The Family (Brockhampton album)
2022 studio album by Brockhampton
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The Family is the seventh studio album by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton. It was released on November 17, 2022, through RCA and Question Everything.[12] The release of a final album during 2022 was announced during the band's performance at the 2022 Coachella festival.[13] The Family was thought to be Brockhampton's final studio album, and was advertised as such, until the announcement of a subsequent album, TM, in a promo image released alongside The Family.[14]
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| Released | November 17, 2022 | |||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Clash | 9/10[4] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [5] |
| DIY | [6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[7] |
| NME | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
Although credited to the thirteen-man group as a whole, only three members of Brockhampton contributed to the project: Kevin Abstract is the lead performer across the whole album, Bearface serves as an executive producer and additional vocalist, and Romil Hemnani co-wrote several tracks. The album was primarily produced by Bearface along with external collaborators Boylife and Nick Velez, with the former credited as an executive producer. The Family is the first Brockhampton album not executive produced by Abstract, and the only Brockhampton album to be executive-produced by a non-member.
Background
In January 2022, Brockhampton announced their disbandment via social media, which was to follow their scheduled performances at O2 Academy Brixton and Coachella.[15] During their performance at Coachella on April 16, 2022, they announced a then unnamed final album, to be released in the same year. Two days later, the video projected during the performance would be released to their YouTube page, titled "Message from Brockhampton".[16]
Promotion
In October 2022, Brockhampton created a private Instagram user named @imissthebandalready. An image of the unfollowed state of this page would be reposted on the band's official Instagram page's story in the latter half of October.
On October 27, 2022, Brockhampton posted a one-minute video titled "I Miss the Band Already" to their YouTube and Instagram pages, teasing a final album announcement.[17] In the comments of the Instagram video, Kevin Abstract stated that there would be a follow-up in "one hour..." As such, an hour later, an album teaser for The Family was released to their YouTube and Instagram pages, announcing a release date of November 17, 2022, and the album cover was posted to their various social media accounts.[18][19]
On November 4, 2022, "Big Pussy" was released as the first single from The Family. On November 11, "The Ending" was released as the second single from the album.
On November 16, 2022, Brockhampton posted a final teaser for the album titled "It All Comes Out In The Wash" to their YouTube and Instagram pages.[20] One day later, on November 17, 2022, the album released alongside a music video for "RZA."[21]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take It Back" |
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| 2:17 |
| 2. | "RZA" |
| 2:12 | |
| 3. | "Gold Teeth" |
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| 1:46 |
| 4. | "Big Pussy" |
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| 2:20 |
| 5. | "All That" |
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| 2:46 |
| 6. | "(Back From The) Road" |
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| 1:34 |
| 7. | "Basement" |
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| 1:13 |
| 8. | "Southside" |
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| 1:21 |
| 9. | "Good Time" |
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| 1:51 |
| 10. | "37th" |
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| 2:15 |
| 11. | "Boyband" |
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| 1:44 |
| 12. | "Any Way You Want Me" |
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| 1:31 |
| 13. | "The Family" |
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| 2:55 |
| 14. | "Prayer" |
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| 1:45 |
| 15. | "My American Life" |
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| 1:27 |
| 16. | "The Ending" |
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| 1:48 |
| 17. | "Brockhampton" |
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| 4:32 |
| Total length: | 35:17 | |||
Samples
- "Take It Back" contains excerpts from "Miracle", written by Raymond A. Myles.[22]
- "RZA" contains excerpts from "The Big Draft", written by Bruce Belland and Glen Larson.
- "Big Pussy" contains excerpts from "Victim", performed by The Germs, "Bluan", written by Mario Candido Rusca, "Love Is the Reason", written by William A. Keyes and samples from "Hustlin", performed by Smoothe Da Hustler.
- "All That" contains interpolation from "All That", written by Lisa Lopes and Arnold Hennings.
- "Southside" contains excerpts from "You Are So Brave (Funeral Dirge)".
- "Good Time" contains a sample of the recording "Jesus Is the World to Me", performed by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir.
- "37th" contains excerpts from "The Dark End of the Street", written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn.
- "Boyband" contains excerpts from "In God's Own Time (My Change Will Come)", written by John W. Hason.
- "The Family" contains excerpts from "New Day", written by Donald Breedlove and Napoleon Crayton, "September in the Rain", written by Al Dubin and Harry Warren, and samples from "New Day" by Band Of Thieves.
- "The Ending" contains excerpts from "Let Me Be the One Baby", performed by Willie Hutch.
- "Brockhampton" contains excerpts from "I Can't Fake It Anymore", performed by Ruby Winters.[23]
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Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 90 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 49 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[26] | 98 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[27] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[28] | 15 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] | 7 |