autotuned crap, i thought i'd post this.

And i think the beats are amazing @_@. Pyramids, the 9mins song has 3 different beats with perfect transition..

@gnarly; Im checking them out, I think I have heard some of them before tho

BuDo · **Joined:** Dec 2008 **Posts:** 4714 **Location:**

Well R&B and Hip Hop aint the same (or fit under the same category)....He's the latest version of an R&B artist..

Skyve · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 7328 **Location:** Canada

His style is like The Weeknd's. Love them both no homo.

P.S: Try "Novacane" and "Swim Good"

TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

BuDo wrote:

Well R&B and Hip Hop aint the same (or fit under the same category)....He's the latest version of an R&B artist..

http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip ... -hop-songs
Obviously R&B and hiphop arent the same, but yea they are similar..R&B influenced hiphop and today hiphop beats are used in R&B songs..
I feel frank ocean is more alt hiphop than pop as most R&B artists these days..
I have his first mixtape but i havent really listened to it, Novacane is pretty nice though.

Rosato · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:46 pm

I'll check it out tomorrow night when I'm totally baked.

Swindler · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:50 pm

I've heard one good RnB artist in my whole life, it was not good as in "oh I can listen to this again, again and again" but atleast my ears didn't start to bleed.

TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

Rosato wrote:

I'll check it out tomorrow night when I'm totally baked.

thats a good idea, i think i first listrned to Pink Matter and Thinkin about You while i was high at taco bell, probably why i liked ot so much :sohappy:

Kraq · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:05 pm

Hipster R&B :sohappy:

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