Fans have
purchased enough copies of the record to ensure it debuts at number one on the
September 10 edition of the Billboard album
sales chart.
Blond’s first
week sales finished behind just two other albums released this year – Drake’s
‘Views’ and Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’.
Along with the
17 track album came a 140 minute visual album – titled Endless – and a 360-page
glossy magazine called Boys Don’t Cry, which was expected to be the title of
the record itself.
The magazine
includes a series of photographs taken by Ocean, an interview with his mother,
horoscopes and a selection of poems – including
one titled ‘Boyfriend’.
In the poem,
Ocean takes the reader back to the monumental Supreme Court marriage equality
decision in June 2015.
Ocean spoke for
many earlier this year, after
writing a touching eulogy for the late singer Prince.
He later posted
a tribute
to those lost in the Orlando Pulse mass shooting which left 49 dead.
The singer won
praise after he discussed
his relationship with other men on his debut album.
Kanye West –
who contributed to Boys Don’t Cry with a McDonald’s themed poem of his own –
has spoken out in support of Ocean, praising the star for
combatting homophobia in the music industry.
However, some
in the industry have accused
the ‘Lost’ singer of exploiting the LGBT community, with others refusing
to work with him since he came out.
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