Those are the words Brandy had for Frank Ocean years ago before anyone knew about him. In a new interview with Rap-Up, Brandy tells them how the song “Scared of Beautiful” came about and that she always new Frank Ocean would be a star.
It turns out that Frank had written and recorded “Scared of Beautiful” and then later Brandy recorded her version for her new album “Two Eleven” due out Oct. 16.
Will we have another “Miss You” on our hands? I know I sure would like to here Frank’s version of the song.
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How did the record with Frank Ocean, “Scared of Beautiful,” come together? Well, he had the song for a while and when I heard it, it really just spoke to me. Sometimes you get to a point in your life where you’re scared to be great, you’re scared to be beautiful, you’re scared to be the best version of you and you talk to yourself and you try to get yourself back on track. I just remember feeling like that at a point in my life. I know there are so many people out there that go through that dark time and I felt like it could speak to a lot of people. He’s such a brilliant writer. He’s a poet and I love that about Frank Ocean. For him to write such a beautiful song and me get a chance to sing on it was a plus for me, such a blessing. So glad the world knows about him.
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Did you always know he was going to be a star? Absolutely. I knew and I always tease him. I tell him all the time that I knew before he knew. I’m telling you that you should sing. I’m telling you that you’re gonna be one of the biggest artists in the world. Like I’m telling him this and he’s looking at me like I’m crazy. I’m like, “Dude, you’re special.” Please know that you’re special. And he’s so meticulous and he needs everything to be on point and that’s when I knew that if he was gonna be an artist, he was gonna do it his own way. He trusted his gut, he trusted his instinct, and I’m just really proud that we are blessed by his talent.
God I wanna hear Rih sing it
I want to hear Bey's demo if it exists. 