Bryson Tiller‘s debut album, ‘Trap Soul,’ was a mainstay on the Billboard 200 from its late 2015 premiere well into the next year. Making its inaugural appearance on the chart at #11 thanks to the success of its official lead single, ‘Don’t,’ fans fell head over heels in love with the rapper/singer’s unique fusion of traditional R&B/soul music with the Urban’s sector dominating subgenre – trap music.
With the help of ‘Don’t’s follow-ups – ‘Exchange’ and ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ – ‘Trap Soul’ was eventually certified platinum. The accomplishment only helped build anticipation and pressure for its follow-up, ‘True To Self.’
A feature-less affair originally set for a late June 2017 release, Tiller took his followers by surprise when he released the project a month early. So far, the critics have been blessing Bryson’s bearing with thumbs up across the board. Now, two days after its release, industry analysts are forecasting that response may be well on its way to being reflected commercially:
