10 Essential Bryson Tiller Tracks

The marriage between rap and R&B is hitting a stride, creatively speaking. Thanks to the likes of Fetty Wap and Drake (who actually co-signed the up-and-comer eariler this year), the blurred line between the two genres is increasingly difficult to define. Bryson Tiller, a young cat out of Louisville, is another artist who is working to blend the two styles together to create something all his own.

TRAPSOUL, which came out this past Friday, is the name of Tiller's album, but also a reasonable way to describe his style. We introduced him to you earlier this week with an interview, and now we're highlighting his ten essential tracks for our viewers. This includes some tracks from the album, which is available on iTunes, and some older cuts as well. Get to know the young Bryson Tiller with these cuts.

If you're digging music in the vein of PARTYNEXTDOOR and Amir Obe, this one will fit right in with your playlists. 

R&B has hit an interesting creative stride in recent years. Ambient electronic production has infiltrated the soulful genre, creating a sound that is both futuristic and dominating. 

When you see the name Timbaland, you have to pay attention.

Drake, who co-signed Tiller earlier this year, was the influence for this freestyle. Throw him on the remix Drake!

If you think that the prior tracks have been lacking quality rhymes, give this one a spin. Bryson Tiller bodies the beat, both of them, straight up.

Alongside one of his go-to producers Syk Sense and WunTayk Timmy, these guys created an indie-influenced rap track that channels the influence of Three 6 Mafia.

The lead single off the upcoming album TRAPSOUL is more soul than trap. Take a listen on a gloomy, rainy day.

Released just over a week ago, "Exchange" showcases our subject's skill in creating moody R&B. 

With a name like "Just Another Interlude," you may not expect much, but this is a legitimate track. Alternating between rapping and singing, Tiller creates an atmosphere similar to the one contemporaries like Drake and Yung Lean are capable of.

If you think Tiller is just trying to bite the style of Drake's squad, listen to what he was up to in 2011 when he released his mixtape Killer Instinct Vol. 1.