Fans speculate that mysterious Frank Ocean video could mean a new album will follow

Frank Ocean is speculated to be releasing his new album this week.
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For more than a year, fans of the critically acclaimed rapper Frank Ocean have awaited the follow up to his 2012 debut studio album, Channel Orange. Ocean's sophomore release, thought to be titled Boys Don't Cry, was teased in July 2015 and again in July 2016, although to no concrete results.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.