Music notes: Frank Ocean, Drake, Travis Scott and more

Many know of Frank Ocean‘s musical genius, but his latest project gives fans a glimpse of his work as a photographer. Mutations, a 48-page booklet, is a “retrospective of artwork from October 19 to December 22, 2022” that features photos Ocean took. The book is printed on tissue-weight paper and retails for $75. 

With the NBA Finals underway, Drake has his money on the Denver Nuggets. He bet $1 million that the team would win the series against the Miami Heat and $250,000 that they’d win 4-1.

Travis Scott recently joined SZA on her SOS tour to perform “Love Galore” for their fans in Amsterdam. “Can’t nobody tell me s*** about this human,” she later wrote on Instagram. “Bro showed up for me all the way in Amsterdam. THANK YOU.”

Blueface recruited four pregnant women for a music video shoot and paid them on the spot for their services. Each woman received $1,500 in hundred-dollar bills, per XXL.

TLC‘s Chilli reveals she and ex-boyfriend Usher had “working chemistry,” but notes they were “so different.” After years of struggling to get over their breakup, she tells People she cut him off “to focus on myself.” She now hopes to get married to boyfriend Matthew Lawrence.

Grandmaster Flash received an honorary doctorate in music at Lehman College’s commencement ceremony Thursday. He credited the Bronx for making him who he is and encouraged the graduating class to embrace making mistakes.  

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