[3] In a Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe, Kevin revealed that he could not finish his solo album, Arizona Baby, due to a lack of creativity and needed to work on something else, which marked the beginning of Ginger.

In the same interview, producer Jabari Manwa said that he and fellow members Romil Hemnani and Kiko Merley made around 100 songs during the making of Ginger.

The video consisted of a shot of member Matt Champion tying his shoelaces while a snippet of "Love Me for Life" played in the background.

[2] The group announced that the album would be released in August 2019 in a clip of flashing images of the vocalists, with a snippet of "St. Percy", posted to social media on July 18.

The music video featured the members playing instruments in space suits on a field and a snippet from another track, titled "Hood Still Love Me".

On the release date of Ginger, they had a free live show called "Friday Therapy" at Fonda Theatre where they performed the full album.

[12] Amongst the more favourable reviews, AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung described the album "As their most compact effort to date, Ginger wastes little time, delivering a fully immersive and inventive genre-blurring experience akin to contemporary-era releases by Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean.

"[14] In a review for DIY, Elly Watson called the album the band's "most mature and concise work to date," which "deliver some of their most raw and unfiltered verses so far.

"[19] David Skipworth was also receptive in an appraisal for The New Zealand Herald, stating it "showcases the myriad directions in which the group could go and ultimately reassures fans that Brockhampton are here to stay.

"[20] In the review for Variety, Brandom Yu declared that "With 'Ginger,' their fifth record in just over two years, they’ve presented their tightest and potentially most memorable album yet.

In the review for Clash, Debbie Ijaduola called the album "new ground for Brockhampton, and a gentle nudge to others, urging them to go on their own paths of rediscovery and explore their roots.

"[15] HipHopDX reviewer Daniel Spielberger wrote, "Iridescence proved that the group could survive Vann’s abrupt departure, Ginger exposes their creative limitations.

"[21] Christopher R. Weingarten was also critical in a review for Rolling Stone where he felt that the band "rarely take these topics [mental health, relationships, addiction, and their faith in God] too far past surface level brushes, resulting in a lot of talking sad and saying nothing.