Why Did Frank Ocean Turn Down Work With Kanye West?

November 15, 2011



Odd Future member and Def Jam-signee Frank Ocean is no stranger to the Roc—he penned "I Miss You" for Beyonce’s 4 and was featured on two tracks on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne. But when it comes to his own currently untitled full-length, Ocean is not interested in collaborating with West. He recently told BBC Radio One's Zane Lowe,

I said, 'As much as I want to work with you… I kind of want to do this without you. I kind of want this to be done without you. I kind of want to do it on my own. The record is written, we're just trying to tie up all the production... Get everything sonically pleasing to me.

Why Did Frank Ocean Turn Down Work With Kanye West?