Layers (Royce da 5'9" album)

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]

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

Critical reception
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

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
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
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
  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. "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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