Layers (Royce da 5′9″ album)

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Layers
Studio album by
Royce da 5'9"
ReleasedApril 15, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreHip hop
Length63:02
LabelBad Half Entertainment
Producer
Royce da 5'9" chronology
PRhyme
(2014) 		Layers
(2016) 		PRhyme 2
(2018)
Singles from Layers
  1. "Tabernacle"
    Released: March 3, 2016
  2. "Layers"
    Released: April 2, 2016

Layers is the sixth studio album by American rapper Royce da 5'9". The album was released on April 15, 2016, by Bad Half Entertainment.[1][2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
HipHopDX4.2/5[6]
Pitchfork Media6.4/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
XXL (XL)[9]

Layers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Commercial performance[edit]

In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,749 copies in its first week.[10] It was the eleventh best-selling album of the week.[11] Layers was the first Royce's solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[12] The album was also streamed 1.7 million times in the first week.[13] In its second week the album fell to number 187 on the Billboard 200 chart.[14]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Tabernacle"
  • S1
  • J. Rhodes
5:19
2."Pray"
4:05
3."Hard"AntMan Wonder5:51
4."Startercoat"Mr. Porter3:36
5."Wait"Jake One3:12
6."Shine (Skit)" 0:27
7."Shine"Nottz5:18
8."Lincoln (Skit)" 1:57
9."Flesh"DJ Khalil3:31
10."Hello (Skit)" (featuring Melanie Rutherford)Daniel Smith1:29
11."Misses" (featuring K. Young)DJ Khalil4:09
12."Dope!" (featuring Loren W. Oden)DJ Pain 14:03
13."America"
  • S1
  • Epikh
4:23
14."Layers" (featuring Pusha T and Rick Ross)Mr. Porter4:20
15."Quiet" (featuring Tiara and Mr. Porter)Mr. Porter4:07
16."Gottaknow"
  • S1
  • Epikh
3:55
17."Off"Mr. Porter3:20
Total length:63:02

Charts[edit]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 22
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Layers by Royce da 5'9" on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (2016-03-03). "Royce Da 5'9 Announces "Layers" Album Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Layers by Royce da 5'9". Metacritic. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. ^ David Jeffries (2016-04-15). "Layers - Royce da 5'9" | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  5. ^ Mullin, Kyle (2016-04-15). "Royce 5'9" Layers". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  6. ^ McKrell, Aaron (2016-04-18). "Royce Da 5'9 Layers Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  7. ^ Sheldon Pearce (2016-04-15). "Royce 5'9": Layers Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  8. ^ "Royce Da 5'9: Layers". PopMatters. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  9. ^ "Royce da 5'9" Embraces His Strongest Addiction on 'Layers' Album". Xxlmag.com. 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  10. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (2016-04-21). "Prince Dominates Album Sales After His Death". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  11. ^ "Top album sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Royce Da 5'9" Unseats Rihanna As Number One R&B/Hip-Hop Album In The Country". Forbes. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "The Numbers for Royce 5'9"s "Layers" First Week Sales Are In!". southpawer. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  14. ^ "Top 200 Albums". southpawer. 2016-05-14. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  15. ^ "/chart-history/TLP "Royce Da 5'9" Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  16. ^ "/chart-history/IND "Royce Da 5'9" Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  17. ^ "/chart-history/BLP "Royce Da 5'9" Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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