Ameer Emmanuel Vann was born in Houston, Texas on September 22, 1996. He attended The Woodlands High School in Texas with future Brockhampton bandmates Kevin Abstract, Joba, Matt Champion, and Merlyn Wood. He held various jobs before joining Brockhampton, including working in a slaughterhouse and as a trash collector. Vann has also revealed in several songs that he has had a pill addiction due to sleeping, and often sold drugs from his mother's house.
Career
Vann was a member of AliveSinceForever, a group that started on the forum KanyeToThe, from which Brockhampton would eventually form. He was featured on their only project, The ASF EP, released on July 29, 2013, on the tracks "Silent Water" and "Rabbits", both with Kevin Abstract. Vann also released a solo EP, titled Ameer Vann EP, on October 29, 2013. He was one of the founding members of Brockhampton in 2015, and along with Kevin Abstract, contributed to "a fair amount of the group's image and vision". Vann has been called, "the face of the Saturation trilogy", being featured on the covers of Brockhampton's 2017 albums, Saturation, Saturation II, and Saturation III. However, the group decided to part ways with Vann on May 27, 2018, following sexual abuse allegations. After a nearly year and a half hiatus, he released the 6-track EP titled Emmanuel, on September 18, 2019. Vann's first solo live performance was at Sound Of Brazil in New York City on September 23, 2019. The setlist included tracks from Emmanuel and older tracks from 2017, as well as unreleased songs.
In May 2018, Vann was the subject of sexual misconduct and abuse allegations, after multiple women came forward detailing their experiences; some of which included him being, "emotionally manipulative, and mentally abusive", and engaging in sexual relations with a minor. Vann later responded to the allegations, denying sexual misconduct or sexual relations with a minor, in a series of tweets. As a result, Brockhampton delayed, and ultimately shelved the release of their album, Puppy, which was scheduled to be released the following month, as well as cancelling their remaining tour dates. On May 27, a statement was issued by the group announcing his departure.
