Frank Ocean On Obama Legacy: 'We Know You Did Good'
- By
- On Top Magazine Staff
- | January 22, 2017
Out singer Frank Ocean praised outgoing President Barack Obama in a Tumblr post.
Ocean, whose latest studio album, Blonde, came out in August, called the inauguration of President Donald Trump “dry” and said that it would have been okay if Obama had walked out of the ceremony as Trump “trashed” his legacy.
“Barack we love you but it would've been equally presidential if you would've just walked on out while Donald got through that struggle speech trashing your career,” Ocean wrote. “The majority know man, we know you did good.”
(Related: Frank Ocean among TIME's 100 most influential people.)
Ocean's full post included below.
“I'm really excited for these inauguration crowd numbers to come in,” Ocean wrote. “Don’t cook the books either Donald. We all know your event was dry. No matter how many times CNN anchors repeat majestic or peaceful transition of power. The world can see America divided and the chaos in the streets. Barack we love you but it would’ve been equally presidential if you would’ve just walked on out while Donald got through that struggle speech trashing your career. The majority knows man, we know you did good. We see it. The majority sees Donald for who he is too. He ain’t slick. And it’s too bad the majority doesn’t count. In any event, a first family that I can relate to will be missed. Really though.”