Frank Ocean was born in Long Beach, California. When he was 10, his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He made the decision to pursue a career in music at a young age, and as a teen, he did neighborhood … See more

Ocean embarked on a six-date concert tour from November 5 to November 15, 2011, through North America and Europe to promote both the … See more

Before the release of Nostalgia, Ultra, Ocean was a relatively unknown artist who made a majority of his money from ghostwriting. … See more

The mixtape samples songs from Coldplay, MGMT and the Eagles, which Ocean sings over. Ocean, when uploading the album to iTunes, … See more

The album begins with a melodic cover of "Strawberry Swing" by English alternative rock band Coldplay. Connor O'Neill of The Miscellany News See more

Nostalgia, Ultra received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from … See more

In March 2012, controversy arose over the track "American Wedding", which samples The Eagles' song "Hotel California". Don Henley of the Eagles "had threatened legal action over Ocean's … See more