Rental (song) explained

Rental
Cover:Brockhampton - Rental.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Brockhampton
Album:Saturation III
Released:December 15, 2017
Recorded:August–November 2017
Genre:
Length:3:33
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"Rental" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton, released on December 15, 2017, as a single from their third studio album Saturation III (2017).

Composition

"Rental" is a pop-oriented song that features melodic performances from Kevin Abstract, Dom McLennon and Matt Champion,[1] with synthesizers and 808s in the instrumental,[2] which also has a recurring beeping during the chorus.

Critical reception

Veronica Irwin of The Quietus commented the song "deserves recognition for the contrast between melodic fuzzy synths and crisp tapping 808s". In a review of Saturation III, Hypebeast wrote the song "has the best deployment of autotune on the album, especially on Mclennon's verse."

Variety placed "Rental" at number ten on their list of Brockhampton's 15 best songs.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Kevin Abstract and filmed in Brooklyn, New York.[4] It opens with Robert Ontenient in a bathtub eating a banana and announcing the end of the Saturation trilogy,[5] and sees Brockhampton members hanging around in various locations.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brockhampton Ends 'the Saturation' Trilogy with Their Most Cohesive Album Yet . . 26 December 2023 . December 28, 2017.
  2. Web site: Irwin . Veronica . Saturation III . . 26 December 2023 . December 20, 2017.
  3. Web site: Moreau . Jordan . Shafer . Ellise . Shanfeld . Ethan . Goodbye, Brockhampton: The Hip-Hop Boy Band’s 15 Best Songs, Ranked . . 26 December 2023 . November 18, 2022.
  4. Web site: Goddard . Kevin . Watch Brockhampton's New Video For "Rental" . . 26 December 2023 . December 16, 2017.
  5. Web site: Kaye . Ben . Psych! BROCKHAMPTON announce 2018 album, Team Effort . . 26 December 2023 . December 15, 2017.
  6. Web site: Leas . Ryan . Brockhampton – "Rental" Video . . 26 December 2023 . December 15, 2017.