We’ve been playing the “Where’s Frank Ocean’s new album?” game for a while now. We’ve heard the rumors about Frank’s new project (if one even exists) from a range of artists that call him a friend. But friends don’t let friends leave their fans without a dope beat to step to. Mr. Ocean needs to re-evaluate his circle.

In his absence, things have become very strange in the singular rapper/singer genre that most urban music has become. Artists are making life-sized Madame Tussaud’s figures of friends, enemies, and in betweens, then filming them in the bed buck naked. Even more crazy, Gucci Mane may in fact be a bizarro version of the real man, cloned to take over the world through amazing Snapchat stories!

There’s even a guy running around who genuinely believes he’s a character from Dragon Ball Z with a power level over 9000.

This may indirectly be Frank’s fault, because we know he’s a Majin Buu fan (see what I did there?). These are strange times, but this one takes the cake. A photo surfaced on the TL of Frank, as they occasionally do. But this time, the way he was dressed led some to believe that he’d abandoned the music business for good.

While you guys are waiting for frank ocean to drop his new album. He is out here starting a new career pic.twitter.com/3tn8GT3Rkw

— THANDIE (@ArganKisses) June 28, 2016

Did Frank Ocean binge watch Grey’s Anatomy & discover a new passion?

Frank Ocean been watching greys anatomy instead of working on the new album smh pic.twitter.com/z9AofwutTH

— Dory (@Dory) June 28, 2016

Maybe we pressed him too hard about his new album.

Frank Ocean said he tired of everybody stressing him out over dropping his album, he done made a career change 😂 pic.twitter.com/FVtumxeZsR

— D〽️⭕️ney (@yvngdmoney) June 29, 2016

Frank Ocean done with the fame & ready to save lives 😂😩 People in his class probably still ask him where’s the album pic.twitter.com/ALNdU5HLY5

— The HBCU RoundTable (@HBCU_Roundtable) June 28, 2016

Frank Ocean trying to be a doctor and save lives. He needs to get his priorities straight, I need that album fam pic.twitter.com/QIZT4N8Xzv

— Alfonso Ford Jr (@JRFORD44) June 28, 2016

Frank Ocean said fuck it and enrolled in ITT Tech. We was stressing him pic.twitter.com/a6JKvy4gEp

— RIP Rude Boy (@farroutgroovy) June 28, 2016

Or was this the plan the entire time?

SOO Frank Ocean is in med school, thats why I been listening to channel orange since elementary school? :/

— Gina (@ilik3jada) June 29, 2016

Frank ocean made music just so he can pay for med school! And y’all caught feelings

— Chance The Somali (@Ahmednur22) June 29, 2016

The real story is less exciting, but actually true.

Frank Ocean did not run away with his music money and go to medical school. The picture is from 2011, where Frank cosplayed as a medical professional in the video for “Thinking About You”. It’s been 5 years since then, so we can’t really blame people for forgetting. But we all know that there’s always those few people that can’t resist.

When everyone thinks Frank Ocean is in Med school but the pic is from one of his music videos. But they real fans tho lmfao.

— DJ Xhaoz (@typewavii) June 29, 2016

I still blame Frank. Where is the album, fam?

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