Ian Simpson (born July 16, 1996) better known by his stage name Kevin Abstract is a rapper from Corpus Christi, TX. Simpson is the creator of the boyband hip hop collective BROCKHAMPTON. Simpson released many mixtapes as a young teenager, but he did not recieve mainstream recognition until 2014's Mtv1987. Following the relative success of this album, Simpson embarked on his first solo headlining tour, and began to record both the Brockhampton mixtape All American Trash, and his second solo album, American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love Story.