![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He signed to Def Jam but after their refusal to let him release his album, he self-released the mixtape nostalgia, ULTRA. "But that’s not why I moved away from school and away from family. There was a point where I was composing for other people, and it might have been comfy to continue to do that and enjoy that income stream and the anonymity,“ he says. Ocean started out ghostwriting tracks for pop stars such as Justin Bieber and Beyoncé, but decided on a career change: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed his recording studio in New Orleans which prompted his move out to LA, joining hip hop collective Odd Future later in 2009. It is reported that the name “Frank Ocean” was partially inspired by the original Ocean’s 11 (1960) film, which starred Frank Sinatra. Ocean has earned cult-icon status with his enigmatic persona and idiosyncratic approach to pop. Christopher Edwin Breaux, professionally known as Frank Ocean, was born on the 28th of October, 1987 in Long Beach, California, before moving to New Orleans, Louisiana, at five. ![]()
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