Bearface is a musician who, despite being down with the US-based hip-hop crew Brockhampton, is actually from Northern Ireland. He exhibited musical talent, i.e. learning to play the guitar, even before he became a teenager. Moreover...
As with other Brockhampton tracks, “Things Can’t Stay the Same” has the traits of a freestyle. That is to say that the tune in its entirety does not seem to be based on any...
As many of us already know, Ameer Vann was forced to leave the Brockhampton hip-hop collective in 2018 due to allegations he misconducted himself sensually. And “Emmanuel”, the EP which “Los Angeles” is featured on, is his...
The title of this song (“Pop Trunk”) appears as if it may very well be a double entendre. On the surface it appears to be a shoutout to a particular disc jockey named DJ Screw...
“Victor Roberts” is mostly by a de facto member of Brockhampton, that being the titular Victor Roberts. It details a certain period during his childhood where apparently illicit drugs had a regular presence in his household,...
As with most posse cuts, there are quite a few topics explored in “St. Percy”. For instance, Kevin Abstract alludes to the fact that he has been rockin’ the mic for a long time. And...
As we all know, “dearly departed” is a term used to refer to a loved one who has passed away. However in this song, Brockhampton are using the phrase primarily in a figurative sense (although...
This song is based on the narrators (Brockhampton members) having “no halo”, as in apparently acknowledging their moral shortcomings. And the way they go about doing this is by highlighting personal feelings of angst, disenfranchisement...
The lyrical foundation of “Boy Bye” is the Brockhampton vocalists (including Kevin Abstract) focusing on the topics of anxiety and depression. But as is the norm with posse cuts, they only stick to the foundational subjects...
Posse cuts are usually of the sort that the individual artists are allowed to rap about whatever they want. Put differently, there is only a lukewarm attempt to focus on one particular concept. And in this particular case...