Frank Ocean Offers Incredible Performance On Jimmy Fallon

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By Mack Rawden
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Life might be often filled with second chances, but it’s a whole lot easier when you have an opportunity and seize it. That’s what Frank Ocean did roughly eighteen hours ago on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon when he calmly walked to the microphone and made the most of his first ever television performance.

Last week, Ocean took to his personal website and released a lengthy statement, chronicling two summers he spent falling in love with a man. His note was touching, personal and in many ways, beautiful. Not surprisingly, it generated a ton of publicity. As the biggest performance of his life following that reveal, it was important for Ocean to prove he should be a star for his talent, not his personal choices, and at least from my perspective, this rendition of “Bad Religion” is a home run. You can take a look at it below…

If you’re interested in checking out more Frank Ocean, you can download his new album on iTunes right now or wait until it comes out in hard copy next week. Even prior to last night’s announcement, there’s been a steady buzz about his talents for months, this video would seem to justify all that hype. Good for him. I hope he takes this springboard and runs with it.

Mack Rawden
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Mack Rawden is the Editor-In-Chief of CinemaBlend. He first started working at the publication as a writer back in 2007 and has held various jobs at the site in the time since including Managing Editor, Pop Culture Editor and Staff Writer. He now splits his time between working on CinemaBlend’s user experience, helping to plan the site’s editorial direction and writing passionate articles about niche entertainment topics he’s into. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English (go Hoosiers!) and has been interviewed and quoted in a variety of publications including Digiday. Enthusiastic about Clue, case-of-the-week mysteries, a great wrestling promo and cookies at Disney World. Less enthusiastic about the pricing structure of cable, loud noises and Tuesdays.