French producer SebastiAn, who has worked with Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, collaborated with Ocean on a few songs for Endless and Blond.

“Facebook Story” is a dating anecdote from producer SebastiAn.

Not to drink alcohol, not to use drugs, don’t use that cocaine, or marijuana, because that stuff is highly addictive.” This might be a little awkward since his opening essay on Boys Don’t Cry references the first time he did ’shrooms and that “Mine,” a song off of Endless, features the lyrics “how come the ecstasy always depresses me so?” Maybe you should listen to your mother, Frank? “You’ve understood the things that I’ve taught you. Be yourself and know that that’s good enough,” she says. In the one-and-a-half minute clip, his mom gives him a little pep talk and warns him of the dangers of drugs. The track “Be Yourself” is actually a voicemail message from Ocean’s mother, Katonya Breaux Riley, which may have been recorded when he was in college.

The reasons for that alleged decision are unclear as of now.A voicemail message from Ocean’s mom appears on the album. UPDATE: Ocean and his team were aware of the deadline and made a decision to not submit, according to a source speaking to Billboard. Ocean’s previous full-length album, 2012’s channel ORANGE, earned a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album. The same applies to Endless, though its ineligibility is due to its unconventional format – the LP can only be streamed as a long-form video through Apple Music and is not eligible for Billboard chart status.Įndless could theoretically get nominated in a video category, but it’s unlikely that a video of someone chopping wood will be chosen over the likes of Beyoncé or Kanye. It’s not clear yet whether Ocean chose to intentionally leave Blonde out of the running, but a rep for Ocean has confirmed that it has not been submitted. Two of the year’s most talked about albums, Frank Ocean’s 45-minute visual LP Endless and his 17-track full-length Blonde, will not be eligible for the 2017 Grammys.Īs Billboardreports, neither album has been submitted for consideration for the upcoming awards ceremony, even though both were released before the cutoff date of September 30 2016.

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