Barrel Brothers

Barrel Brothers is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Barrel Brothers, which consists of emcees Skyzoo and Torae. The album was released on May 27, 2014,[1] and charted on the R&B Albums chart at No. 29.

Barrel Brothers
Studio album by Barrel Brothers (Skyzoo and Torae)
Released	May 27, 2014
Recorded	2013-14
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:43
Label	First Generation Rich, Internal Affairs, Loyalty Digital, Empire Distribution
Producer	DJ Premier Illmind Black Milk AntMan Wonder The Stuyvesants Oh No Apollo Brown Khrysis MarcNfinit Jahlil Beats Auréli1 Praise Cyrus Tha Great
Skyzoo chronology
An Ode to Reasonable Doubt (2013) Barrel Brothers (2014) Music for My Friends (2015)
Torae chronology
Off the Record (2012) Barrel Brothers (2014) Entitled (2016)
Singles from Barrel Brothers
"Blue Yankee Fitted" Released: April 24, 2014

Production

The album features guest appearances from Blu, Sean Price, Sha Stimuli, Livin Proof, and Guilty Simpson. Production was provided by DJ Premier, Illmind, Black Milk, Jahlil Beats, Oh No, and AntMan Wonder amongst others. The album was preceded by the single "Blue Yankee Fitted".[2]

Release and reception

The album was released on May 27, 2014, via Skyzoo's imprint First Generation Rich, Inc., Torae's imprint Internal Affairs Entertainment, and Loyalty Digital Corp., in conjunction with Empire Distribution.[1] The vinyl release was issued under Fat Beats Records.

Track list

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Skyzoo	1:08
2.	"Talk Of The Town"	Oh No	3:07
3.	"Make You A Believer"	Jahlil Beats	3:25
4.	"Tunnel Vision"	Illmind	3:29
5.	"Blue Yankee Fitted"	Illmind	4:00
6.	"All In Together" (featuring Random Axe)	Black Milk	4:15
7.	"Triangle Offense" (featuring Sha Stimuli)	Illmind	2:50
8.	"Movie Album" (skit)	Auréli1 a.k.a TIGA	3:58
9.	"Albee Square Mall" (featuring Livin Proof)	Praise	4:19
10.	"The Hand Off"	Khrysis and Cyrus Tha Great	2:06
11.	"4 Bar Friday"	The Stuyvesants	2:24
12.	"Memorabilia"	AntMan Wonder	2:50
13.	"Rediscover" (featuring Blu)	MarcNfinit	3:31
14.	"The Aura"	DJ Premier, AntMan Wonder*	4:21

iTunes and vinyl bonus track[3]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Got It From Here"	Apollo Brown	2:43

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[4]	196
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	29
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	40

References

1. Carsten (18 Apr 2014). "Skyzoo x Torae: Barrel Brothers [Artwork x Tracklist] | The Underground Hip Hop Authority | Hip Hop Music, Videos & Reviews". KevinNottingham.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
2. Fitzgerald, Trent (25 Apr 2014). "Skyzoo & Torae Tip Their Hats to NYC on 'Blue Yankee Fitted'". TheBoombox.com. Retrieved 27 Apr 2014.
3. 34 (24 Apr 2014). "Skyzoo & Torae - Blue Yankee Fitted Audio". AmbrosiaForHeads.com. Retrieved 27 Apr 2014.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. "Top Current Albums". Billboard.biz. June 14, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
5. "Skyzoo & Torae Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
6. "Skyzoo & Torae Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

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