Frank Ocean Releases Video for New Track “Nikes”: Watch
Frank Ocean just released his visual album Endless, and late last night, he shared another new music video. Watch the five-minute visual for “Nikes” below. (As Endless arrived, Apple Music reps teased, “Keep an eye out this weekend for more from Frank.”) The video features a lot of nudity, including a moment where light emanates from a woman’s spread legs. At one point a pitched up voice sings “Pour up for A$AP” as A$AP Rocky holds up a portrait of A$AP Yams. He also honors Pimp C and Trayvon Martin (“R.I.P. Trayvon/That nigga looked just like me”). There’s a person running around on fire, a nude woman riding a white horse, and a rapping chihuahua. Check out the track’s lyrics on Frank’s Tumblr.
The video was directed by Tyrone Lebon, Fader reports. Lebon worked with Ocean on his Calvin Klein campaign. “I interpreted the song as a stream of Frank’s consciousness—rich with snippets of stories, emotions and ideas,” Lebon said in a statement. “The visuals came immediately when I first heard the song—they all follow from the music and Frank’s lyrics.”
Along with Endless, the new video could potentially explain his mysterious Tumblr post from last April when he wrote “I got two versions” (which is also a line in “Nikes”). Another new album could also surface soon.
Endless, which was teased for weeks via a mysterious web stream, features contributions from James Blake, Radiohead guitarist/composer Jonny Greenwood, Sampha, Jazmine Sullivan, and more. Wolfgang Tillmans’ song “Device Control” bookends the album—he explained to Pitchfork how that came about.
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