This release allowed him to exit his contract with Def Jam. Just one day later, he independently released his pop-magnum opus, Blonde , effectively cutting the label out of his most profitable work. This makes Endless technically the "final" album of his contract, but the "first" part of his independent era.
Endless is functionally abandoned on streaming. The visual album is still there, but the audio-only experience is not curated by Frank on Spotify or Tidal. Furthermore, fans who bought the $800 vinyl box set feel entitled to share the digital rip because Frank never gave them a digital copy with that purchase. frank ocean endless zip exclusive
: August 19, 2016. It was a 45-minute film featuring Ocean building a spiral staircase. This release allowed him to exit his contract with Def Jam