I adore gut wrenching emotional music (who doesn’t,
right?). I love it when you can actually
feel the pain, the passion and the intensity of emotion in an artist’s
voice. It shakes me to my core.
I’ve heard a lot about Frank Ocean all year long. I heard his music played on my fave web
series - Awkward Black Girl, and I read about his music on blogs and magazines. He was touted as being one of the best new artist
and singlehandedly changing up the hip hop game.
Unfortunately it wasn’t always about his musical talent that
got him noticed. This summer he rose to
notoriety when he came out via his tmblr account and shared that his first love was with a man. In the ultra macho world of hip hop, this was a HUGE announcement. He subsequently became noted as the first
openly gay/bisexual hip hop artist. As his announcement hit the airwaves he received a lot of love and support from fans and celebrities. Big up to you, Frank!
Even though I was fully aware of the accolades that he was
receiving, I wanted to make up my own mind about him and appreciate his music my
own terms (yes, I am stubborn!). It was his performance on the 2012 MTV Video Awards that made me
in awe of him.
As he sat on stage and delivered his stripped down,
vulnerable performance of Thinking Bout You, I sat in amazement. He finally got me. He was able to add humility and vulnerability
to a genre that is normally full of bravado and machismo. Damn, it was genius.
Soooo, because of my adoration for him musically and
creatively, I am now obsessed with all his music. I love Novacane and Pyramids, but my go-to
Frank Ocean song is “Thinking Bout You.”
Anyone who has been in love can relate to this song. Anyone who has had their heart broken can
relate to this song. It’s not even the
lyrics that affect me; it’s how he sings it.
Soo much emotion.
There is nothing else I need to say. I heart this
song! Check it out here.
Michelle
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