# Ameer Vann
**Ameer Vann** (born 1996) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas, best known as a founding member of the hip-hop collective BROCKHAMPTON, from which he was removed in May 2018 following allegations of sexual misconduct, and for the solo career he rebuilt afterward with the EP *EMMANUEL* (2019), the collaborative album *Slime In The Ice Machine* with [Merlyn Wood](https://www.edgepedia.org/merlyn-wood) (2023), and the album *WOOF* (2024).[1](https://www.last.fm/music/Ameer%2BVann) • [2](https://pitchfork.com/news/brockhampton-kick-out-ameer-vann-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996, Houston, Texas[1](https://www.last.fm/music/Ameer%2BVann) |
| BROCKHAMPTON role | Founding member and rapper; his portrait appears on the cover of all three *Saturation* albums (2017)[3](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf) |
| Departure | Removed from BROCKHAMPTON on May 27, 2018 after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct; the group canceled its remaining U.S. tour dates[2](https://pitchfork.com/news/brockhampton-kick-out-ameer-vann-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations/) |
| Solo debut | *EMMANUEL*, a six-track EP released in September 2019, his first release after leaving the group[4](https://www.thecowl.com/ameer-vanns-emmanuel-a-vulnerable-return/) |
| Albums | *Slime In The Ice Machine* with Merlyn Wood (2023); *WOOF* (2024), 11 songs in 20 minutes on the Winston Wolf label[5](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10299fc6-ace5-4c3c-bec9-0e12dd141d9e) • [6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/woof/1755996576) |
| Recent work | Featured on Kevin Abstract's 2025 album *Blush*; solo singles "gods thumb" and "Stay With Me" (2025)[7](https://stereogum.com/2308093/kevin-abstract-teases-blush-with-jpegmagia-quadeca-says-brockhampton-dont-talk-anymore/news) • [8](https://music.apple.com/dk/artist/ameer-vann/882262579?l=da) |
## BROCKHAMPTON
Vann met [Kevin Abstract](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-abstract) (Ian Simpson) in high school and began making music around that time, while working in a car shop in [San Marcos, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-marcos-texas).[1](https://www.last.fm/music/Ameer%2BVann) • [9](https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/13/brockhampton-members-kevin-abstract-interview-saturation) The collective that became BROCKHAMPTON formed in 2015, growing out of an earlier group, AliveSinceForever, whose members had first connected through a [Kanye West](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanye-west) fan forum in 2010.[10](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/ameer-vann) Vann rapped alongside Abstract, Matt Champion, Merlyn Wood, Dom McLennon, and JOBA on the group's 2016 mixtape *All American Trash* and the three *Saturation* albums released in 2017, the last of which, *Saturation III*, debuted at No. 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in January 2018.[10](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/ameer-vann) • [3](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf) His portrait appeared on the cover of all three *Saturation* albums, making him one of the group's most visible faces.[3](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf)
**Departure.** In May 2018, multiple women accused Vann on Twitter of emotional and sexual abuse; one, the singer-songwriter Rhett Rowan, wrote that she had dated him and described him as emotionally manipulative and mentally abusive.[3](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf) On May 12, 2018, Vann responded on Twitter, writing that his behavior had been "selfish, childish and unkind" while denying that he had criminally harmed anyone, had relations with a minor, or violated anyone's consent.[3](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf) On May 27, 2018, BROCKHAMPTON announced that Vann was no longer in the group, apologized to the victims, and canceled its remaining U.S. tour dates, including a planned Governor's Ball appearance, to "go home and regroup."[2](https://pitchfork.com/news/brockhampton-kick-out-ameer-vann-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations/) The departure also scrapped the group's planned album *PUPPY*, which had been set for release in June 2018.[11](https://brockhampton.fandom.com/wiki/BROCKHAMPTON)
## Solo career
After roughly a year and a half out of the public eye, Vann released *EMMANUEL* in September 2019, a six-track EP named for his middle name and his first commercial solo release.[4](https://www.thecowl.com/ameer-vanns-emmanuel-a-vulnerable-return/) • [10](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/ameer-vann) Reviewers described it as a dark, introspective record dealing with regret, suicidal thoughts, and the loss of his friendships within the group; the opening track begins with the lines "It's so hard to say, 'I'm sorry,' it's so hard to self reflect."[4](https://www.thecowl.com/ameer-vanns-emmanuel-a-vulnerable-return/) • [12](https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/ameer-vann-emmanuel) Music videos followed for the songs "GLOCK 19," "LOS ANGELES," and "EMMANUEL" in 2019.[8](https://music.apple.com/dk/artist/ameer-vann/882262579?l=da)
Through the early 2020s Vann released singles at a slow pace: "Keep Your Distance" (2020) and "IDFIATOK" (2021), both issued through Winston Wolf/[RCA Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/rca-records).[13](https://www.beatport.com/artist/ameer-vann/493029) In October 2023 he reunited musically with a former bandmate, releasing the collaborative album *Slime In The Ice Machine* with Merlyn Wood, the first project pairing Vann with a BROCKHAMPTON member since his departure.[5](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10299fc6-ace5-4c3c-bec9-0e12dd141d9e) • [14](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/alfiered/album/773827-slime-in-the-ice-machine/)
**WOOF.** His first solo album, *WOOF*, arrived on August 9, 2024: 11 songs totaling 20 minutes, released on the Winston Wolf label with production from Connor Barkhouse, Soldado, Swidom, and Saturn Gates.[6](https://music.apple.com/us/album/woof/1755996576) • [15](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1011672-ameer-vann-woof.php) Reviews were mixed to negative. A Sputnikmusic review scored it 2.0 out of 10, criticizing the short song lengths and a pitch-down vocal effect used throughout, while an Album of the Year user review gave it 60 out of 100 and called the runtime its biggest flaw.[16](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89003/Ameer-Vann-Woof/) • [17](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/luuke/album/1011672-woof/) On Album of the Year the album holds a user score of 43 based on 252 ratings.[15](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1011672-ameer-vann-woof.php)
## Recent activity
Vann has continued releasing singles, including "gods thumb" and "Stay With Me" in 2025, and appears as a featured guest on other artists' records, including Baybe's "GOOD BUSINESS" (2024), Zoowop's "MINESTRONE" (2024), and Sanni's "Watch It."[8](https://music.apple.com/dk/artist/ameer-vann/882262579?l=da) • [18](https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00KZB8WF4/ameer-vann) In 2025 he appeared on *[Blush](https://www.edgepedia.org/blush-kevin-abstract-album)*, the album by former bandmate Kevin Abstract, whose release Abstract teased with a lineup that included JPEGMAFIA, Quadeca, and possibly Vann; Abstract stated around the same time that the former BROCKHAMPTON members largely no longer speak to one another.[7](https://stereogum.com/2308093/kevin-abstract-teases-blush-with-jpegmagia-quadeca-says-brockhampton-dont-talk-anymore/news) On Last.fm, Vann's catalog has drawn about 216,900 listeners and 3.5 million scrobbles, with "keep your distance" his most-played track in a typical week.[1](https://www.last.fm/music/Ameer%2BVann)
## References
1. [Ameer Vann, Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/Ameer%2BVann)
2. [BROCKHAMPTON Kick Out Ameer Vann Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Pitchfork (May 27, 2018)](https://pitchfork.com/news/brockhampton-kick-out-ameer-vann-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations/)
3. [Brockhampton cover story, Billboard (July 21, 2018)](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2018/Billboard-2018-07-21.pdf)
4. [Ameer Vann's EMMANUEL: A Vulnerable Return, The Cowl (September 26, 2019)](https://www.thecowl.com/ameer-vanns-emmanuel-a-vulnerable-return/)
5. [Ameer Vann, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10299fc6-ace5-4c3c-bec9-0e12dd141d9e)
6. [WOOF - Album by Ameer Vann, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/woof/1755996576)
7. [Kevin Abstract Teases Blush With JPEGMAGIA & Quadeca, Stereogum (May 15, 2025)](https://stereogum.com/2308093/kevin-abstract-teases-blush-with-jpegmagia-quadeca-says-brockhampton-dont-talk-anymore/news)
8. [Ameer Vann, Apple Music (Denmark)](https://music.apple.com/dk/artist/ameer-vann/882262579?l=da)
9. [Get To Know The Members Of Brockhampton, The FADER (July 13, 2017)](https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/13/brockhampton-members-kevin-abstract-interview-saturation)
10. [Ameer Vann artist profile, HotNewHipHop](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/ameer-vann)
11. [BROCKHAMpton Wiki: 2018, Ameer Vann's departure, PUPPY and iridescence](https://brockhampton.fandom.com/wiki/BROCKHAMPTON)
12. [Ameer Vann - EMMANUEL, VPRO 3voor12 (September 20, 2019)](https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/ameer-vann-emmanuel)
13. [Ameer Vann on Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/artist/ameer-vann/493029)
14. [Slime In the Ice Machine review, Album of The Year (October 27, 2023)](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/alfiered/album/773827-slime-in-the-ice-machine/)
15. [Ameer Vann - WOOF, Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/1011672-ameer-vann-woof.php)
16. [Ameer Vann - Woof review, Sputnikmusic (September 11, 2024)](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89003/Ameer-Vann-Woof/)
17. [Ameer Vann - WOOF review by luuke, Album of The Year (August 9, 2024)](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/luuke/album/1011672-woof/)
18. [Ameer Vann on Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00KZB8WF4/ameer-vann)
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