You must be living under a rock if you missed the news that Frank Ocean’s long-awaited and desperately anticipated follow up to channel ORANGE, Blond, dropped over the weekend. And while anyone anywhere can sign up for a Apple Music free trial to listen to the album, it was somewhat harder to get your hands on the second of Frank’s “two versions”: Boys Don’t Cry, the zine.
The lucky few who were able to line up on a Saturday night in London, New York, LA, and Chicago to get claim their copy of the publication — really it’s more of a hefty book than a zine — have, however, fortunately been generous at sharing snaps of the pages of Boys Don’t Cry across social media. These updates have revealed that the zine includes content by a heavyweight selection of pop culture’s finest, and includes poems, or lyric sheets, by Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator, and Frank Ocean himself.
how can u possibly miss the old kanye when 2016 kanye is dropping classic poetry about mcdonalds pic.twitter.com/MuzqQKDRDR
— ANDY INNANETS (@ANDYINTERNETS) August 21, 2016
Kanye West’s poem is pretty lol, focusing on the relative merits of McDonald’s, and the plotting and scheming that goes on between them. Tyler, the Creator’s offering uses speeding in cars as a metaphor for fame and living the fast life.
Titled Boyfriend, Frank’s own poem describes his friendly lover, mentioning the historic US vote to legalize same sex marriage, but says they’re living for the moment, spending time together, and ending with the cryptic line: “And if I die while I’m asleep / I pray to God my boyfriend / Keeps my secret / Peace.”
The geniuses over at Rap Genius have transcribed what they’ve seen of Boys Don’t Cry, check it out.