You've probably heard about this Frank Ocean guy who is now claiming the airwaves with his hit "Novacane" but perhaps you haven't heard the rest of his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. Part of the group OFWGKTA better known as Odd Future, Ocean has crafted a sound on Nostalgia that seamlessly taps into soundscapes from Coldplay, The Eagles, and MGMT. Ocean leaked his own music earlier this year after it sat on Island Def Jam's shelf and then went on this twitter rant.
"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. f*ck Def Jam & any company that goes the length of signing a kid with dreams & talent w/ no intention of following through. f*ck em. now back to my day. i want some oatmeal and toast. brunch swag."
His passion spilleth over and is ever present in the stand out and beautiful ode to perseverance, "We All Try" (lyrics below).
i believe jehovah jireh
i believe there's heaven
i believe in war
i believe a woman's temple
gives her the right to choose
but baby don't abort
i believe that marriage isn't
between a man & woman
but between love and love
and i believe you when you say that
you've lost all faith
but you must believe in something
something something
you gotta believe in something
something something
i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try
i don't believe in time travel
i don't believe our nation's flag is on the moon
i don't believe our lives are simple
and i don't believe they're short
this is interlude
i don't believe my hands are cleanly
can't believe that you would
let me touch your heart
she didn't believe me when i said that
i lost my faith
said you must believe in something
something something
you gottta believe in something
something something
i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try
i believe there's heaven
i believe in war
i believe a woman's temple
gives her the right to choose
but baby don't abort
i believe that marriage isn't
between a man & woman
but between love and love
and i believe you when you say that
you've lost all faith
but you must believe in something
something something
you gotta believe in something
something something
i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try
i don't believe in time travel
i don't believe our nation's flag is on the moon
i don't believe our lives are simple
and i don't believe they're short
this is interlude
i don't believe my hands are cleanly
can't believe that you would
let me touch your heart
she didn't believe me when i said that
i lost my faith
said you must believe in something
something something
you gottta believe in something
something something
i still believe in man
a wise one asked me why
cause i just don't believe we're wicked
i know that we sin but i do believe we try
we all try
the girls try
the boys try
women try
men try
you and i
try try we all try
Ocean tried and succeeded with this collection. Def Jam plans to re-release it this month as an EP, "Novacane" now has an official video, and for the newbie who has penned songs for artists Justin Bieber and Beyonce he is well on his way to the big show.
Take a listen and tell me what you think!
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