HIPHOPDX Frank Ocean
BORN:
Oct 28, 1987
AGE:
38
NET WORTH:
$13 million
HEIGHT:
6'1
- Was a core member of Odd Future
- Has written songs for Beyoncé, John Legend, Brandy and Justin Bieber
- Won the BRIT Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2013
- Named among TIME's 100 most influential people in the world in 2013
- Channel Orange & Blonde both included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Frank Ocean attended the University of New Orleans and majored in English. He transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the fall of 2005 following Hurricane Katrina.
Frank Ocean has cited Prince, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Marvin Gaye and The Beatles among his influences.
Frank Ocean has won 2 Grammys. He won the award for Best Urban Contemporary for Channel Orange in 2013 while winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "No Church In the Wild" with JAY-Z and Kanye West that same year.
Frank Ocean is currently signed to his own label, Blonded. He famously departed Def Jam in 2016 after fulfilling his contract with the visual album Endless, before releasing Blonde independently just days later. In 2019, he signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music.
A noted car enthusiast, Frank Ocean owns a Tesla Model X, a McLaren 675LT and a Porsche GT3, as well as several BMWs.
Frank Ocean is currently repped by the music management firm Three Six Zero.