History Music / BROCKHAMPTON

News about the band's future from there was sparse. [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1425995042594820105/ The prospect of a seventh album was officially promoted]], and among the claims circulated by band members (mainly Kevin) were the possibilities of the album incorporating past unreleased works like ''PUPPY'' and ''TEAM EFFORT'', and being both the final ''TBYOOL'' installment and the final BROCKHAMPTON album.[[note]]Granted, the lattermost statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but ''TEAM EFFORT'' was promoted before it even came out.[[/note]] However, in January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 suddenly announced]] that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their upcoming performance at Coachella in April of that year. While the language used in their initial statement implied that the band would merely be taking a break, other statements (including Kevin repeatedly calling the Coachella performance their last show ever and the band selling merch using the phrase "the last/final show") have indicated that the band will be done for good. After the conclusion of the Coachella performance, they announced that their final album is slated to release sometime in 2022.

BROCKHAMPTON was an American {{alternative hip hop}} [[InsistentTerminology boy band]] formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2015.

News about the band's future from there was sparse. [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1425995042594820105/ The prospect of a seventh album was officially promoted]], and among the claims circulated by band members (mainly Kevin) were the possibilities of the album incorporating past unreleased works like ''PUPPY'' and ''TEAM EFFORT'', and being both the final ''TBYOOL'' installment and the final BROCKHAMPTON album.[[note]]Granted, the lattermost statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but ''TEAM EFFORT'' was promoted before it even came out.[[/note]] However, in January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 suddenly announced]] that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their upcoming performance at Coachella in April of that year. While the language used in their initial statement implied that the band would merely be taking a break, other statements (including Kevin calling the Coachella performance the band's last show ever [[https://twitter.com/kevinabstract/status/1498705565626757120 on more than]] [[https://twitter.com/kevinabstract/status/1514259722421121025 one occasion]]) have insinuated that the band may be done for good.

BROCKHAMPTON is an American {{alternative hip hop}} [[InsistentTerminology boy band]] formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2015.

News about the band's future from there was sparse. [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1425995042594820105/ The prospect of a seventh album was officially promoted]], and among the claims circulated by band members (mainly Kevin) were the possibilities of it incorporating past unreleased works like ''PUPPY'' and ''TEAM EFFORT'', and being both the final ''TBYOOL'' installment and the band's final album.[[note]]Granted, the lattermost statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but ''TEAM EFFORT'' was promoted before it even came out.[[/note]] However, in January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 suddenly announced]] that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their upcoming performance at Coachella in April of that year. While the language used in their statement implied that the band would merely be taking a break, other statements (including [[https://twitter.com/kevinabstract/status/1498705565626757120 Kevin calling the upcoming Coachella performance "the last BROCKHAMPTON show ever"]]) have insinuated that the band may be done for good.

* ArcWords: “I feel you” and “take it all or leave it” from iridescence.

News about the band's next release (the third ''TBYOOL'' installment) was sparse. [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1425995042594820105/ The prospect of a seventh album was officially promoted]], and among the claims circulated by band members (mainly Kevin) were the possibilities of it incorporating past unreleased works like ''PUPPY'' and ''TEAM EFFORT'', and being the band's final album.[[note]]Granted, the exact same statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but ''TEAM EFFORT'' was promoted before it even came out.[[/note]] However, in January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 suddenly announced]] that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their upcoming performance at Coachella in April of that year.

->''[[CatchPhrase Me llamo Roberto,]] [[GratuitousSpanish y voy a]] [[DescribeTopicHere describir BROCKHAMPTON aquí.]]''

** The argument has been made that the robotic voices on "SOMETHING ABOUT HIM" similarly mirror the heavily [[{{Vocoder}} processed]] vocals on the title track of ''Music/KidA''.
* SiameseTwinSongs: A very strange version with "HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU" / "IF YOU PRAY RIGHT". The former's instrumental is a stripped-down version of the latter, it essentially functions as an intro to the latter, they segue perfectly, are in the same key and have the same tempo...but don't follow each other on ''GINGER''. Instead, the two tracks are sandwiched by "ST. PERCY".

** After the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, JOBA developed a rapping style that consisted of him speeding through densely packed verses while enunciating each and every word, as seen in "1999 WILDFIRE".
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Roberto's memetic legend of a CatchPhrase, used to start each ''SATURATION'' music video, is "Me llamo Roberto" ("My name is Robert" in English).
** In the singles put out for the ultimately unreleased ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', we were introduced to a Serbian character named Miloš Mihajlov starting off songs with "Моје име је Милош Михајлов" ("My name is Miloš Mihajlov").

News about the band's next album (the third ''TBYOOL'' installment) was sparse; among the claims circulated by band members (mainly Kevin) were the possibilities of it incorporating past unreleased works like ''PUPPY'' and ''TEAM EFFORT'', and being the band's final album.[[note]]Granted, the exact same statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but ''TEAM EFFORT'' was promoted before it even came out.[[/note]] However, in January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 suddenly announced on Twitter]] that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their performance at Coachella that year.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. After a period of non-studio singles and snippets following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they would begin hinting at a sixth album, and started formally promoting it in 2021. While its name was initially teased as ''RR'', it was revealed to be ''ROADRUNNER''[[note]]full title: ''ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE''[[/note]], and following two single releases, the whole album was released on April 9, 2021. Abstract later confirmed that ''ROADRUNNER'' is the second installment of the ''TBYOOL'' trilogy; he has also made claims that the third installment will be the band's final album. (Granted, the exact same statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but more releases were promoted before it even came out.)

In January 2022, BROCKHAMPTON announced on Twitter that they will be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their performance at Coachella that year.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. After a period of non-studio singles and snippets following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they would begin hinting at a sixth album, and started formally promoting it in 2021. While its name was initially teased as ''RR'', it was revealed to be ''ROADRUNNER''[[note]]full title: ''ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE''[[/note]], and following two single releases, the whole album was released on April 9, 2021. Abstract later confirmed that ''ROADRUNNER'' is the second installment of the ''TBYOOL'' trilogy; he has also made claims that the third installment will be released before the end of 2021, and that it will be the band's final album. (Granted, the exact same statement was made about the third ''SATURATION'' album, but more releases were promoted before it even came out.)

[[OlderThanTheyThink Its origins date back to 2010]] through the group [=AliveSinceForever=], made after band leader Kevin Abstract recruited members through the Music/KanyeWest fan website [[http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php KanyeToThe]] (back when it was called [=KanyeLive=]), leading to them gaining the title of "the Internet's first boy band."[[note]](It's also worth mentioning that Abstract already knew fellow members Ameer Vann, Matt Champion, JOBA, and Merlyn Wood from high school.)[[/note]] [[ShortRunner The group only released one EP]], disbanding in 2014 and eventually rebranding as the boy band we know today, named after Abstract's childhood street in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The group released their debut mixtape ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' in 2016, but they weren't really recognized until the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, a series of three highly successful albums released from June to December 2017 that were all acclaimed for showcasing chemistry between the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters group’s distinct members]], as well as a [[GenreRoulette diverse array of sounds]] mixing hip-hop, pop, R&B and shades of {{alternative rock}}. The stellar ratings all of the albums got from outlets like ''WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop'' [[ColbertBump also didn't hurt]].

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release but was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann that were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove him from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21, 2018. The album was confirmed as the first volume in a second trilogy titled after ''TBYOOL''.

BROCKHAMPTON has also dabbled in visual media. In 2016, they produced and starred in the single-season Viceland docuseries ''American Boyband''[[note]]which covers the group’s origin, creative process, and mission, and also follows their first tour across the US in support of Kevin’s solo album ''American Boyfriend'', as well as the production and release of ''SATURATION''[[/note]], the completion of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy was commemorated with a documentary following its creation in 2017, and in 2018 a documentary titled ''The Longest Summer in America'' had a limited theatrical run to coincide with the release of ''iridescence''.

* [[BadassBaritone Ameer Vann]]* - Vocalist (2015 - 2018)
* Rodney Tenor - Vocalist (2012-2016)
* Albert Gordon - Producer (2015-2016)

* Anish Ochani - Manager (2015-2016)

* PutOnABus: Roberto, following the conclusion of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy. His music video intros--his only real appearances--were replaced with a new Serbian character named Milos Mihajlov, [[TheBusCameBack but he eventually managed to do his intros again]] on ''iridescence'', albeit to a smaller extent.

** Henock Sileshi goes under the pseudonym "HK".

* [[ThePeteBest Rodney Tenor]] - Vocalist (2012-2016)

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Merlyn and JOBA are easily the loudest in the group, but Merlyn's voice is usually loud in a [[LargeHam hammy]] sense, while JOBA has more of a penchant to scream his guts out on songs, with his verses on "HEAT", "BOOGIE", and ''[[UpToEleven especially]]'' "J'OUVERT" being specific examples.

** Their debut single, "Bet I", has considerably more hedonistic lyrics about sex and drugs, [[OldShame and Kevin has since disowned it]].

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Roberto's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] legend of a CatchPhrase, used to start each ''SATURATION'' music video, is "Me llamo Roberto" ("My name is Robert" in English).

* SillyLoveSongs: "SOMETHING ABOUT HIM", an adorable ballad from Kevin ([[WordOfGod reportedly]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments to his boyfriend Jaden Walker), which sticks out as a brief spot of happiness among the thoroughly DarkerAndEdgier ''iridescence''.

The group released their debut mixtape ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' in 2016, but they weren't really recognized until the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, a series of three critically acclaimed albums released from June to December 2017 that were all critically acclaimed for showcasing chemistry between the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters group’s distinct members]], as well as a [[GenreRoulette diverse array of sounds]] mixing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and shades of {{alternative rock}}. The stellar ratings all of the albums got from independent publications like ''WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop'' [[ColbertBump also didn't hurt]].

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release but was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann that were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove him from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21, 2018. The album was confirmed as the first volume in a second trilogy titled ''The Best Years Of Our Lives''.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. After a period of non-studio singles and snippets following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they would begin hinting at a sixth album releasing, and started formally promoting it in 2021. While its name was initially hinted as ''RR'', it was revealed to be ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'', and following two single releases the whole album was released on April 9, 2021. Abstract later confirmed that ''Roadrunner'' is the second installment of the ''TBYOOL'' trilogy, with the third album slated to release later in 2021.

The group has also dabbled in film. In 2016, they produced and starred in the single-season Viceland docuseries ''American Boyband''[[note]]which covers the group’s origin, creative process, and mission, and also follows their first tour across the US in support of Kevin’s solo album ''American Boyfriend'', as well as the production and release of ''SATURATION''[[/note]], the completion of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy was commemorated with a documentary following its creation in 2017, and in 2018 a documentary called ''The Longest Summer in America'' had a limited theatrical run to coincide with the release of ''iridescence''.

* ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'' (2021)

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Roberto's [[MemeticMutation memetic]] legend of a OnceAnEpisode CatchPhrase, used to start each ''SATURATION'' music video, is "Me llamo Roberto" ("My name is Robert" in English).

** Dom's verse in "DEARLY DEPARTED" is one towards Ameer in everything but name, detailing Ameer's wrongdoings to him in the past before attacking his character and angrily calling him a "motherfucker".
* RefugeInAudacity: Kevin's "Empty" music video was how many people found out about his homosexuality. How did he make the big reveal, exactly? [[spoiler:By having another man fellate him]].

** The public consensus seems to be that the drums on "TAPE" interpolate those on Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Videotape", given their similarities and select band members' outspoken influence-taking from the band.

* TrueCompanions: The band defined themselves through a variety of factors, but an important one was their incredible artistic chemistry as well as their friendship and obvious love and respect for one another. Making Ameer’s departure all the more devastating.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every ''SATURATION'' album ends with an [[TearJerker emotional]] rock song by bearface.

[[OlderThanTheyThink Its origins date back to 2010]] through the group [=AliveSinceForever=], made after band leader Kevin Abstract recruited members through the Music/KanyeWest fan website [[http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php KanyeToThe]] (back when it was called [=KanyeLive=]), leading to them gaining the title of "the Internet's first boy band."[[note]](It's also worth mentioning that Abstract already knew fellow members Ameer Vann, Matt Champion, JOBA, and Merlyn Wood from high school.)[[/note]] [[ShortRunner The group only released one EP]], disbanding in 2014 to rebrand as the boy band we know today, named after Abstract's childhood street in Corpus Christi, Texas.

The group released their debut mixtape ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' in March 2016, but they weren't really recognized until they released the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, a series of three albums from June to December 2017 that were all critically acclaimed for showcasing chemistry between the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters group’s distinct members]], as well as a [[GenreRoulette diverse array of sounds]] mixing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and shades of {{alternative rock}}. The stellar ratings all of the albums got from independent publications like ''WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop'' [[ColbertBump also didn't hurt]].

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21st, 2018. The album is first volume in a second trilogy titled ''The Best Years Of Our Lives''.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. Following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they kept busy throughout spring 2020 with the project ''Technical Difficulties'', consisting of non-studio singles recorded in quarantine. They would later begin hinting at a sixth album the following summer, and began formally promoting it in 2021; its name was eventually revealed to be ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'', and following two single releases the whole album was released on April 9, 2021. Kevin later confirmed that Roadrunner is the second installment of ''The Best Years Of Our Lives'' trilogy, with the third album coming out later in 2021.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The hardest-working boy band in show business.[[note]]From L to R: Dom [=McLennon=], Merlyn Wood, Kevin Abstract, Romil Hemnani, JOBA, Matt Champion, bearface. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And that's just the main half of the current lineup.]][[/note]]]]

* FaceOnTheCover: All three entries of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy feature Ameer's face in some way, shape, or form--the first had him in blue face-paint behind a surgical mask, the second had him with no paint smiling in the driver's seat of a van, and the third had him back in paint and crying.
** Multiple covers were also created for ''SATURATION III'', all depicting one member of the band each.

** ''GINGER'''s cover has JOBA and Weston (BROCKHAMPTON's creative designer) hugging.

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21st, 2018. The album was intended to be the first volume in a second trilogy titled ''The Best Years Of Our Lives'', but these plans were shelved.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. Following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they kept busy throughout spring 2020 with the project ''Technical Difficulties'', consisting of non-studio singles recorded in quarantine. They would later begin hinting at a sixth album the following summer, and began formally promoting it in 2021; its name was eventually revealed to be ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'', and following two single releases the whole album was released on April 9, 2021.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. Following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they kept busy throughout spring 2020 with a project of non-studio singles recorded in quarantine entitled ''Technical Difficulties''. They would later begin hinting at a sixth album the following summer, and began formally promoting it in 2021; its name is ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'' (initially advertised as just ''Roadrunner''), and it is slated to debut through a virtual release show on April 9, 2021.

* ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'' (2021) (upcoming)

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21st, 2018. The album was intended to be the first volume in a second trilogy titled ''The Best Years of our Lives'', but these plans were shelved.

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]] Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21st, 2018. The album is reportedly the first volume in a second trilogy, of which ''TBYOOL'' is the namesake.

The band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'' in midsummer 2019, eventually releasing it at the end of August, with one of its singles ("SUGAR") going on to become their first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record. Following the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they kept busy throughout spring 2020 with a project of non-studio singles recorded in quarantine entitled ''Technical Difficulties''. They would later begin hinting at a sixth album the following summer, and began formally promoting it in 2021; its name is ''Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine'' (initially advertised as just ''Roadrunner''), and it is slated to premiere on April 9, 2021.

The group released their debut mixtape ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' in March 2016, but they weren't ''really'' recognized until they released the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, a series of three albums from June to December 2017 that were all critically acclaimed for showcasing chemistry between the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters group’s distinct members]], as well as a [[GenreRoulette diverse array of sounds]] mixing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and shades of {{alternative rock}}. The stellar ratings all of the albums got from independent publications like ''WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop'' [[ColbertBump also didn't hurt]].

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]]

Eventually, the band settled on an album called ''iridescence'' -- created largely during several weeks the band spent in London -- which became the only one of the announced albums to see an official release, on September 21st, 2018. The album is reportedly the first volume in a second trilogy, of which ''TBYOOL'' is the namesake.

In summer 2019, the band announced their fifth album ''GINGER'', released on August 23rd.

Throughout 2018, multiple albums -- ''TEAM EFFORT'', ''PUPPY'', and ''THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' -- were announced and then shelved. ''PUPPY'' was the most poised to release, with a projected June 2018 release that was obstructed by numerous sexual misconduct allegations made towards fellow member Ameer Vann. The validity and severity of the claims have been hotly debated ([[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment and we'll leave it at that]]), but they were serious enough to, as of May 27th, 2018, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 remove Ameer from the group.]]

The group has also dabbled in film. In 2016, they produced and starred in the single-season Viceland docuseries ''American Boyband''[[note]]which covers the group’s origin, creative process, and mission, and also follows their first tour across the US in support of Kevin’s solo album ''American Boyfriend'', as well as the production and release of ''SATURATION''[[/note]], and in 2018 released a documentary called ''The Longest Summer in America'' for a limited theatrical run to coincide with the release of ''iridescence''.

* BigYes: The huge drop that ends "CHICK" is kicked off with JOBA screaming '''"YEEEEAH!"'''

** "SUMMER", off of ''Saturation II'', is a song dedicated to Summer [=LaBoeuf=], a character from Kevin Abstract's short film project made alongside his solo album ''American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story''.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every ''SATURATION'' album ended with an [[TearJerker emotional]] rock song by bearface.

BROCKHAMPTON (formerly known as [=AliveSinceForever=]) is an American {{alternative hip hop}} [[InsistentTerminology boy band]] formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2015. Several members of the group were recruited through the Music/KanyeWest fan website [[http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php KanyeToThe]] (back when it was called [=KanyeLive=]), leading to them gaining the title of "the Internet's first boy band."

The group has also dabbled in film. In 2016, they produced and starred in the single-season docuseries ''American Boyband''[[note]]which covers the group’s origin, creative process, and mission, and also follows their first tour across the US in support of Kevin’s solo album ''American Boyfriend'', as well as the production and release of ''SATURATION''[[/note]], and in 2018 released a documentary called ''The Longest Summer in America'' for a limited theatrical run to coincide with the release of ''iridescence''.

** bearface's solo songs at the ending of each ''SATURATION'' album ("WASTE", "SUMMER", the "EVANIE" portion of "TEAM") seem to also function as this.
*** He was also given his own proper ''rap verse'' for "BOY BYE", as short as it is.