Brockhampton never played by the rules, so it’s understandable that the Texan hip hop collective’s farewell should be as messy and confusing as their all too brief existence. They proudly called themselves a “boy band” and included a web designer, a photographer, an Irishman, and most extraordinarily for American rap, an out gay man among their 13 full-time members. Between 2017 and 2019 they released five albums, setting out their stall as America’s fastest-moving, most exciting new group.
But herding that many people towards a singular creative vision seems to have been too much for lead member Kevin Abstract. The band announced an indefinite hiatus in January, played a final festival set at Coachella in April, and set a date for a farewell album, The Family (â â â ), for last weekend.
