Trapsoul

Trapsoul (stylized as T R A P S O U L) is the debut studio album by American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on October 2, 2015, by RCA Records. Recording sessions took place from 2014 to 2015, with the contributions from a variety of the record producers such as J-Louis, Epikh Pro, Ayo, Foreign Teck, Rob Holladay, Syk Sense, alongside other high-profile record producers from Sango and Timbaland, among others. The album was supported by three singles: "Don't", "Exchange" and "Sorry Not Sorry". The album garnered Tiller his breakthrough into mainstream R&B.[1]

Trapsoul
Studio album by Bryson Tiller
Released	October 2, 2015
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Alternative R&B hip hop trap soul
Length	44:58
Label	RCA
Producer	J-Louis Syk Sense Chris King Ayo Bagheera Smoov Epikh Pro Dr.Vades Fade MaJah Fayo & Chill Foreign Teck AR Gravez Just Hustle Keyzbaby Milli Beatz Neil Dominique Rob Holladay Sango Timbaland
Bryson Tiller chronology
Killer Instinct Vol.1 (2011) Trapsoul (2015) True to Self (2017)
Singles from Trapsoul
"Don't" Released: May 20, 2015 "Exchange" Released: March 8, 2016 "Sorry Not Sorry" Released: June 21, 2016

Nearly five years after its release, a deluxe version of the album was released on September 25, 2020.

Singles

In 2014, Bryson Tiller first premiered a track, "Don't" through SoundCloud,[2] which was later released for digital download as the album's lead single on May 20, 2015.[3] The music video for "Don't" was released on August 20, 2015.[4] The single peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Tiller's highest charting single as a lead artist, and highest overall until DJ Khaled's song "Wild Thoughts", which featured Tiller and Rihanna debuted at number four and later peaked at number two.[5]

"Exchange" was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on March 8, 2016, as the album's second single.[6] The music video for the track premiered on June 1, 2016.[7] "Exchange" peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]

"Sorry Not Sorry" was sent to urban radio on June 21, 2016, as the third single from the album.[8] The song's music video was released on October 14, 2015.[9] "Sorry Not Sorry" has peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Promotion

On December 16, 2015, Tiller announced the dates for Trapsoul tour, which started on January 24, 2016, in Portland, Oregon.[10] R&B duo THEY. was chosen as opening act for the tour.

Accolades

Trapsoul was included in several year-end lists. PopSugar ranked the album at number 20 on their The 24 Best Albums of 2015 list, saying it's "great to listen to while hanging out at home and dreaming about your crush".[11] The BoomBox placed the album at number six on its 20 Best R&B Albums of 2015 list, saying that it's a "great introduction" of Tiller.[12] Oyster ranked it at number 20 on their 20 Albums We Turned Up To in 2015 list, noting "The album is equal parts feel-inducing and turnt".[13] It was placed at number 43 on Complex magazine's The Best Albums of 2015 list, number 11 on Global Grind's The 15 Best Albums of 2015 list and number seven on The Root magazine's Our 10 Favorite Albums of 2015 list.[14][15][16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Result
2016	Billboard Music Awards[17]	Top R&B Album	Nominated
	American Music Awards[18]	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
	Soul Train Music Awards[19]	Album of the Year	Nominated

Commercial performance

In the United States, Trapsoul debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week.[20][21] In its 16th week on the chart, the album reached its peak at number eight on the chart, earning 33,000 album-equivalent units.[22] On May 8, 2020, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the combined sales and album-equivalent units of over three million units in the United States.[23]

The album also has reached at number 16 on the UK R&B Chart.[24]

Deluxe version

On September 24, 2020, Tiller announced the release of a deluxe edition of Trapsoul, containing songs fans had requested to be officially released. It was released on September 25, and includes the tracks "Just Another Interlude" and "Self Righteous", which were released on Tiller's SoundCloud in 2015. A collaboration with The Weeknd, titled "Rambo: Last Blood", originally released on The Weeknd's SoundCloud in 2015, is also be included. The two performed a remix of the song in Berlin during Tiller's Trapsoul Tour. Tiller said the songs on the deluxe edition "didn't quite make the cut" for the 2015 release. The "special" edition was released in celebration of his third album, Anniversary.[25]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Difference)"	Bryson Tiller Robert Watson	Rob Holladay Neil Dominique	1:31
2.	"Let Em' Know"	Tiller Robert Kelly Joshua Scruggs	Syk Sense	4:21
3.	"Exchange"	Tiller Javelyn Hall Michael Johnson Michael Hernandez	Foreign Teck	3:14
4.	"For However Long"	Tiller Donald Degrate Shirley Murdock Larry Troutman Roger Troutman Brian Defeo Robert Henley Reginald Moore	Fayo & Chill	2:04
5.	"Don't"	Tiller Mariah Carey Johntá Austin Bryan-Michael Cox Jermaine Dupri Tavoris Hollins, Jr. Stuart Lowery	Epikh Pro	3:18
6.	"Open Interlude"	Tiller Eric Dunn Alex Isley Austin Owens James Foye III Ian Thomas	Bagheera Smoov Ayo Keyz Just Hustle	2:41
7.	"Ten Nine Fourteen"	Tiller Keith Sweat Fitzgerald Scott Scruggs	Syk Sense	3:10
8.	"The Sequence"	Tiller Marc Gay Kai Wright Carl Martin	Sango Chris Born	3:14
9.	"Rambo"	Tiller Scruggs Chris Owens Veniamin Basner	Syk Sense Chris King	3:43
10.	"502 Come Up"	Tiller Joshua Louis Huizar Christopher Justice	J-Louis Gravez	3:16
11.	"Sorry Not Sorry"	Tiller Timothy Mosley Jetmir Salil	Timbaland Milli Beatz	3:20
12.	"Been That Way"	Tiller Mosley Evan Barnes, Jr.	Timbaland Fade MaJah	3:19
13.	"Overtime"	Tiller Huizar	J-Louis	3:38
14.	"Right My Wrongs"	Tiller Tommy Evans Ruby Wood Dominic Howard Hernandez Neil Dominique Watson De'jon Howerton Michael Williams	Foreign Teck AR 5 Star Rico The Klasix Holladay Dominique	4:09
Total length:				44:58

Deluxe edition[25]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Just Another Interlude"	Missy Elliott, Aubrey Graham, Maurice White, Verdine White, Timothy Mosley, Noah Shebib, Omari Grandberry	J-Louis	3:04
16.	"Self Righteous"	Tiller	Ayo Keyz Ian Jeffrey Thomas	4:01
17.	"Rambo (Last Blood)" (featuring The Weeknd)	Tiller Abel Makkonen Tesfaye	Syk Sense Chris King	3:49
18.	"Outro (Thank You)"	Tiller	J-Louis Teddy Walton	1:18
Total length:				57:10

Notes

• "Don't" contains vocals by Vory.

Sample credits

• "Exchange" contains a samples of "Swing My Way" performed by K. P. & Envyi.
• "For However Long" contain a samples of "Alone" performed by Jodeci.
• "Don't" contains a lyrical interpolation of "Shake It Off" performed by Mariah Carey and features uncredited vocals from Vory.
• "Right My Wrongs" contains samples of "All Yours" performed by Submotion Orchestra.
• "The Sequence" contains a sample of "Sexual" performed by Shai.
• "Rambo" contains a looped sample of "Березовый Сок (Birch Sap)" performed by Eduard Khil
• "Ten Nine Fourteen" contains a looped sample of "Nobody" performed by Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage.
• "Sorry Not Sorry" contains a chopped and looped sample of the intro to "Questions" performed by Carrie Lucas as well as a sample from Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.
• "Been That Way" contains a sample of "Back That Thang Up" performed by Juvenile featuring Lil Wayne.
• "Just Another Interlude" contains a sample of "Bria's Interlude" performed by Drake featuring Omarion

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–2016) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 29 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] 40 French Albums (SNEP)[28] 192 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 52 UK Albums (OCC)[31] 41 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[32] 6 US Billboard 200[33] 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[34] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[35] 11 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[36] 8 Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200[37] 56 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38] 33 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200[39] 112 Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[40] 190 Chart (2020) Position US Billboard 200[41] 192 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[42] 100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[43]	Gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[44]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[23]	3× Platinum	3,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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