Other contributions noted in the album’s credits include: Kanye West (who wrote a poem for the zine), Rick Rubin, Tyler the Creator, Pharrell Williams, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, James Blake, Jamie xx, Brian Eno, Amber Coffman, and Gang of Four. Elliott Smith’s “A Fond Farewell” and The Beatles’ “Here, There, and Everywhere” are sampled on “Seigfried” and “White Ferrari” respectively. Beyoncé appears on “Pink + White”, Kendrick Lamar is featured on “Skyline To”, and André 3000 spits fire on “Solo (Reprise)”. “Nikes”, which Ocean released prior to the album’s release, kicks off the 17-track Blonde.
Copies of the album come accompanied by a visual zine dubbed, Boys Don’t Cry.
Blonde is also available at four pop-up stores in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. Following Friday’s release of his “visual album,” Endless, the R&B crooner has now unveiled Blonde. Stream/download it now through iTunes. Frank Ocean has dropped his second new album in as many days.