Venting about his decision to drop the record his own way, he took to Twitter on March 1, 2011:
"i. did. this. not ISLAND DEF JAM. that's why you see no label logo on the artwork that I DID. guess its my fault for trusting my dumbass lawyer and signing my career over to a failing company. fuck Def Jam & any company that goes the length of signing a kid with dreams & talent w/ no intention of following through. fuck em. now back to my day. i want some oatmeal and toast. brunch swag."
As a member of the Odd Future (OFWGKTA) collective, his sound is distinctively soulful/r&b influenced, yet done in a way that could pass for something totally different. As Tyler, the Creator states, “It’s Smooth Ass Music About Bitches, Relationships And Being A Rich Young Nigga…But In A Swagged Out Way.”
Ocean was evacuated from the University of New Orleans to Los Angeles, California just as Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, and stayed in Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Ocean joined Los Angeles based collective OFWGKTA, who he met through mutual friends, at the end of 2009. In the end of 2009, he met Tricky Stewart, who helped Ocean sign a contract with Def Jam Recordings as an artist, however, he was initially unable to build a relationship with the company. In 2010, he changed his name from Christopher "Lonny" Breaux to Christopher Francis Ocean via a legal website. In an April 2011 interview, Ocean intimated that his relationship with Def Jam has strengthened since the release of his mixtape. On April 28, 2011, Ocean was arrested on unspecified charges by the LAPD, and was released on the morning after on April 29, 2011. Ocean joined his OFWGKTA bandmates for the first time on tour from May 12 to May 19, 2011. On May 31, 2011, Def Jam released the single Novacane on iTunes soon followed by Swim Good Taken from his mixtape Nostalgia, ULTRA. His first 'proper' album, Channel Orange was released on July 17, 2012.
In 2016, He released the visual album Endless alongside his second studio album Blonde, following several years of delays. Blonde debuted at number one in the United States and United Kingdom.
In 2017, Ocean released several singles, including Chanel and Lens, through his Blonded Radio show, and made several appearances on other songs by artists like Calvin Harris, A$AP Mob, and Tyler, the Creator.
Metal Gear Solid
Frank Ocean Lyrics
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All you bitches want is Jodeci, what the fuck?
What's a Radiohead, anyway
Whatever
Frank Ocean's song "Metal Gear Solid" is a seemingly random fusion of various pop culture and music references. The opening lines of the song, "Stop! Let me go! You don't got no Jodeci? All you bitches want is Jodeci, what the fuck?" appear to be a direct commentary on the popular music tastes of young women. The singer of the song is expressing frustration that the girls he is interested in only seem to care about mainstream R&B group Jodeci, rather than appreciating his own musical interests.
The next line, "What's a Radiohead, anyway?" appears to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the often-pretentious reputation of the British rock band. The singer of the song is poking fun at the idea that classic rock bands like Radiohead are often considered to be the epitome of good taste in music.
Overall, the lyrics of "Metal Gear Solid" seem to be a commentary on the ways in which certain types of music and musical preferences are celebrated, while other forms of expression are marginalized or dismissed as being "weird" or "difficult." By juxtaposing the mainstream R&B of Jodeci with the experimental and unconventional sound of Radiohead, Ocean is calling attention to the ways in which music is often subject to narrow and arbitrary cultural judgments.
Line by Line Meaning
Stop! Let me go! You don't got no Jodeci?
Hold on, wait a minute! Are you telling me that you don't have any Jodeci music available?
All you bitches want is Jodeci, what the fuck?
Why is it that everyone just wants to listen to Jodeci? What's the big deal?
What's a Radiohead, anyway
I don't even know what a Radiohead is, to be honest.
Whatever
I don't really care about this whole music thing, I'm just going to brush it off and move on.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christopher Edwin Breaux
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@aramledezma
El Frank Ocean que conocíamos ya no existe, bb 🫂
@TheWayofGrace89
Yeah, Kid A is legit perfect.
@AsdfAsdf-td7ju
All these bitches want is Jodeci😡
But literally I couldn’t be any happier that Frank would rep RDHD
@fallingreign310
“B*tches love this Jodeci… the f*ck?” .-.
@Kdviewer
Thank you
@alejandrocastillo9209
What is a Radiohead?
@thelameg6
this man talking bout being jealous of trey and his songz, but who won in the end franky?
@KeytonsChannel
Trinity Hughes
@44gg37
potato sound quality