Futura Free

Futura Free

Frank Ocean

“Futura Free” is divided into two sections broken by a silent interlude. The song includes the unlisted track “Interviews.”

The first section, “Futura Free,” finds Frank Ocean reflecting on his life and accomplishments thus far in a stream-of-consciousness style. He rambles about fame, religion, and sexuality while referencing popular icons such as 2Pac & Selena who met tragic deaths at a young age.

The second section is an unlisted track titled “Interviews,” consisting of an old interview by Mikey Alfred with Frank Ocean, Illegal Civilization members Sage Elsesser & Na'kel Smith, friends Evan Clark & Ibrahim Hariri, and Ocean’s younger brother, Ryan Breaux. The transcript of the interviews appeared in Ocean’s Boys Don’t Cry magazine, released in companion with Blonde, in a piece titled “Hopes and Dreams” on pages 56–61.

The title, “Futura Free,” is a reference to the popular sans-serif font, Futura, which was also Stanley Kubrick’s favorite typeface, using it in the trailers and promotional posters for some of his most popular films, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut.