Saturation II
by BROCKHAMPTON
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 August 2017
- Label: Question Everything, Empire
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:02
- Community rating: 3.75/5 from 22 ratings
Artists on this release: Bearface, Ameer Vann, Matt Champion, Joba, Merlyn Wood, Dom McLennon, Kevin Abstract
Album Notes & Community Reviews
As the second installment in the group's rapid-fire 2017 trilogy, 'Saturation II' builds upon its predecessor's foundation with adventurous, genre-blurring production that merges hard rap with melodic R&B. The album showcases the collective's versatile and often aggressive performance style, with in-house production from Romil Hemnani and Q3 creating a cohesive soundscape for the members' verses on personal struggle, sexuality, and swagger. Critically favored over the first 'Saturation', the record was praised for refining the group's creative formula and solidifying their distinct identity as a self-sufficient hip-hop 'boy band'.
Genres
Descriptors: DIY, genre-blending, confessional, abrasive, maximalist, rap, experimental, melodic, dance, skit
Tracklist
Credits
- Kevin Abstract - performance, additional production, executive production, creative direction, vocals
- Ameer Vann - performance, vocals
- Dom McLennon - performance, vocals, production
- Matt Champion - performance, vocals
- Merlyn Wood - performance, vocals
- Joba - performance, additional production, co-executive production, mixing, mastering, vocals, piano
- Bearface - performance, production, vocals, guitar
- Romil Hemnani - production, recording engineering, djing
- Jabari Manwa - production, vocals
- Kiko Merley - production
- Robert Ontenient - web design, skit vocals
- Henock "HK" Sileshi - creative direction, graphic design
- Ashlan Grey - photography
- Jon Nunes - management
- Ryan Beatty - additional vocals (track 2)
- Dijon Duenas - additional vocals (track 16)
- Nick Lenzini - creative assistance
- Kevin Doan - creative assistance, creative direction and graphic design assistant