BROCKHAMPTON

## Biography

### 2010-2013; **AliveSinceForever and beginnings**

Originally formed as "*AliveSinceForever",* the group began after founder Kevin Abstract made a post on a Kanye West fan forum *KanyeToThe*, with the subject name "Anybody wanna make a band?". At that time, the lineup consisted of Kevin Abstract, Ameer Vann, Dom McLennon, Sage, Leon and Rodney Tenor (then known as Mic Kurb). AliveSinceForever, or informally known as ASF, released a debut EP together in 2013, named THE ASF EP, before Kevin announced his departure from the group in 2014, and the group subsequently disbanded. The members then rebranded as BROCKHAMPTON in 2015 and reformed.

### 2014-2016; **BROCKHAMPTON & ALL-AMERICAN TRASH**

With the new name and rebrand, BROCKHAMPTON recruited additional members, both through *KanyeToThe* and other capacities. The group soon released their debut single "BET I", which was later removed from all streaming platforms, a pattern that would continue to occur for many other future songs. Two more singles were put out by the collective - "Hero" and "Dirt*"* were released as non-album singles before BROCKHAMPTON released their debut mixtape *ALL-AMERICAN TRASH* in 2016.

### 2017; **SATURATION Trilogy**

At the beginning of 2017, the group released a stand-alone single, "CANNON". Later in the year, they started to release the singles "FACE", "STAR", "GOLD" and "HEAT", all leading to their debut studio album *SATURATION*. The music videos for all of these songs were shot in BROCKHAMPTON's neighborhood in Los Angeles. A stand-alone single, "LAMB", originally intended to be included in the Saturation Trilogy, was released on June 8th, 2017 before *SATURATION*'s release on June 9th, 2017. The group also starred in a television series titled "*AMERICAN BOYBAND*" on ViceLand based around Kevin Abstract's Death Of A Supermodel Tour in July of that year.

During August, BROCKHAMPTON released singles, "GUMMY", "SWAMP", "JUNKY" and "SWEET". On August 25th, 2017, "SATURATION II" was released as the second part of the three part SATURATION series. The stand-alone single "FOLLOW" was also released late August along with the announcement that the SATURATION series was a trilogy and there would be a third album.

SATURATION III's lead single, "BOOGIE" was released on December 12th, 2017. The same day, BROCKHAMPTON released a short movie to accompany the end of the SATURATION series, Billy Star. Two days later, BROCKHAMPTON announced their upcoming fourth studio album *Team Effort,* along with the release of a second single*, "*STAINS*"*. The following day, the album was released to critical acclaim.

2018; **Ameer Vann's departure, PUPPY and iridescence**

On March 20, 2018, BROCKHAMPTON announced the delay of *Team Effort* before completely scrapping the project itself, stating:

Later BROCKHAMPTON announced a new project named *PUPPY.* The album was set to be released in June, but was scrapped due to the departure of Ameer Vann from the group. Ameer's removal was due to sexual allegations risen against him, to which he admitted and apologised for on Twitter, before removing and resetting all of his social media accounts. The group went silent for a period of time before announcing his official removal from the group on May 27, 2018, stating that they "were lied to" and apologizing "for not speaking up sooner".

A month later, BROCKHAMPTON appeared on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*, and debuted the song TONYA, from their upcoming album *The Best Years of Our Lives*. A month later, the group would release three new singles, all of which were reworked versions of tracks previously intended to be on PUPPY (1997 DIANA, 1998 TRUMAN, 1999 WILDFIRE).

On August 26, Kevin Abstract would announce the name of their forthcoming collective release, Iridescence, set for a September 2018 release date. The first merchandise release for the new era would be released on September 10, and the next day they would announce the release of a documentary, titled *The Longest Summer in America*, the next day. The group would release their first single off of the album, J'OUVERT, on September 20, along with the album artwork and the tracklist. Finally, the album was released on September 21, and music videos for the songs NEW ORLEANS and SAN MARCOS were released on the 25th and 27th, respectively.

#### 2020; **Technical Difficulties Series**

Beginning in May 2020, the band would release 2 singles exclusive to YouTube streaming only: N.S.T. & things can't stay the same. Each week following, the band would livestream on Twitch every Friday to showcase new music that they would make and release to YouTube only, and soon would remove these songs from their channel in replacement of the new releases.

Features from long-time collaborator Ryan Beatty were heard, as well as new collaborators JPEGMAFIA and Christian Alexander. These singles would also introduce Jabari Manwa, a long time member of BROCKHAMPTON, as a new vocalist for the group.

### **2021; Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine**

In January 2021, Kevin Abstract teased the sixth Brockhampton album's title, *Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine*, through merch via Instagram. On January 2, 2021, Brockhampton released a snippet of the album's lead single, *Buzzcut*, on Instagram.

On March 24, 2021, the band released "Buzzcut", featuring Danny Brown, followed by an announcement on March 26 of the album, titled *Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine*. On March 31, Kevin Abstract took to Twitter to confirm the album's track list. He also announced that another Brockhampton album was planned to be released in 2021. It was later delayed until 2022, until the album was put on hold indefinitely as Brockhampton announced an indefinite hiatus on January 14, 2022. The second single "Count On Me" was released on April 2, and the album was released worldwide on April 9. The music video for "Count On Me" was released on April 13 featuring Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike. In addition to being featured on the *Space Jam: A New Legacy* soundtrack, the band recorded a song titled "MVP", sampling and interpolating the Kris Kross hit, "Jump".

### **2022; Disbandment, The Family & TM**

On January 14, 2022, the band announced on their social media accounts that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus at the conclusion of their performance at Coachella. They played their final headline show on February 8, 2022, the second of two consecutive nights at the Brixton Academy. After their set at Coachella on April 16, 2022, the group announced that their final album would be coming out the same year.

On October 27, 2022, BROCKHAMPTON releases two videos titled, 'I Miss The Band Already' and the official name of the penultimate album's teaser named, 'The Family' and the release date of November 17th, 2022. On November 4th, 2022, they released their first single called, 'Big Pussy' on YouTube.

On November 11th, 2022, 'The Ending' their second single from their penultimate album was released.

On November 17th, 2022, 'The Family' was released worldwide and announced their final surprise album named 'TM' in which was released at midnight on November 18th.

On November 19th, BROCKHAMPTON hosted their final show at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, which was announced two days prior. On November 21, 22 and 23, BROCKHAMPTON hosted three live radio shows on Amp broadcasting service, with the members talking about the band's history and revealing the process behind making their last two albums.

## Members

### **Former Members**

* Kevin Abstract
* Matt Champion
* Merlyn Wood
* Dom McLennon
* bearface.
* JOBA
* Romil Hemnani
* HK
* Jabari Manwa
* Kiko Merley
* Ashlan Grey
* Robert Ontenient
* Jon Nunes
* Ameer Vann
* Rodney Tenor
* Albert Gordon
* Anish Ochani
* Kevin Doan

## Discography

### Albums

* *SATURATION* (2017)
* *SATURATION II* (2017)
* *SATURATION III* (2017)
* *IRIDESCENCE* (2018)
* *GINGER* (2019)
* *ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE* (2021)
* *The Family* (2022)
* *TM (2022)*

## Singles

* *Bet I* (2015)
* *Hero* (2015)
* *Dirt* (2015)
* FLIP MO (2016)
* CANNON (2017)
* FACE (2017)
* HEAT (2017)
* 1999 WILDFIRE (2018)
* 1998 TRUMAN (2018)
* 1997 DIANA (2018)
* SUGAR (REMIX) (2020)
* BUZZCUT (2021)
* COUNT ON ME (2021)
* Big Pussy (2022)
* The Ending (2022)
* NEW SHOES (2022)

## References

1. ↑ http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=51240.0
2. ↑ https://officialasf.bandcamp.com/
3. ↑ https://i-d.vice.com/en\_au/article/9kb3av/meet-brockhampton-the-internets-first-boyband
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlCFNmqaS3Y
5. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON announces an indefinite delay in TEAM EFFORT's release.
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/976177818991132672
7. ↑ Ameer Vann is announced to no longer be part of BROCKHAMPTON.
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1593333293335728128
9. ↑ https://www.onamp.com/brockhamptonliveonamp