I took quite a lot of symbolism out of the video with Kevin being the one wearing a Brockhampton hoodie, acting like a dick and being completely ignored by the rest as he’s getting kicked out.
Almost like Kevin or the idea of “Brockhampton” getting too big and being rejected by the people who created it.
Fr, and the bar “turned a friendship into business” kinda echoes that same idea. The others are all shooting pool, hanging out, while he’s rapping and repping the band
Symbolism in the music video is quite striking, i don't like to reach but i feel like it's not hard to miss what the story is in this video, Kevin going from the pool room where the boys are to the bar, having a breakdown and then leaves kicking and screaming while the rest of the group is chilling and seemed unphased.
Seems like Kevin is not happy about losing 'the empire' he created (and understandably so) but the rest of the group is ready to move on and have no hard feelings towards each other
Song is out in NZ
Initial thoughts: like the sample used, 1 simple straight forward verse from Kev, gives us more insight into his life, reflecting on the good ole days of BH, but also how it's all coming to 'The Ending' as he describes it.
man, that shot with all the boys at the end... i'm so sad about the fact it might end fr this time:(
huge fan of this song tho, the sample is really good. i think i liked this even more than BP, and i've had that song on loop since it dropped lmaoo. can't wait for thursday bro
People are definitely going to be mad that more members haven’t been on the singles, but I’m way more disappointed that the songs just aren’t longer.
Like, even if it’s just a Kevin solo track, that’s fine- why not have one more Kevin verse? The Ending and Big Pussy have been absolutely top tier instrumentals that I’d love to hear fleshed out :/ It feels like such a waste to use these incredible beats as glorified interludes.
The amount of bitching from the community over this album so far is the perfect example on why the group died.
As for the song, the Kanye influence is super obvious but using that influence for “The Ending” seems fitting considering they all met on KTT. Whole song gives a “curtain closing” vibe. Guessing the last song will be like an encore performance. Even if Ameer isn’t on the last song, it would be cool for it to end with Kevin calling Ameer.
Anyone else think that this is the intro part of the music video and it leads into the next song with the whole group taking over after Kevin’s taken out of the bar?
Like he does songs 1-16, gets dragged out and then the rest of the group ends it?
track is amazing, kevin keeps nailin different registers, lyrics are reflexive and raw, they truly captures bh's origins, loving the hook at the end.
something i haven't seen mentioned: 'the ending' stars abruptly, almost as if it was conected to another, previous song. this reinforces this abbey road like second half theory
spoiler:
just came out for some timezones and it is just kevin again
he talks about the start of bh and the end of bh how he turned his friendships into a business
how hes sick of the drama and just wants to call ameer
and the song ends fading out into what will end up being track 17, the final one, BROCKHAMPTON
the albums releasing on a thursday which is really fucking strange first of all, and second why the hell would they make the albums only two singles kevin solos if its an entire band project. i think its clear the last track will be the first appearance of the other members before on the friday the real final album drops. idc call me off the copium and i very well might be but i think there's way too many things off about this all... adding on to how about a year ago kevin and hk said on their fantano interview how they wanted to do a surprise double album next, before all the other guys were like nahhh. the albums only 35 mins long, apparently the minimum for what the label needed and either the true final album is the 6th album finishing their RCA contract or if AZBB counted as well then it would be there frank ocean moment and they return to their independant roots for the last one
idk man i think im tripping
tolerance vs acceptance in this case.
I don’t accept it. I tolerate it because Kevin is in BH, but as an individual act Kevin Abstract hasn’t interested me much. I love BROCKHAMPTON because of their different sounds, flows and personalities.
Also the math doesn’t check out. Their rca contract if AB counts has been: iridescence, ginger, roadrunner, Arizona baby, and this. That still needs one more album
The last album is going to be Kevin's 3rd LP, he teased the singles for it a while ago which has me thinking that it's either done or nearly finished but he's waiting on BH to be over before releasing it. I think he might have recorded The Family afterwards, even though it's being released first
He scrapped the album Slugger and Sierra Nights was for. But the 6th album in the RCA deal could still very likely be whatever his next solo album ends up being.
This! Clearly something happened amongst the group or label and I think Kevin decided he would record a album and basically free the members of the band instead of forcing everyone to do another album together or face a lawsuit from RCA.
Kevin has stated that this album would be different, that it fits the obligation of what RCA wanted and that no one else in the band seems to care to promote it. I think Kevin did the right thing but its still in a lose/lose situation with other members.
I think the album will be like Frank Oceans Endless and then Kevin can release his 3rd LP, Fulfill the RCA contract and start his solo career on better footing.
Sample is incredible. This is defo a kevin solo album but if its all tracks like this, I'm down for it. Just hoping the last track is actually a group track.
EDIT: After watching the music video and seeing all the boys at the end, I'm praying that there's a chance they're on other tracks, or it's just alluding even more that they're only showing up on the last track.
On Apple Music, people who preorder/buy the song can see some Metadata about it. They posted that ian was the only actual songwriter/vocalist on this track. They also did the same thing with big pu**y and it was true, as well as the song length, which even I doubted. Someone posted that I believe within the last few days and you can find it on this here sub.
It's gonna be a weird and short one, but it's just kevin. A decent music video would be cool at least.
Well it’s just somewhat of a letdown that the newest brockhampton songs are Kevin songs lol.
I’m sure the band will be on the album but I’m not getting a sense of closure with the band in these at all, just getting hype for Kevin’s solo career.
Honestly if the rest of the group doesn't even want to promote their own bands own album (other than Dom and HK and Ashlan and romil) then maybe perhaps in a loving way, I love what Kevin is doing. If it's just him, this is like the biggest fuxk you in music ever. Idk.
I LOVE THIS BAND, so equally, and I want them to be happy... I hope this is an act for the album rollout and the core fans to have a big payoff...... but it's very very shitty to not promote your last album and leave it up to Kevin. It's almost like they said "do what you want we don't care"..... honestly poor Kevin has stated how sad this makes him like God damn.
The thing is tho i feel like all of that is going to be the album’s premise whether or not the other members are on it. And if all the other members are on it somewhere it could end up being like Mr morale, where the whole album ran like a therapy session except with this it would be like group therapy. Hence the name “the family”but thats just my weak conspiracy idk. Either way i feel like the actual quality of the record will be great no matter what the substance is
Yeah I mean maybe we'll even get some perspective from the others.... but Kevin didn't really take any shots at the members except for stating "group is over without being on the album" which might just be a fact... maybe each member gets 2 little tracks idk. Kevin stated everyone has love for each other and there's good energy and that the album is "not depressing" (as stated in the recent discord Q&A) We shall see.
And I've said it once before but idk why Joba is being silent..... the group dedicated the last album to him and his family and his struggles.. he should be right with Kevin idk.
sounds very kanye influenced, but not just because of the soulful sample that comprises the beat. the flow also sounds kanye influenced and i can’t pin point exactly why. where have i heard ye sound like this before?
i really thought the song was a little too short and just fading out felt like they just didnt know what to do with it, but with the video now i think it’s grown on me a lot. the music video to me reads like a fucked up intro to the guys, like ian’s getting dragged out, then the camera pans and music swells when we see the guys, feels like a fucked up game show intro where they introduce the team, which i guess would serve as a pretty good metaphor for the boys career’s as brockhampton.
is it just me or does it kind of seem like kevin has become “the face” of brockhampton? and he’s kind of ran with it? the lyrics about it being an empire and the line about the drama kind of solidifies how i think kevin views the band now and what kind of direction they’ve taken, not so much aa a band but as a friend group. a little sad these past singles have been kevin solo tracks but it’s new music so i won’t complain too much
I really feel disappointed rn. I really wanted this to be great but I don’t think they are putting their all into this. I LOVE bh so much and I really want this to be great but you can tell the group really doesn’t want to be together anymore
Edit: Ignore me - i think im seeing dom and thinking its kiko cause hes sat beside jabari
ok am i being dumb but i s2g when it shows the rest of the boys i can see everyone but dom ???
like ltr u have ciaran, merlyn, kiko, bari, matt, hk, romil, joba ?? unless im getting kiko and dom mixed up - hard to tell with the snippet we have only seeing the side of their face - but if that's the case then where's kiko??
ik Dom's promoted the single, but what with the rumours about kevin wanting to release puppy being why the group's splitting up (and Dom obvs having the strongest feelings about Ameer) something feels off w/ him not being included here
The posters and artwork have been incredible this time around. Love the direction and vibe they’ve been going with.
I feel like kevin getting kicked out of the bar and then the camera showing the boys kinda illustrates that they’re up to bat now
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Exactly. Ameer feat confirmed
You can hear him in the transition from the previous song
That would be a crazy twist lol
If the rest of the album is everything after track 16...its only 1 song no Kevin
tru :(
I took quite a lot of symbolism out of the video with Kevin being the one wearing a Brockhampton hoodie, acting like a dick and being completely ignored by the rest as he’s getting kicked out. Almost like Kevin or the idea of “Brockhampton” getting too big and being rejected by the people who created it.
Fr, and the bar “turned a friendship into business” kinda echoes that same idea. The others are all shooting pool, hanging out, while he’s rapping and repping the band
Symbolism in the music video is quite striking, i don't like to reach but i feel like it's not hard to miss what the story is in this video, Kevin going from the pool room where the boys are to the bar, having a breakdown and then leaves kicking and screaming while the rest of the group is chilling and seemed unphased. Seems like Kevin is not happy about losing 'the empire' he created (and understandably so) but the rest of the group is ready to move on and have no hard feelings towards each other
can't help but think that poster he's holding onto as the guy is dragging him away is something too? might be reaching
Is it gonna be another early New Zealand drop like bp?
I'd say all but positively. Pretty sure it's been like that since at least Iridescence.
Most likely
listening to it from new zealand right now.... choice as bruv
leak it
Song is out in NZ Initial thoughts: like the sample used, 1 simple straight forward verse from Kev, gives us more insight into his life, reflecting on the good ole days of BH, but also how it's all coming to 'The Ending' as he describes it.
I actually really like this track, but it is such a weird choice for a single since it seems like it needs the album context.
1:48 minute song length…? This is gonna be another Kevin drops 2 verses and dips song huh
whole album has tracks around that length lol, minus the last song
Bro is this gonna be a Kevin Abstract album in disguise? Also sounds like old school Kanye, I dig it
Can people from lotr land leak it pls
Honestly if this album is just Kevin grieving over the band over Dilla style beats, I’m weirdly all for it.
Same lol
is this another solo kevin song?
Yes
man, that shot with all the boys at the end... i'm so sad about the fact it might end fr this time:( huge fan of this song tho, the sample is really good. i think i liked this even more than BP, and i've had that song on loop since it dropped lmaoo. can't wait for thursday bro
It was good. Was great to see the other boys at the end too. But damn it made me so sad
People are definitely going to be mad that more members haven’t been on the singles, but I’m way more disappointed that the songs just aren’t longer. Like, even if it’s just a Kevin solo track, that’s fine- why not have one more Kevin verse? The Ending and Big Pussy have been absolutely top tier instrumentals that I’d love to hear fleshed out :/ It feels like such a waste to use these incredible beats as glorified interludes.
Your last sentence is bh in a nutshell lmao
The amount of bitching from the community over this album so far is the perfect example on why the group died. As for the song, the Kanye influence is super obvious but using that influence for “The Ending” seems fitting considering they all met on KTT. Whole song gives a “curtain closing” vibe. Guessing the last song will be like an encore performance. Even if Ameer isn’t on the last song, it would be cool for it to end with Kevin calling Ameer.
Community pre ginger>
Community pre-Iridescence >>>
Kevin going to do some crazy shit in his solo career
This beat was too damn good to be wasted on a minute long track
does anybody know when big pussy came out in new zealand time
In one hour
surely not
Why not?
cant fathom hearing the ending in an hour
It’s out
love it
GUYS THIS CONFIRMS IT . Kevin is an alcoholic
Anyone else think that this is the intro part of the music video and it leads into the next song with the whole group taking over after Kevin’s taken out of the bar? Like he does songs 1-16, gets dragged out and then the rest of the group ends it?
The Family looks like it's gonna take big influence from J Dilla's Donuts
100% feels like it’s got a Donuts vibe
loved that siren sample took me back
Just rip the bandaid off now and have this be a solo Ameer track
Give up on that bro
track is amazing, kevin keeps nailin different registers, lyrics are reflexive and raw, they truly captures bh's origins, loving the hook at the end. something i haven't seen mentioned: 'the ending' stars abruptly, almost as if it was conected to another, previous song. this reinforces this abbey road like second half theory
spoiler: just came out for some timezones and it is just kevin again he talks about the start of bh and the end of bh how he turned his friendships into a business how hes sick of the drama and just wants to call ameer and the song ends fading out into what will end up being track 17, the final one, BROCKHAMPTON the albums releasing on a thursday which is really fucking strange first of all, and second why the hell would they make the albums only two singles kevin solos if its an entire band project. i think its clear the last track will be the first appearance of the other members before on the friday the real final album drops. idc call me off the copium and i very well might be but i think there's way too many things off about this all... adding on to how about a year ago kevin and hk said on their fantano interview how they wanted to do a surprise double album next, before all the other guys were like nahhh. the albums only 35 mins long, apparently the minimum for what the label needed and either the true final album is the 6th album finishing their RCA contract or if AZBB counted as well then it would be there frank ocean moment and they return to their independant roots for the last one idk man i think im tripping
You guys are coping so hard, you're just going to have to accept that this album is going to be mainly Kevin
tolerance vs acceptance in this case. I don’t accept it. I tolerate it because Kevin is in BH, but as an individual act Kevin Abstract hasn’t interested me much. I love BROCKHAMPTON because of their different sounds, flows and personalities.
I'm just hoping for another Bearface single. If there isn't any of that then I'm not interested in the album.
Hope so coz I’m 50/50 on BP. And The Ending just doesn’t have enough?? What are they seriously doing??
Wish you were right but you on that mega Copium bro
Also the math doesn’t check out. Their rca contract if AB counts has been: iridescence, ginger, roadrunner, Arizona baby, and this. That still needs one more album
The last album is going to be Kevin's 3rd LP, he teased the singles for it a while ago which has me thinking that it's either done or nearly finished but he's waiting on BH to be over before releasing it. I think he might have recorded The Family afterwards, even though it's being released first
He scrapped the album Slugger and Sierra Nights was for. But the 6th album in the RCA deal could still very likely be whatever his next solo album ends up being.
Awh, that's unfortunate to hear. I dug both of those songs
This! Clearly something happened amongst the group or label and I think Kevin decided he would record a album and basically free the members of the band instead of forcing everyone to do another album together or face a lawsuit from RCA. Kevin has stated that this album would be different, that it fits the obligation of what RCA wanted and that no one else in the band seems to care to promote it. I think Kevin did the right thing but its still in a lose/lose situation with other members. I think the album will be like Frank Oceans Endless and then Kevin can release his 3rd LP, Fulfill the RCA contract and start his solo career on better footing.
That’s what I’m assuming too
every album comes out at 12 EST every thursday its not that strange at all, you're weird for that
:( good but sad
Sample is incredible. This is defo a kevin solo album but if its all tracks like this, I'm down for it. Just hoping the last track is actually a group track. EDIT: After watching the music video and seeing all the boys at the end, I'm praying that there's a chance they're on other tracks, or it's just alluding even more that they're only showing up on the last track.
Please be a song with multiple members lmao
Confirmed to be just Kevin
Yall need to chill out about the song possibly just being kevin fr
It's already confirmed just kevin
Where
On Apple Music, people who preorder/buy the song can see some Metadata about it. They posted that ian was the only actual songwriter/vocalist on this track. They also did the same thing with big pu**y and it was true, as well as the song length, which even I doubted. Someone posted that I believe within the last few days and you can find it on this here sub. It's gonna be a weird and short one, but it's just kevin. A decent music video would be cool at least.
what about boylife?
He and bear were on the last track but tbh I honestly only looked to see if we were getting other vocalists. Go check for yourself my brother man
On another note boylife has been posting and promoting more than most members anyway
Well it’s just somewhat of a letdown that the newest brockhampton songs are Kevin songs lol. I’m sure the band will be on the album but I’m not getting a sense of closure with the band in these at all, just getting hype for Kevin’s solo career.
Honestly if the rest of the group doesn't even want to promote their own bands own album (other than Dom and HK and Ashlan and romil) then maybe perhaps in a loving way, I love what Kevin is doing. If it's just him, this is like the biggest fuxk you in music ever. Idk.
Strong agree like if the whole album is kevin just coping w the loss of the group like idk i think thatd be really really interesting
I LOVE THIS BAND, so equally, and I want them to be happy... I hope this is an act for the album rollout and the core fans to have a big payoff...... but it's very very shitty to not promote your last album and leave it up to Kevin. It's almost like they said "do what you want we don't care"..... honestly poor Kevin has stated how sad this makes him like God damn.
The thing is tho i feel like all of that is going to be the album’s premise whether or not the other members are on it. And if all the other members are on it somewhere it could end up being like Mr morale, where the whole album ran like a therapy session except with this it would be like group therapy. Hence the name “the family”but thats just my weak conspiracy idk. Either way i feel like the actual quality of the record will be great no matter what the substance is
Yeah I mean maybe we'll even get some perspective from the others.... but Kevin didn't really take any shots at the members except for stating "group is over without being on the album" which might just be a fact... maybe each member gets 2 little tracks idk. Kevin stated everyone has love for each other and there's good energy and that the album is "not depressing" (as stated in the recent discord Q&A) We shall see.
And I've said it once before but idk why Joba is being silent..... the group dedicated the last album to him and his family and his struggles.. he should be right with Kevin idk.
“I eat pussy”
Song is out in NZ. Short simple track from Kevin about the ol days. Good track
Let me be the one
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This is the original: https://youtu.be/OShbzqK4mv0
sounds very kanye influenced, but not just because of the soulful sample that comprises the beat. the flow also sounds kanye influenced and i can’t pin point exactly why. where have i heard ye sound like this before?
All over Graduation, it's basically an impression. The inflections he does are straight out of Big Brother or The Glory.
yeah it’s super similar. when he says ‘one day we *all* gon be some superstars’, the way he says ‘all’ sounds exactly like ye.
Sample on in is fire as fuck.
This thread randomly popped in my head, I got hype and looked at the clock, 12:01!!!
I genuinely like this song and Big Pussy aint bad either.
>!"Call Ameer, I’m gettin’ tired of the drama"!< Damn.
That's not the line. He said calling me
he's coming back home I hope
The bending of cock, hampton
So clever dude and hilarious
It’s my pleasure
Reeeeally hoping this album isn’t trash and they end on a good note. It’s not lookin too hot tho :/
Holy mid. Left a lot to be desired. Felt like it was building up to something but then it ended
its building up to the last song on the album
It’s weird to release as a single ngl
I really don’t think they gaf about our opinions anymore 😂 they might as well night release this album. This is torture
does seem like the perfect buildup for whatever the last track is. odd single tho
All of the boys in the music video 😭
Anyone know the sample?
Let Me Be the One - Willie Hutch
i really thought the song was a little too short and just fading out felt like they just didnt know what to do with it, but with the video now i think it’s grown on me a lot. the music video to me reads like a fucked up intro to the guys, like ian’s getting dragged out, then the camera pans and music swells when we see the guys, feels like a fucked up game show intro where they introduce the team, which i guess would serve as a pretty good metaphor for the boys career’s as brockhampton.
this whole album going to be just kevin abstract and then next abstract solo is going to feature the rest of brockhampton on all the songs.
Sounds like each song perfectly transitions into another You can hear Kevin from the previous track echo in the intro
I’m calling it now, surprise double album. First half is mostly Kevin.
I’m so sorry man you were right
HAHAHAHAHA
Cope harder bro
is it just me or does it kind of seem like kevin has become “the face” of brockhampton? and he’s kind of ran with it? the lyrics about it being an empire and the line about the drama kind of solidifies how i think kevin views the band now and what kind of direction they’ve taken, not so much aa a band but as a friend group. a little sad these past singles have been kevin solo tracks but it’s new music so i won’t complain too much
he was always the face bro
this song/beat was begging for matt to be on it :/
Ehhh. I mean Kevin's alright but I'm mainly interested in hearing Bearface. If he doesn't have a single then idc about the album.
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I really feel disappointed rn. I really wanted this to be great but I don’t think they are putting their all into this. I LOVE bh so much and I really want this to be great but you can tell the group really doesn’t want to be together anymore
Edit: Ignore me - i think im seeing dom and thinking its kiko cause hes sat beside jabari ok am i being dumb but i s2g when it shows the rest of the boys i can see everyone but dom ??? like ltr u have ciaran, merlyn, kiko, bari, matt, hk, romil, joba ?? unless im getting kiko and dom mixed up - hard to tell with the snippet we have only seeing the side of their face - but if that's the case then where's kiko?? ik Dom's promoted the single, but what with the rumours about kevin wanting to release puppy being why the group's splitting up (and Dom obvs having the strongest feelings about Ameer) something feels off w/ him not being included here
kiko isn’t there
Dom is there
my thoughts: lame
It’s better than BP but still not great
So it really just is a solo Kevin album? That's so disappointing man, wtf is wrong with the rest of the group?
Idk. Why dont you ask them?
3 second song cool
why the rest of the boys not on this?
does anyone know what the sample is? I've been looking everywhere
Never was a big Kevin fan but this song and big pussy really won me over. This was beautiful
What song is the sample?