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Frank Ocean’s brother responds to ‘kidnap plot’ from Reddit user

Everything’s getting ‘a bit much’ around ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, tbh.

Frank Ocean's brother responds to 'kidnap plot' from Reddit user

Every single eye in the music world has been on Frank Ocean in the past weeks, waiting for the release of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, but things are getting ‘a bit much’ now.

Ocean’s brother Ryan Breaux has responded to a thread on Reddit threatening to ‘kidnap’ him and hold him ransom until the album is released.

The comment says “guys i have the perfect idea. why don’t we just kidnap ryan and not give him back until frank drops the album”, with Breaux responding on Twitter, saying he’s “shook”.

Look, we’re all very excited about ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, but let’s just calm down a bit. While we wait, read our timeline of the wait since ‘channel ORANGE’ here.

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