Peeling back more layers of his romantic life (both unrequited and uninhibited), drug-induced adventures and dizzying trips of nostalgia, Ocean leaves everything on wax (which begs if he’s going on another long hiatus). On his insufferably long-awaited LP, the famously reclusive star allows us to peer into what we’ve missed. READ: Frank Ocean’s Long Awaited ‘Blonde’ Set For No. Where his vocals falter, he makes up with the pen game of a dreamer a guy whose seclusion allows him the distraction-less creative space to make sense of his world.

It’s not so much a flaw as it is his greatest strength. Here, the artist formerly known as Lonny Breaux is an auditory Michelangelo again, painting visuals that sometimes fly over folks’ heads. Much like the poetic license Ocean took on Orange, it may take a lifetime to understand the deeply personal 17-track offering. LINK: Frank Ocean’s Blond Album Is Available on iTunes

Two weeks after dropping his proper sophomore album Blonde, the follow-up to 2012’s Channel Orange (and middle finger to Def Jam if you will), unpacking all the nuances and double meanings on the project still prove difficult. Frank Ocean’s album release event deserves much more than a hot take.

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