[Intro: Kevin Abstract]
Yeah
Yeah (Yeah), yeah
Yeah (Yeah)
[Verse 1: Kevin Abstract]
Back to the basics
Back to the basement
Back to the fire
Back to the gang (Gang, gang)
Back to the basics (Gang)
Back to the basement (Gang, gang)
Back to the fire
Back to the gang
[Chorus: Kevin Abstract]
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
You definitely ain't my family, family
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know you, niggas, c'mon
I don't know these niggas
They definitely not in my family, family
[Verse 2: Kevin Abstract]
Bitch, you actin' nosy
You actin' like the police
You actin' like you know me
You just know these songs, uh
You just know these videos
You don't know my mom, uh
You ain't got my telephone number
Unless that nigga lеak it, uh
I don't fuck fans, if they say so, don't believе it, uh
Yeah, I love my fans, but they'll kill me if they can
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
You definitely ain't my family, family
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know these niggas
They definitely not in my—
Yeah
Yeah (Yeah), yeah
Yeah (Yeah)
[Verse 1: Kevin Abstract]
Back to the basics
Back to the basement
Back to the fire
Back to the gang (Gang, gang)
Back to the basics (Gang)
Back to the basement (Gang, gang)
Back to the fire
Back to the gang
[Chorus: Kevin Abstract]
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
You definitely ain't my family, family
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know you, niggas, c'mon
I don't know these niggas
They definitely not in my family, family
[Verse 2: Kevin Abstract]
Bitch, you actin' nosy
You actin' like the police
You actin' like you know me
You just know these songs, uh
You just know these videos
You don't know my mom, uh
You ain't got my telephone number
Unless that nigga lеak it, uh
I don't fuck fans, if they say so, don't believе it, uh
Yeah, I love my fans, but they'll kill me if they can
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
I don't know you, nigga
You definitely ain't my family, family
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know you, nigga, c'mon
I don't know these niggas
They definitely not in my—
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Genius Annotation
Energetic and hard-hitting, “Basement”, the 7th track on BROCKHAMPTON’s final album The Family, is one of the most cryptic cuts on the album. The track features Kevin Abstract venting his frustrations of parasocial relationships with his fans, and how they’re out to chase away him and his band.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Take It Back
- 2.RZA
- 3.Gold Teeth
- 4.Big Pussy
- 5.All That
- 7.Basement
- 8.Southside
- 9.Good Time
- 10.37th
- 11.Boyband
- 13.The Family
- 14.Prayer
- 15.My American Life
- 16.The Ending
- 17.Brockhampton
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Recorded At
The Basement, New York, NY
Release Date
November 17, 2022
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