
BROCKHAMPTON have released ‘The Family’, their final album as a collective, as well a surprise parting gift, ‘TM’
Following its founding in 2010, the Texas group has now disbanded after 12 years together.
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The third track on 'iridescence', 'BERLIN' names itself after the German capital, a city the group visited during their European tour. Kevin Abstract has spoken of his affection for Europe, and the track seems to honour that geography and those travels. The song moves through declarations of material success and ancestral pride, framed against a repeated refrain about appearance and aspiration. There's a tension throughout between the accumulation of wealth and the weight of expectation, between what others imagine you should be and what you choose to become. The verses layer competing voices and moods. One moment the track settles into boasts about diamonds and chains; the next it pivots to something more reflective, acknowledging old doubts and the distance travelled since. A sample or interpolation anchors the chorus, giving it a hook that feels both assured and slightly detached. The production holds space for these shifts without strain, letting the group's individual cadences breathe across the arrangement.
"BERLIN" is a track by BROCKHAMPTON, from the album iridescence, released 20th September 2018. The track is 3:19 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about BROCKHAMPTON.
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Following its founding in 2010, the Texas group has now disbanded after 12 years together.

The record will drop in full on 17th November via Question Everything/RCA Records

BROCKHAMPTON's seventh and final album is due to release on 17th November.

'The Family', BROCKHAMPTON's final album, will release on 17th November via Question Everything/RCA Records.

The record was announced with the same clip during their Coachella set on the weekend.

Last year, Kevin Abstract revealed the group's final album had been delayed to 2022.