Frank Ocean has blessed fans with a fresh snippet of new music with some help from his rumored boyfriend, UFC fighter Payton Talbott.
In a new vlog posted to YouTube, Talbott put together a montage of recent happenings soundtracked by a previously unheard Ocean track that is reminiscent of the sound of his last album, Blonde.
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The lyrics are also quintessentially Frank as he wistfully sings over the stripped-down production: “I read your diary, every line / I wanna drink your words like wine.”
The 36-second snippet can be heard below.
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The elusive R&B star has not dropped an album since 2016’s Blonde while his last single arrived in 2020.
However, he has shared unreleased music via his Blonded Radio show on Apple Music since then and, in more recent times, indicated that he’s busy in the studio cooking up new material.
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This was affirmed by longtime collaborator Pharrell, who told Zane Lowe last year: “You know he’s cooking. Frank stays in the kitchen. And it’s probably the reason why he doesn’t serve as much. He really enjoys the culinary process.”
As for his love life, Frank Ocean has been rumored to be dating Payton Talbott since last year and appeared to confirm the romance over Valentine’s Day.
In a rare social media post from the most romantic day of the year, Ocean posted a picture of the UFC fighter that he seemingly took while they were out and about.
Talbott reciprocated the love by uploading a video of a shirtless Ocean in the gym on his own Instagram Stories.
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Speculation surrounding the pair dates back to last summer when they were spotted having lunch together.
The rumors ramped up earlier this year when one of Tolbett’s friends claimed that the fighter had hooked up with the openly-queer singer.
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In a video of Talbott coyly answering questions about meeting Ocean, his friend said: “He did more than that… I got his fucking lyrics tattooed on me and he’s over here kissing Payton.”
Days later, Frank was photographed ringside at Talbott’s UFC 311 fight against Raoni Barcelos and cheered the 26-year-old on by posting a picture of him cooking dinner in a kitchen.
