After months of waiting, the world may finally see a new Frank Ocean album this week.
Boys Don't Cry, Ocean's second full-length studio album will be released Friday through an exclusive deal with Apple Music, according toThe New York Times.
The Times report relies on "a person with knowledge of the release plans" and says that it will include a "major" video and a printed component titled Boys Don't Cry, which will be distributed at Apple stores.
The exclusive deal is expected to last two weeks before the material is released more widely, according to The Times.
A spokesman for Def Jam, who represents Ocean, has not released a statement.
Ocean announced the album three years ago when he included an image of a library due-date slip titled Boys Don't Cry on his website.
The dates on the slip led to increased speculation about a release date. As July 31 came and went, Ocean fans were beginning to accept that it may not be the hint they thought.
