Frank Ocean has worked with superstars including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and
Kanye West, but one collaboration we may never hear is with Nas. The Odd
Future crooner reveals a lost record with the hip-hop legend.
In
an interview with The New York Times, Ocean says that he and Nas
recorded a song called “No Such Thing as White Jesus,” but it was lost
due to a technological error. While album deadlines prevented him from
recreating it from scratch, he was able to recall some of the lyrics.
“Whatever
you do, young king, don’t wind up dead,” he sings. “Young queen, cross
your legs/ Put a crown on your head and remove the chains/ ‘Cause even
diamond chains are for slaves/ Don’t set foot in no penitentiary/ And
don’t taste the poison/ Don’t you bail on your families.”
He also
shared how Beyoncé reacted upon hearing “I Miss You,” the ballad he
penned for her album 4. “She came in and heard the song, and she shed a
tear and recorded it,” he said, “and I wanted to shed a tear.”
Ocean
is gearing up for the release of his Def Jam debut Channel Orange on
July 17 and will launch a North American tour on July 13.
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