Frank Ocean is a squid.
Christopher Francis `` Frank '' Ocean ( born Christopher Edwin Breaux ; October 28 , 1987 ) , is an American singer , songwriter , and rapper . His debut studio album , Channel Orange , was released in July 2012 to critical acclaim and reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 . In 2016 , Ocean released the visual album Endless alongside his second studio album Blonde , following several years of delays .