HENOCK “HK” SILESHI: Brockhampton, to me, is a manifestation of people’s imaginations and the idea that if you and a bunch of like-minded other people set forth on something, that anything can be possible. I see Brockhampton as hopefully something that defines a generation, but also redefines a generation in a way, and instead of conforming to norms maybe questions norms a bit.

We all came to the realization that, if we were to make Brockhampton work, we would all need to be together in real life, operating as a unit, in-person. For my last semester of school, I kind of like, faked going to school. I was actually going to libraries and Starbucks and freelancing graphic design to save up money to move out.

ASHLAN GREY: Around the time I met Brockhampton, I had just gotten fired from a job working at Walmart. Whenever they went to San Marcos, TX, I spent at least a weekend every month with them, and I guess the relationship grew from there. A week before they moved [to Los Angeles], [Kevin] called me up, “I need an answer, yes or no, are you coming with us?” I gave him a yes, and now I’m here.

SILESHI: Everybody’s not the same artist in Brockhampton, so you have to be up on your game to cater to some of the artists because they have a vision of what they want, and you want to feel responsible for helping them bring their vision to life. I think more so the challenge is being apt and being aware, being a reference guide and understanding that what works for somebody might not work for everybody — it’s a lot but, you learn a lot about yourself in the process.

GREY: A big thing that I live by is never telling [Brockhampton members] that something can’t be done. I always just try to figure it out. If I were to ever tell them No, we can’t do this, it would make them feel like they’re being limited, and I don’t want anyone to ever feel like they’re limited to do anything.

SILESHI: Working on Saturation was really something we’ve never done before. I think that was the most quintessential Brockhampton thing, making a mixtape in three weeks and making a rollout. What I loved about it was every room was a functioning working room, like the Brockhampton factory is supposed to be.

GREY: I would have to agree, but if I have to say something different, it was moving out into the new house, because it’s such a rewarding feeling, like we leveled up in a sense, all together, too. We didn’t make compromises with anything.