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Brockhampton
rockhampton began when 14 or so young rappers, producers and artists met on a
Kanye West fan forum, moved in together, and made three albums in a year. They
arrived somewhere between the anarchic rap collectivism of an early-2010s Odd
Future and a revitalized take on, well, the Backstreet Boys, matching outfits and all —
with the teenage fans to prove it. Raucous festival sets and a reported $15 million RCA deal soon
followed. Brockhampton’s music is more heart-on-sleeve than your typical turn-up fare, and they
have become only more sensitive. Their last album, 2018’s Iridescence, was a technicolor, exceed-
ingly personal affair that debuted at Number One (and happened to be their best). Now, they’re
working in their home on the next album, one they describe as “summery,” but “rooted in sadness.”
“It’s honest,” de facto leader Kevin Abstract says of their music. “It’s based in love and trauma and
everything that makes us who we are.” CHARLES HOLMES
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