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Did Frank Ocean Secretly Release His New Album?

The singer launched a mysterious live stream this morning that has everyone wondering if Boys Don't Cry is on its way.
Did Frank Ocean Secretly Release His New Album?
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020

At the beginning of July, Frank Ocean posted a library due date slip to his website with the last stamp dated July 2016. Many believed that by the end of the month Ocean would drop his long-awaited follow up to 2012’s Channel Orange, Boys Don’t Cry. While that didn’t happen, Ocean is definitely up to something.

This morning, the singer’s website was updated with a mysterious live stream of work benches in a large, empty hallway and Ocean cutting wood. We don’t know what this means, but it’s the first day of August and if there’s no album dropping today, then Frank needs to have several seats and stop playing with our emotions.

Of course, Twitter is buzzing and fans are still waiting impatiently to see what Ocean does next.

Frank Ocean really has me watching a live stream of him cutting wood rn pic.twitter.com/SPTcNChstu

— Alec Brøwn (@ABro_1) August 1, 2016

My TL waiting on that new Frank Ocean sound like 😭 pic.twitter.com/S6BquZLlOG

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) August 1, 2016

Every time music starts on Frank Ocean's livestream pic.twitter.com/MBvWkGYiSS

— Cor (@xoxoCorinne) August 1, 2016

Also frank ocean is the living embodiment of blue balls

— Shamir (@ShamirBailey) August 1, 2016

Frank Ocean thinking this is a game. 😡 pic.twitter.com/zs14Ql98wh

— LeSean Thomas (@LeSeanThomas) August 1, 2016

Plot twist. We really died in 2012 and waiting for Frank Ocean to drop his album is our purgatory 🤔

— Cyber Shawty (@ryanlsdvs) August 1, 2016

That Frank Ocean live stream another troll act

— Cozart (@TrevonWasHere) August 1, 2016

frank ocean is the terrible boyfriend who lies 2 u repeatedly but u stay bc u luv him & u have faith smh

— ♔ (@L1LDIABLA) August 1, 2016

We’re optimistic that all of this is leading up to an album that will drop very soon, fingers crossed. Frank, if you’re listening, we’re ready for new music!

 

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