After a slew of cryptic messages that hinted at his next album, there seems to now be a slightly more solidified release date for Boys Don't Cry, Frank Oceans long-awaited follow-up to 2012's Grammy winning album, Channel 12. According to the New York Times, Boys Don't Cry will be an Apple Music Exclusive, and its scheduled release date is Friday, August 5th. The article cites an anonymous source who claims to be closely associated with the R&B singer.
According to this source, the album will be released with a music video and an accompanying book that will be sold at Apple Stores. Supposedly, the album will be streamed exclusively through Apple Music before other platforms get access to it as well.
This announcement comes just days after the singer posted a cryptic video featuring footage of a room and the apple logo, which most likely pointed towards Ocean's partnership with Apple. Prior to that video, Frank Ocean posted another mysterious video that hinted at a possible July 2016 release date, but needless to say, July passed without a Frank Ocean release.
Since releasing his Grammy award-winning album in 2012, Frank Ocean has also appeared on “Superpower” from Beyonce's self-titled 2013 album and on Kanye West's The Life of Pablo.
By Ryan Donberg for RAPstation.com
