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,
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
Music 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.
"Sorry Not Sorry" was sent to urban radio on June 21, 2016, as the third single from the album.
Promotion
On December 16, 2015, Tiller announced the dates for Trapsoul tour, which started on January 24, 2016, in Portland, Oregon.
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".
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.
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".
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.
Awards and nominations
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| 2016 | Billboard Music Awards | Top R&B Album | |
American Music Awards | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | |
Soul Train Music Awards | Album of the Year | |
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Commercial performance
In the United States,
Trapsoul debuted at number 11 on the US
Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week.
In its 16th week on the chart, the album reached its peak at number eight on the chart, earning 33,000 album-equivalent units.
On October 2, 2025, the album was certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the combined sales and album-equivalent units of over five million units in the United States.
The album also has reached at number 16 on the UK R&B Chart.
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 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.
Track listing
Notes
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"Don't" contains vocals by Vory.
Sample credits
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"Exchange" contains a samples of "Swing My Way" performed by K. P. & Envyi.
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"For However Long" contain a sample of "Alone" performed by Jodeci.
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"Don't" contains a lyrical interpolation of "Shake It Off" performed by Mariah Carey and features uncredited vocals from Vory.
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"Ten Nine Fourteen" contains a sample of "Nobody" performed by Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage.
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"The Sequence" contains a sample of "Sexual" performed by Shai.
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"Rambo" contains a sample of "Березовый Сок (Birch Sap)" performed by Eduard Khil
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"Sorry Not Sorry" contains a sample of the intro to "Questions" performed by Carrie Lucas as well as a sample from .
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"Been That Way" contains a sample of "Back That Azz Up" performed by Juvenile featuring Lil Wayne.
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"Right My Wrongs" contains a sample of "All Yours" performed by Submotion Orchestra.
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"Just Another Interlude" contains a sample of "Bria's Interlude" performed by Drake featuring Omarion
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"Self Righteous" contains a sample of "Would You Mind" performed by Janet Jackson.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
