[NEW MUSIC] Frank Ocean, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, & Diplo - "Hero"

Thanks to Converse's "Three Artists, One Song" series, which delivered a collaboration of Andre 3000, Gorillaz, and James Murphy last year, we have some new Frank Ocean. Here he joins up with The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, still soulful and abstract as ever, but masterfully blended with the punk-ish influences of his English collaborators. Hit the jump for a listen.

- Martin S (@marley_mcfly)

Song feature: Frank Ocean - "Monks"

I'm going to go out on a limb and hope that anyone that may stumble upon this post has heard and thoroughly enjoyed Frank Ocean's debut release Channel Orange. The album features so much substance and every single song has a story and a variety of emotions tied to it. For this post I wanted to focus on one of the more fun and upbeat songs. To start, Monks has some of the absolutely funkiest drumming I've heard on an R&B album, or really any album for that matter. The song itself has Frank drawing parallels between groupie love at a concert and Buddhism. This is what separates Sir Ocean from his contemporaries, nobody else can execute such obscure ideas with such poise and artistry. One of my favorite songs ever, as is most of the rest of Channel Orange. Enjoy.

-L.Reels @L_Reels919

New Music: Earl Sweatshirt feat. Frank Ocean - "Sunday"

Another leak from Earl's upcoming 'Doris' album, dropping August 20th. This one is drum-heavy and features a verse from Frank Ocean -- not a hook, a verse. 

John Mayer feat. Frank Ocean - "Wildfire"

It doesn't get too much better than this duo. Returning the favor from 'Channel Orange', ("White") Frank Ocean blesses a cameo cut for John Mayer's upcoming 'Paradise Valley' album, which drops August 20th. Listen to Ocean paint pictures on "Wildfire".