Trapsoul
album by Bryson Tiller
Trapsoul (stylized as T R A P S O U L) is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bryson Tiller. It was released on September 25, 2015 on Apple Music, with a general release date of 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, Bill C Da Don, 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, and was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA. Trapsoul is also known for being highly influential on the contemporary sound of R&B.
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, which was later released for digital download as the album's lead single on May 20, 2015. The music video for "Don't" was released on August 20, 2015. 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.
"Exchange" was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on March 8, 2016, as the album's second single. The music video for the track premiered on June 1, 2016.
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