Line #83 Music/BROCKHAMPTON


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The hardest-working boy band in show business.[[note]][softreturn]Front, L to R: Merlyn Wood, Kevin Abstract, Matt Champion, bearface. [softreturn]Back, L to R: Dom [=McLennon=], Jabari Manwa, JOBA. [softreturn]And that's just the main half of the final lineup.[[/note]]]]
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4	->''[[CatchPhrase Me llamo Roberto,]] [[GratuitousSpanish y voy a]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere describir BROCKHAMPTON aquí.]]''
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6	BROCKHAMPTON was an American {{alternative hip hop}} [[InsistentTerminology boy band]] formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2015 and disbanded in 2022.
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8	[[OlderThanTheyThink The band's origins date back to 2010]] through the group [=AliveSinceForever=], organized by band leader Kevin Abstract from a mix of high school friends[[note]]Ameer Vann, Matt Champion, JOBA, and Merlyn Wood[[/note]] and members recruited online 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." [[ShortRunner The group only released one EP]] before disbanding in 2014 and eventually rebranding as the boy band we know today, named after Kevin's childhood street in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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10	The band released their debut mixtape ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' in 2016, but their big break came from 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 [[EnsembleCast band's distinct members]], as well as a [[GenreRoulette diverse array of sounds]] mixing hip-hop, {{pop}}, RAndB and {{alternative rock}}. The stellar ratings all of the albums got from outlets like ''WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop'' [[ColbertBump also didn't hurt]].
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12	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, scheduled to come out in June of that year; the week after ''TEAM EFFORT'' was shelved in favor of ''PUPPY'', the band announced that they had signed a deal with Creator/RCARecords that was reportedly worth more than $15 million for six albums over three years. Around the time of ''PUPPY''[='=]s rollout, sexual misconduct allegations were made towards band member Ameer Vann, and the situation resulted in him being [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1000705013747015680 removed from BROCKHAMPTON]]. 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 year's announced albums to see an official release, on September 21, and the band's first and only #1 debut on the ''Billboard'' 200.
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14	The band's next two albums -- ''GINGER'' in 2019 and ''ROADRUNNER''[[note]]full title: ''ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE''[[/note]] in 2021 -- signified their rise in mainstream prominence through the ambition of their sound, several big-name features (including Music/DannyBrown, Music/ASAPRocky, and Music/DuaLipa), and unprecedented commercial success, with the ''GINGER'' single "SUGAR" going on to become the band's first ''Billboard'' hit and platinum record.
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16	News about BROCKHAMPTON's future from there was sparse. [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1425995042594820105/ A seventh album was officially promoted]] in August 2021, but in January 2022, [[https://twitter.com/brckhmptn/status/1482049909129838593 the sudden announcement was made]] that the band would be taking an indefinite hiatus as a group following their performance at Coachella in April of that year. Later statements indicated that the band would not merely be taking a break but splitting up for good afterwards.
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18	At the end of the Coachella performance, a final album was announced for release before the end of 2022. Later that October, rollout began on the band's seventh album, titled ''The Family'' and released on November 17. Although this album was promoted as the band's last, an eighth album titled ''TM'' was surprise-released the following day as a "parting gift for fans." No official detailed explanation has been given for the disbandment, but social media messages from Kevin during the rollout of ''The Family'' alongside lyrics on both albums allude to in-house issues that eventually became irreconcilable.
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20	BROCKHAMPTON also dabbled in visual media. In 2016, they produced and starred in the single-season Viceland docuseries ''American Boyband''[[note]]which covers the band'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 another documentary titled ''The Longest Summer in America'' had a limited theatrical run to coincide with the release of ''iridescence''.
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24	[[folder:Members]]
25	[[AC:Current]]
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27	[[AC:* = Has Released Solo Music]]
28	* [[TheLeader Kevin Abstract]]* - Vocalist, Producer, Creative Director
29	* [[WalkingShirtlessScene Merlyn Wood]] - Vocalist
30	* [[TheSmartGuy Dom McLennon]]* - Vocalist
31	* [[TheCharmer Matt Champion]]* - Vocalist
32	* [[TroubledButCute JOBA]] - Vocalist, Producer
33	* [[TheRockStar bearface]]* - Vocalist, Producer, Guitar
34	* [[TheQuietOne Robert Ontenient]] - Webmaster, Guitar & Spoken Word Vocals
35	* [[ThoseTwoGuys Jabari Manwa]] - Producer
36	* [[ThoseTwoGuys Kiko Merley]] - Producer
37	* Romil Hemnani - Producer
38	* Henock "HK" Sileshi - Graphic Designer, Creative Director
39	* Ashlan Grey - Photographer
40	* Jon Nunes - Manager
41	[[AC:Former]]
42	* Ameer Vann* - Vocalist (2015-18)
43	* Rodney Tenor - Vocalist (2012-16)
44	* Albert Gordon - Producer (2015-16)
45	* Franklin Mendez - Photographer (2015-15)
46	* Anish Ochani - Manager (2015-16)
47	[[/folder]]
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49	!!Discography:
50	* ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' (mixtape) (2016)
51	* ''SATURATION'' (2017)
52	* ''SATURATION II'' (2017)
53	* ''SATURATION III'' (2017)
54	* ''iridescence'' (2018)
55	* ''GINGER'' (2019)
56	* ''ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE'' (2021)
57	* ''The Family'' (2022)
58	* ''TM'' (2022)
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60	!!''Readin' tropes on a Friday'':
61	* AllCaps: How the band name is preferably formatted, alongside album and song titles, as well as JOBA's name.
62	* AllLowercaseLetters: How the title of ''iridescence'' and the name of bearface is formatted.
63	* AntiPoliceSong: "HEAT".
64	-->''Who done called the cops on my niggas?\
65	Who done called the cops on my niggas?\
66	That's the first one to go,\
67	the first shot I blow.''
68	* ArcWords: “I feel you” and “take it all or leave it” on ''iridescence''.
69	* AtomicFBomb:
70	** JOBA screams "FUCK YOU!" multiple times in his verse on "HEAT".
71	** Kevin lets out several at the start of "saturation 389" after messing up his lines.
72	* BigYes:
73	** The huge drop that ends "CHICK" is kicked off with JOBA screaming '''"YEEEEAH!"'''
74	** This is later repeated in "GAMBA."
75	* BodyPaint: One of the most defining traits of the ''SATURATION'' era was the band painting their upper torsos blue for photos and live shows.
76	** Kevin also briefly has his face painted yellow in the "JUNKY" video, namely around the point in the song where he raps about being ashamed of being "a fuckin' [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpson]]".
77	* BookEnds: The entire ''SATURATION'' trilogy; not only does the trilogy's final song "TEAM" retain the four-letter track-naming scheme of the first ''SATURATION'', but, [[spoiler:à la ''Music/TheWall'', its ending reuses the same sound effects as the intro of "HEAT", the trilogy's first song]].
78	* CameraAbuse: In the music video for "DEARLY DEPARTED", [[RageBreakingPoint Dom's final verse]] plays as he ''viciously'' beats and stomps on the camera to the point that the video feed cuts out several times.
79	* 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 especially "J'OUVERT" being specific examples.
80	** Kevin's screaming in "BUMP" is also worth mentioning.
81	* ConsummateLiar: Kevin is infamous for misleading fans on his Twitter (with some examples being that he would retire the Kevin Abstract name and that ''SATURATION III'' would be the band's last album), and it grew to the point where everything he said would automatically be taken with skepticism.
82	* ContinuityNod:
83	** "SUMMER", off of ''SATURATION II'', is a song dedicated to Summer [=LaBeouf=], a character from Kevin Abstract's short film project made alongside his solo album ''American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story''.
84	** One of Kevin's lines in his verse in "I Been Born Again" makes reference to "Big Wheels" from his ''Arizona Baby'' album.
85	** "If You Pray Right" features Kevin running in place due to a treadmill hidden in the ground, a nod to his #[=THE1999=] livestream, where he was also on a treadmill.
86	** "SUGAR" contains an instance of the rewinding sound effect heard throughout ''SATURATION III''.
87	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''iridescence'', both sonically and lyrically; the instrumentals are notably more experimental, leaning into a grimier and heavier sound, and the lyrics mostly deal with pained sentiments following both the band's rise to fame and the Ameer situation.
88	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The videos for "FACE" and "I BEEN BORN AGAIN" (save for the very end).
89	* DepravedKidsShowHost: A downplayed example; in the video for "HIGH TOLERANCE", Ameer plays a parody of [[Series/ReadingRainbow LeVar Burton]] who teaches kids about good things, like safe sex, as well as bad things, like drug addiction.
90	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
91	** Their debut single, "Bet I", has considerably more hedonistic lyrics about sex and drugs compared to their later output, and Kevin has since disowned it.
92	** ''ALL-AMERICAN TRASH'' retrospectively seems to reflect a BROCKHAMPTON that hadn't yet grown into its sound. As a result, the sound is more all over the place, ranging from sensual R&B to more traditional self-deprecating raps. Also, there's a song with ''Merlyn'' as the lead, something that would only be mastered come ''iridescence'' with "WHERE THE CASH AT".
93	** Merlyn was considerably quieter before the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, when he became known as "the shouting guy".
94	* EnsembleCast: There were '''fourteen''' BROCKHAMPTON members at the time of their disbanding, and it speaks volumes of the band's chemistry and synergy that each and every one of them has found their own fandom, and good arguments could be made for multiple people in regards to who the best member was.
95	* EpicRocking: "SISTER/NATION", as it is two songs in one, is 6 minutes long.
96	* FaceOnTheCover:
97	** All of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy's covers featured 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.
98	*** Multiple covers were also created for ''SATURATION III'', all depicting one member of the band each.
99	** Two distorted images of Romil and Matt were treated as tentative album art for ''PUPPY''.
100	* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every ''SATURATION'' album ends with an emotional rock song by bearface.
101	* ExtremeCloseUp: Most of the music video for "1999 WILDFIRE" is filmed with the camera zoomed in very far, focusing on the singers' faces.
102	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: [[spoiler:The final track of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, "TEAM", segues into the first track of ''SATURATION I'', "HEAT".]]
103	* {{Gayngst}}: Kevin was subjected to this, primarily through his family (mostly his mother) refusing to accept his homosexuality, and spoke about it in multiple songs (ex: "JUNKY" and "WEIGHT").
104	* GenreMashup: While their core sound is AlternativeHipHop, they also like to pull in AlternativeRock guitar riffs (to say nothing of bearface's straight-up rock ballads at the end of the ''SATURATION'' albums), slick pop hooks, and percussion influenced by anything from DrumAndBass to soca music.
105	* TheGhost: The band's in-house photographer and DP, Ashlan Grey, is known for preferring to be strictly ''behind'' the camera, and as a result has had very few onscreen appearances.
106	* GoodAngelBadAngel: Demonic and angelic versions of JOBA appear on his shoulders in the "JUNKY" video during his second verse.
107	* GratuitousForeignLanguage:
108	** During the SATURATION trilogy, [[GratuitousSpanish Spanish]], courtesy of Robert "Roberto" Ontenient. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Not that it's a bad thing]].
109	*** In promotion of ''SATURATION III'', each band member also received an alternate album cover and posted a corresponding image on their Instagram story with a Spanish caption.
110	** In the three singles released between the end of the SATURATION trilogy and the beginning of ''TBYOOL'', Serbian, courtesy of Miloš Mihajlov.
111	* HeliumSpeech: A unique trait of the band is their occasional tendencies of pitching up their vocals for this effect.
112	* HeManWomanHater: Matt's verse in "JUNKY" explicitly attacks this type of person, as he states how he finds it disgusting when men complain about [[AllWomenAreLustful all women being whores]] yet turn around and use ladylike women solely for their bodies.
113	* HuddleShot: The video for "I BEEN BORN AGAIN" ends with the group assembling in this manner over the camera.
114	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming:
115	** All of ''SATURATION''[='=]s tracks have four-letter names, save for the final one ("WASTE"), which has five. In turn, ''SATURATION II'' has all five-letter track names, save for the final one ("SUMMER"), which has six. Finally, ''SATURATION III'' has all six-letter track names, save for the final one ("TEAM"), which has [[BookEnds four]].
116	** All of the ''BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES'' single titles were distinguished by having a certain year (starting at 1999 and going backwards to 1997) and then a word related to a movie or event that belonged in that year (ex: "1998 [[Film/TheTrumanShow TRUMAN]]", "1997 [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily DIANA]]").
117	* InsistentTerminology: In their rise to prominence around the time of the ''SATURATION'' releases, the group insisted on being referred to as a boy band in hopes of redefining the term -- not a collective, nor a "self-described" boy band, but a boy band outright. Outlets speculated that the contrast they drew from the typical connotations of the term "boy band" was their independent DIY mentality and their racial and sexual diversity.
118	* InsultOfEndearment: In some ''SATURATION''-era concerts, the band pointed out a particular fan in the crowd and instructed the whole crowd to yell "Fuck you!" at that fan, with "Fuck you!" in this context meaning "I love you!".
119	%%* KubrickStare: A favorite of JOBA.
120	* ManlyTears: All of the ''SATURATION III'' album covers have a tear [[StylisticSuck rather tackily]] edited onto the face of the band members.
121	* MoodWhiplash: "BUMP", "QUEER", and "SISTER/NATION" are straight bangers that, on the drop of a hat, switch into far mellower and quieter songs.
122	* MotorMouth:
123	** Several of Dom's verses are fast-paced on top of containing dense rhyme schemes (such as in "JUNKY" and "VIVID").
124	** After the ''SATURATION'' trilogy, JOBA developed a rapping style that consisted of him speeding through dense, packed verses while enunciating each word with an animated delivery, as heard in songs like "1999 WILDFIRE" and "NEW ORLEANS".
125	* NewSoundAlbum:
126	** ''iridescence''. Compared to the ''SATURATION'' era, it's undoubtedly DarkerAndEdgier both in terms of sound and subject matter.
127	** ''GINGER'' employs considerably more low-key instrumentation, eschewing aggression for a more subdued and melancholic atmosphere.
128	* NWordPrivileges: While song verses sung by the band's black members use the N-word liberally, the non-black members rather pointedly fall silent for those lines in live performances. As per the band members, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=WRuYVeqrKBI they believe the word should only be used by black people in general]].
129	* OnceAnEpisode: See MyNameIsInigoMontoya above.
130	* TheOner: The music video for "HEAT" is done in a single take.
131	* OneWomanSong: "TONYA", named after Tonya Harding, an ice skater whose legacy was tarnished in controversy similar to how BROCKHAMPTON's legacy was bogged down by the Ameer situation.
132	* OneWordTitle: All of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy tracks (sans the skits, if you consider "Skit"/"Scene"/"Cinema" and a number to be two separate words), as well as the first installment.
133	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Merlyn, typically known as the most consistently energetic out of anyone in the band, has been known to do incredibly introspective verses that are significantly quieter in tone, namely on "MILK", "TONYA" and "NO HALO".
134	* OutOfGenreExperience: "HOTTIE" is easily the band's poppiest song yet.
135	** There's also "WEIGHT" and "TAPE" from ''iridescence'', in which BROCKHAMPTON dabble in ''drum 'n' bass'', to interesting effect.
136	* PutOnABus: Roberto, following the conclusion of the ''SATURATION'' trilogy. His music video intros--his only real appearances--were replaced by a new Serbian character named Milos Mihajlov, [[TheBusCameBack but he eventually returned to do his intros again]] on ''iridescence'', albeit to a smaller extent.
137	* RealMenLoveJesus: In several ''SATURATION'' skits, Roberto can be heard praying, and the theme of religion plays a bit of a stronger role in ''GINGER'' (what with two tracks completing the phrase [[Music/NinaSimone "if you pray right, heaven belongs to you"]]).
138	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
139	** Matt's verse in "JUNKY" is one directed at [[HeManWomanHater men who mistreat women and then label them all as whores]].
140	** 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.
141	* 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.]]
142	* RunningGag:
143	** Ameer really enjoyed rapping about his past as a drug dealer.
144	** Kevin really enjoys rapping about his homosexuality.
145	** "The Brockhampton flow", as christened by [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Anthony Fantano]].
146	* SelfDeprecation:
147	** Kevin gets self-aware on "saturation 389":
148	--->''Blah-blah-blah, same shit every song''\
149	''What kind of drugs Ameer on?''\
150	''What kind of boys you fucking on?''
151	** On "CHICK", Ameer finally addresses his habit of rapping about limited topics (more specifically, drug dealing):
152	--->''Imma be a star even if I say the same things.''
153	* SelfEmpowermentAnthem: ''SATURATION'' has self-betterment as something of a central theme; "MILK" and "TRIP" are two good (but pretty [[DarkerAndEdgier dark]]) examples of this trope.
154	* ShoutOut: All over the place.
155	** Kevin has stated that Roberto's intros for ''SATURATION''-era music videos (which each start with "Me llamo Roberto...") were inspired by ''Series/{{Jackass}}''[='=]s format of having people start a bit by introducing themselves.
156	** Kevin also stated that the ''SATURATION'' videos' 4:3 aspect ratio was inspired by ''Film/AmericanHoney'', which uses the same aspect ratio.
157	** "INFATUATION" has these lines:
158	--->''[[Franchise/DragonBall If she could, she could see my final form\
159	I could see you Majin Buu-in' on my Dragon Balls]]''\
160	''[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer What, you need a map and backpack just to find the one?\
161	Dora, Dora, come home, you been searchin' too long]]''
162	** "STAR" is completely rife with them, as the whole song consists of the band comparing themselves to celebrities.
163	** Kevin's verse on "JUNKY" has the line "Delete my tweets 'cuz I'm ashamed of being a fucking Simpson"; this correlates with his real name (Clifford Ian Simpson), but in the music video, he raps this line [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons with his face painted yellow]].
164	** Merlyn's verse on "ZIPPER" has this [[ReferenceOverdosed wonderful]] set of lines:
165	--->''Start praying to me like my handle [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Cortana]]\
166	We like [[Music/WuTangClan Wu-Tang]] but I feel like [[Music/{{Santana}} Santana]]\
167	Sweet-talkin' just like she [[Series/HannahMontana Hannah Montana]]\
168	Head was ''cleeeaaan'', [[WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop Tony Fantano!]]''
169	** Several songs on ''iridescence'' pay intentional and possible tribute to Music/{{Radiohead}}, a band that several band members have expressed admiration for; the robotic voices on "SOMETHING ABOUT HIM" seem like a nod to the heavily processed vocals on the title track of ''Music/KidA'', while the drums on "TAPE" are a direct interpolation of those on [[Music/InRainbows "Videotape"]].
170	** "TONYA", the band's first song following Ameer's departure, took its name from the film ''Film/ITonya'', which is a similar account of an influential figure's life being marred by scandal and controversy. Kevin's verse even contains the line "My life is ''I, Tonya''".
171	* SiameseTwinSongs: A strange version with "HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU" / "IF YOU PRAY RIGHT". The two's titles form the name of a Music/NinaSimone song (albeit in reverse order), the former's instrumental is a stripped-down version of the latter's, the former essentially functions as an intro to the latter, they segue perfectly, they are in the same key and have the same tempo...but they don't follow each other on ''GINGER''. Instead, the two tracks are sandwiched by "ST. PERCY".
172	* SigilSpam: [[http://www.brckhmptn.com/images/couchpng.png The Brockhampton couch]], effectively the band logo, has been plastered all over merch and videos alike.
173	* SillyLoveSongs: "SOMETHING ABOUT HIM", an adorable ballad from Kevin (reportedly to his then-boyfriend Jaden Walker), which sticks out as a brief spot of happiness among the thoroughly DarkerAndEdgier ''iridescence''.
174	* SongStyleShift: Both "1999 WILDFIRE" and "1998 TRUMAN" have one, courtesy of bearface; the former simply turns the pre-existing hip-hop beat into something groovier and more melodic, while the latter turns the song into a straight-up R&B ballad.
175	* SoundEffectBleep: Used in JOBA's verse in "SISTER" -- as a StealthPun, no less!
176	-->''I've got (long beep), [[CaptainObvious but you would never know]].''\
177	''I like to hide them, so much I lose myself.''
178	* StageName:
179	** Kevin Abstract's real name is Clifford Ian Simpson.
180	** Merlyn Wood's real name is William Wood.
181	** Dom [=McLennon=]'s real name is Dominique Michael Simpson.
182	** JOBA's real name is Russell Evan Boring.
183	** bearface's real name is Ciarán [=McDonald=].
184	** Henock Sileshi is his real name, but he often goes under the pseudonym "HK".
185	* StepUpToTheMicrophone:
186	** Merlyn gets a song all to himself in "FLIP MO". He also leads "WHERE THE CASH AT", though Matt does rap for some it.
187	** bearface's solo songs at the ending of each ''SATURATION'' album ("WASTE", "SUMMER", the "EVANIE" portion of "TEAM") seemed to function as this before he started getting rap verses integrated with the rest of the crew (ex: several songs on ''iridescence'' alongside "BOY BYE").
188	** The track "TEETH" on ''SATURATION II'' is a short solo poem from Ameer.
189	** "SOMETHING ABOUT HIM" sees Kevin robotically singing an ode to his boyfriend.
190	** "N.S.T." sees Jabari, normally behind the scenes as a producer, singing the intro.
191	* StopAndGo:
192	** After JOBA's verse in "DISTRICT", the beat stops as he says "Wait, wait, wait", and then bearface takes a deep breath and continues the song.
193	** There's also "1997 DIANA", which features several of these, including, infamously, when Matt ''[[{{Gasshole}} burps directly into the microphone]]'' during his second verse.
194	* TextlessAlbumCover: ''iridescence''.
195	* ThemeNaming:
196	** ''SATURATION'' had four-letter song titles except for the last one, which had five.
197	** ''SATURATION II'' had five-letter song titles except for the last one, which had six.
198	** ''SATURATION III'' had six-letter song titles except for the last one, which had [[BookEnds four]].
199	* 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.
200	-->''I got a team I'm willing to die for.''
201	* WeAllDieSomeday: Noted by Merlyn in "INFATUATION":
202	-->''We all gonna die one day.\
203	Man, ain't that crazy?''
204	* VisualPun: The cover art for ''SATURATION II'' has Ameer Vann...in a van.
205	** His departure from the band led to edits of the ''SATURATION'' album covers that removed Ameer, leading to jokes that what's left of the ''SATURATION II'' cover is ''a mere van''.

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