Junky (song)
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| Single by Brockhampton | ||||
| from the album Saturation II | ||||
| Released | August 15, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
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| "Junky" on YouTube | ||||
"Junky" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton, released on August 15, 2017 as the third single from their second studio album Saturation II (2017).
The production of the song contains erhu,[1] while the lyrics revolve around the personal and social challenges that each member has faced. In the opening verse, Kevin Abstract raps about his homosexuality and its surrounding challenges ("'Why you always rap about being gay?' / 'Cause not enough niggas rap and be gay").[1][2][3][4][5] This is followed by a "piercing cacophony of solemn piano chords and tire screeches".[6] Ameer Vann discusses his paranoia and drug addiction in the next verse, after which Merlyn Wood raps about his family pressuring him to pursue a career outside of music.[2][4][5] Matt Champion performs the penultimate verse, in which he addresses sexism, male entitlement and rape culture.[2][4][7]