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 September 25, 2015[1]onApple 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 3× Platinum by the RIAA.[2]
Nearly five years after its release, a deluxe version of the album was released on September 25, 2020.
In 2014, Bryson Tiller first premiered a track, "Don't" through SoundCloud,[3] which was later released for digital download as the album's lead single on May 20, 2015.[4] The music video for "Don't" was released on August 20, 2015.[5] 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.[6]
"Exchange" was sent to rhythmic crossover radio on March 8, 2016, as the album's second single.[7] The music video for the track premiered on June 1, 2016.[8] "Exchange" peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6]
"Sorry Not Sorry" was sent to urban radio on June 21, 2016, as the third single from the album.[9] The song's music video was released on October 14, 2015.[10] "Sorry Not Sorry" has peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6]
On December 16, 2015, Tiller announced the dates for Trapsoul tour, which started on January 24, 2016, in Portland, Oregon.[11] R&B duo THEY. was chosen as opening act for the tour.
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".[12] 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.[13]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".[14] 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.[15][16][17]
In the United States, Trapsoul debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week.[21][22] In its 16th week on the chart, the album reached its peak at number eight on the chart, earning 33,000 album-equivalent units.[23] 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.[24]
The album also has reached at number 16 on the UK R&B Chart.[25]
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 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.[26]
