Layers (Royce da 5'9" album)
2016 studio album by Royce da 5'9"
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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]
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| Released | April 15, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:02 | |||
| Label | Bad Half | |||
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| Royce da 5'9" chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| HipHopDX | 4.2/5[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.4/10[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. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tabernacle" | 5:19 | |
| 2. | "Pray" | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "Hard" | AntMan Wonder | 5:51 |
| 4. | "Startercoat" | Mr. Porter | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Wait" | Jake One | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Shine (Skit)" | 0:27 | |
| 7. | "Shine" | Nottz | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Lincoln (Skit)" | 1:57 | |
| 9. | "Flesh" | DJ Khalil | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Hello (Skit)" (featuring Melanie Rutherford) | Daniel Smith | 1:29 |
| 11. | "Misses" (featuring K. Young) | DJ Khalil | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Dope!" (featuring Loren W. Oden) | DJ Pain 1 | 4:03 |
| 13. | "America" |
| 4:23 |
| 14. | "Layers" (featuring Pusha T and Rick Ross) | Mr. Porter | 4:20 |
| 15. | "Quiet" (featuring Tiara and Mr. Porter) | Mr. Porter | 4:07 |
| 16. | "Gottaknow" |
| 3:55 |
| 17. | "Off" | Mr. Porter | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 63:02 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[15] | 22 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] | 4 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1 |