Frank Ocean just wants to know if Obama had fun these last eight years

He visited the White House for the POTUS' last state dinner

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A White House reporter unwittingly landed a music journalism holy grail at the weekend: an interview with Frank Ocean.

The musician, who generally shies away from the spotlight and hasn’t given an interview in nearly three years, wound up in an awkward, very reluctant Q&A with a lady covering Obama’s last White House state dinner, answering a string of questions before hurrying back to join his guest for the evening, his mother.

He was quizzed on his choice of footwear for the formal occasion (checkered Vans), whether he would consider endorsing a candidate (probably not) and what he was looking forward to most about the evening ahead (ugh, that classic red carpet question).

To this, Frank quite adorably responded: “Asking Obama if he had fun these last eight years.”

I sincerely hope he found a second to ask the POTUS this, and that Obama grabbed him the shoulder, misty eyed, and told him he’d had a ball.

Chance the Rapper also attended the dinner, but surprisingly not Kendrick Lamar, who has performed at the White House before and is one of the president’s favourite artists.