Brockhampton

Brockhampton called themselves a boy band, and they meant it as a dare. Founded in San Marcos, Texas, by their de facto leader Kevin Abstract, the collective grew partly out of online forums and out of the ashes of an internet crew called AliveSinceForever, and by the time they were done the roster counted rappers, singers, producers, a photographer, a graphic designer, a web designer and a manager, a mix of sexualities, ethnicities and nationalities that critics never stopped remarking on.

After the 2016 mixtape All-American Trash, they moved to Los Angeles and went on a tear: Saturation, Saturation II and Saturation III all came out within six months in 2017, restless, genre-hopping records where Southern rap, alt-R&B and pop hooks crash into each other. "Sweet" and "Boogie" are pure adrenaline.

RCA signed them in 2018, and not long after, the group parted with founding member Ameer Vann in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct. After repeated delays, Iridescence debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, and Ginger in 2019 brought the multi-platinum "Sugar", a softer, sun-warped slow jam. Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine followed, and in 2022 they bowed out with The Family and TM, having crammed eight studio albums into barely five years since that first mixtape.

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