![]() ![]() Former BROCKHAMPTON member Ameer Vann (who gets a shout-out on the aforementioned “Corpus Christi”) was often touted by fans and critics as the group's strongest MC, but here Abstract bests much of his bandmates' previous work-as well as his own-in detailing what it’s like growing up young, gifted, Black, and gay. “We was on tour in Europe, I tried coke with this kid/See, I need anything that make me feel less lonely/I get called a snake, a liar, a f*ggot, and a phony.”īut Abstract gets the last laugh on his bullies: The main thing he'll surely be called after ARIZONA BABY is a truly gifted rapper. ![]() “None of my boys know how to cope with this shit,” he raps over the soft guitar plucks that open the song. He lays bare some of that backstory on the ultra-confessional “Corpus Christi,” while also addressing the stresses of life as a burgeoning rap/pop star. The same word appears frequently on ARIZONA BABY, the rapper’s third proper solo project according to Abstract, who frequently raps about being gay, the word was leveled at him often growing up in Texas. At 2018’s Coachella festival, Kevin Abstract (performing as a member of BROCKHAMPTON) wore a bulletproof vest with the word “f*ggot” emblazoned across the front. ![]()
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