Ryan Breaux, Younger Brother of Frank Ocean, Reportedly Killed in Single-Vehicle Car Crash

Ryan Breaux, the 18-year-old brother of singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, was reportedly killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Sunday. Suggested Reading ‘Sinners’ Releases in Black American Sign Language. Here’s What That Means A Burger King Employee Throws a Drink on a Child in Viral Video, and Black TikTok Goes Nuts The Best, Black TV Shows,…

Ryan Breaux, the 18-year-old brother of singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, was reportedly killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Sunday.

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According to CBS, Breaux and a friend named Ezekial โ€œZeekโ€ Bishop were driving in Californiaโ€™s Westlake Village early on Sunday When their car reportedly hit a tree and โ€œcut in half on impact.โ€ When authorities arrived on the scene responding to calls of smoke near Skelton Canyon Circle around 1:30 a.m., the vehicle was engulfed in flames, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Several of Breauxโ€™s friends wrote tributes to him on social media. Cambria Aguilar wrote โ€œRy, I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ll ever recover. I will love you forever,โ€ while Paris Brosnan, the son of actor Pierce Brosnan, wrote โ€œyou were a leader and you had a whole army of soldiers behind you. Thank you for being there when I needed you most...I will carry you in my heart always.โ€

Rapper/singer MadeInTYO wrote that Breaux was โ€œa good kid,โ€ while DJ Sango offered his condolences via Twitter.

Neither FrankOcean (born Christopher Breaux) nor his mother Katonya has released any statements about the fatal accident, however, through his music, itโ€™s exceedingly clear how much the Grammy winnerย loved his younger brother.

His song โ€œOrionโ€ is largely believed to be about Ryan, due to the lyrics โ€œI remember when you were born/Ohhh, how happy I was/cause If it didnโ€™t go as I planned it/At least youโ€™d double my chancesโ€ฆโ€ The song also features advice to Ryan about not letting his time go to waste while heโ€™s here. Ryanโ€™s impromptu interview with his brother about life was also featured on Frankโ€™s song โ€œFutura Free,โ€ which is found on his 2016 album Blonde.

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We offer our condolences to Ryanโ€™s family and friends.

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