We're comparing it to nU though

Fair enough, NU is rough around the edges due to lack of budget. Wasn’t an artistic choice. At least, I don’t think

I’ve always thought it sounded like he finally got a budget

NU sounds like it was just him on a beach somewhere or in this quiet place making organic tunes

I still love channel orange but it’s def my least favorite.

it wasn't but it makes me like it more

Channel Orange isn't overproduced

Wait who said this

Ohh

I do think nU and CO are closer in quality (not technical quality) than either are to Blonde tho. So I'm not mad at anyone picking either of his first two releases over the other.

I feel like tyler is more prevalent in terms of general fashion/culture like it's more than just the music, and it makes sense because his music is more like a collage of his influences so anyone who sounds like him is gonna sound like who he's inspired by. Frank doesn't have easter basket kids wearing his brand all day (though that may change with Homer) but the musical legacy is clearly there. The impact just manifested in different ways for each person

Come on World, You Can’t Go!

You got to be feeling a certain way or experience something special for DHL to really hit you, real pretty boy anthem!

Marijuana?

F*** Frank body of water. This some bullshit.

We not eating fam

ONLY YOU BABY
CAN PUT OUT THIS FIRE
BURNING IN MY SOUL

Heck you mean budget? American Wedding got crazy production, and instrumentalism, he collabed with professionals! /s

Lowkey facts, section80 kinda the same way. Where they're just at that stage and aren't overthinking or over refining s*** and it's just pure, cO my favourite frank album but I get what that means, lose some of the magic that way

Knight at C4

Blonde 10/10 = channel ORANGE 10/10 > Endless 9.5/10 > n,U. 8.5/10

frank pls

s80 probably my most played kendrick album too

Same ahahahahaha

I play n,U. an insufferable amount just impulsively too

like blonde clear in plays but endless & nU rivalling. tbh if i'm reaching for a frank project rn it tends to be those two

Cory Henry on working with Frank on "Come On World, You Can't Go":
bet.com/article/4bfqkm/grammys-2022-cory-henry-on-memorable-moments-with-ye-working-with-frank-ocean-and-creating-his-own-sound

You also were one of the key ingredients for Frank Ocean’s “Iceman,” which was a song you both modified to make fresh. Could you take us through the initial process of creating the song? Were there any notes between yourself and Frank that could be shared?

Cory Henry: Frank Ocean knows harmonically what he is going for. At the time of “Iceman,” we were just trying to get a vibe going. We talked about our emotional states more than about chord progression. We did talk about tempo and listened to some classical pieces to get our approach off the ground.
Once we landed on those chords, we recorded about two or three different versions of that song at Electric Lady in New York City. There is something crazy when you record something that one might think is old, but when I heard it, man, I was inspired. The moments working with Frank were cool but short. We put all of this together and made for a good connection right from the top.