‘Exchange’ Bryson Tiller (2015) “Exchange” was released on August 27, 2015, as the debut single from Bryson Tiller’s debut studio album T R A P S O U L on RCA Records, a project that Tiller originally self-released on SoundCloud before being signed to a major label deal after the record went viral. Produced by Tiller himself under his producer alias Pen Griffey, the track blends elements of R&B, trap, and hip hop in a way that helped define the “trapsoul” subgenre, a moody and introspective style of music that drew heavily from the emotional vulnerability of 90s R&B while layering it over dark, minimalist trap production. The record centers on Tiller stepping in to pursue a woman in a relationship with someone who does not appreciate her, delivered with a confessional sung rap cadence that immediately separated him from every other R&B artist breaking through in 2015. “Exchange” peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, eventually ...