True to Self

On January 17, 2017, Tiller announced that he was working on his second album, titled True to Self.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Announces New Album 'True to Self'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/01/18/bryson-tiller-announces-new-album-true-to-self/|work=Rap-Up|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} While talking about the recording of the album in an interview with Rolling Stone, Tiller said; "I posted something on Instagram like, "album almost done", then I met this producer named Nes, and the way he produces his beats just changed everything. So I started my whole album over."{{cite web|title=Trap-Soul Hitmaker Bryson Tiller Talks 'Upbeat' Second LP 'True to Self'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/bryson-tiller-trap-soul-hitmaker-on-true-to-self-lp-w484109|work=Rolling Stone|date=May 25, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2017}}

On May 11, 2017, he revealed the album's artwork, announcing that it would be released on June 23; also he later released three new songs, titled "Honey", "Somethin Tells Me" and "Get Mine"; the latter features American rapper Young Thug.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Returns With 3 New Songs, Announces Release Date for 'True to Self'|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/05/bryson-tiller-new-song-honey|work=Complex|date=May 12, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} On May 23, Tiller posted the complete tracklist on his Instagram account.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Releases Tracklist For True To Self|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/05/23/bryson-tiller-tracklist-for-true-to-self|work=The Fader|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} On May 26, he released True to Self a month early before the intended release.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Drops 'True to Self' Album a Month Early|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/05/bryson-tiller-true-to-self-album-drops/|work=XXL|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} In an interview with Billboard, Tiller explained the motivation behind the album's early release; "I can't take the credit for that. It was just my manager; it was his plan [to] drop it a month early. I've been ready to get the music to the fans as soon as possible, so why not?"{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Reveals Motivation Behind The "True To Self" Early Drop|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/bryson-tiller-reveals-motivation-behind-the-true-to-self-early-drop-news.33121.html|work=HotNewHipHop|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017}} In a 2020 interview with Billboard, he stated that he did not put energy or time into the album because he did not want to make or release the album due to legal and personal matters.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9453828/bryson-tiller-trapsoul-anniversary-interview|title=Bryson Tiller Knows His Last Album Wasn't Good Enough. Now, He's Ready To Return With His A-Game|work=Billboard|last=Carl|first=Lamarre|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=October 1, 2020}}

The album's lead single, "Somethin Tells Me", was released on May 11, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller - Somethin Tells Me|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/bryson-tiller-somethin-tells-me-new-song.1974065.html|work=HotNewHipHop|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} The music video for the song premiered on Tiller's Vevo channel on May 25, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller – Somethin Tells Me|url=http://onsmash.com/music/bryson-tiller-somethin-tells-me-music-video/|work=OnSMASH|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}} The song has peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller - Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6627423/Bryson+Tiller/chart?f=379|publisher=Billboard|access-date=22 June 2017}} "Run Me Dry" was sent to the rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's second single on July 25, 2017.{{cite web|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|publisher=All Access|access-date=7 July 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707065122/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=7 July 2017}} The single's music video premiered on September 12, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Delivers Intimate "Run Me Dry" Video|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/bryson-tiller-delivers-intimate-run-me-dry-video-new-video.42663.html|work=HotNewHipHop|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=September 12, 2017}} It has peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tiller also released a music video for the song "Self-Made".{{cite web|title=Watch Bryson Tiller's video for "Self-Made"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/03/bryson-tiller-self-made-music-video|work=The Fader|access-date=October 4, 2017|date=October 15, 2017}}

In May 2017, Tiller announced the dates for the Set It Off tour in North America across the United States and Canada, which started on August 3, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Plots 'Set It Off' Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bryson-tiller-plots-set-it-off-tour-w484802|work=Rolling Stone|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}} In North America he was joined by R&B singer H.E.R. and record producer Metro Boomin. The second leg of the tour was announced in July 2017 taking place across Europe, which started on October 17, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller Adds SZA to Set It Off Tour|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/bryson-tiller-sza-set-it-off-tour/|work=Rolling Stone|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2017}} In Europe he was joined by R&B singer SZA. In September 2017, Tiller announced the third leg of the tour in New Zealand and Australia, which started on September 22.{{cite web|title=Bryson Tiller's Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BZPFcHZjnk4/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BZPFcHZjnk4 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|work=Instagram|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=October 15, 2017}}{{cbignore}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 63/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/true-to-self/bryson-tiller|title=True to Self by Bryson Tiller|website=Metacritic}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/true-to-self-mw0003049306|title = True to Self - Bryson Tiller | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 6/10{{Cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/bryson-tiller-true-to-self|title=Bryson Tiller - True to Self}}

| rev3 = Exclaim!

| rev3score = 6/10{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bryson_tiller-true_to_self |title=Bryson Tiller True to Self |work=Exclaim! |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=July 25, 2017 |last=Patrick |first=Ryan B.}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 6.6/10{{cite web|author=David Turner |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23339-true-to-self/ |title=Bryson Tiller: True to Self Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2017-05-31 |access-date=2017-06-04}}

| rev5 = XXL

| rev5score =

4/5{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/06/bryson-tiller-true-to-self-album-review/|title = Bryson Tiller Remains 'True to Self' on New Album - XXL}}

| noprose = yes

}}

True to Self received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on six reviews.

True to Self debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning 107,000 album-equivalent units (including 47,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7817591/bryson-tiller-true-to-self-no-1-billboard-200|title=Bryson Tiller Notches His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'True to Self'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=June 5, 2017}} This became Tiller's first US number one debut on the chart. In its second week, the album dropped to number 13 on the chart, earning an additional 29,000 units.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43788/title.hip-hop-album-sales-xxxtentacion-gucci-mane-lil-yachty-all-drop|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: XXXTentacion, Gucci Mane & Lil Yachty All Drpp|website=HipHopDX|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2020}} In its third week, the album dropped to number 22 on the chart, earning 20,000 more units.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.43827/title.hip-hop-album-sales-szas-ctrl-debuts-on-billboard-200|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: SZA's "Ctrl" Debuts on Billboard 200|website=HipHopDX|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2020}} On August 3, 2018, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Credits were adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/74322948|title=True to Self / Bryson Tiller TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|access-date=October 18, 2017}}

{{Track listing

| headline = True to Self

| extra_column = Producer(s){{cite web|title=Here Are the Production and Sample Credits for Bryson Tiller's 'True to Self'|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/05/bryson-tiller-true-to-self-production-sample-credits|work=Complex|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2017}}

| total_length = 58:19

| title1 = Rain on Me (Intro)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Bryson Tiller|Philip Coleman, Jr.|Teddy Walton|Brian Morgan|John Pastorius}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|NES|Walton}}

| length1 = 2:25

| title2 = No Longer Friends

| writer2 = {{hlist|Tiller|Steve Thornton|Craig Brockman|Charlene Keys|Nisan Stewart|Christopher Justice|Hector Troy}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Swiff D|Gravez}}

| length2 = 2:14

| title3 = Don't Get Too High

| writer3 = {{hlist|Tiller|Ricki G|W Brown|Coleman, Jr.|Jacques Webster}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Skyz Muzik|NES}}

| length3 = 3:29

| title4 = Blowing Smoke

| writer4 = {{hlist|Tiller|Ebony Oshunrinde|Francis Nguyen-Tran}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|WondaGurl|FrancisGotHeat}}

| length4 = 3:00

| title5 = We Both Know

| writer5 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.}}

| extra5 = NES

| length5 = 2:40

| title6 = You Got It

| writer6 = {{hlist|Tiller|Paul Dawson}}

| extra6 = Hollywood Hot Sauce

| length6 = 2:56

| title7 = In Check

| writer7 = {{hlist|Tiller|Joshua Louis Huizar|Robert Watson|Gordon Chambers|Barry Eastmond}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|J-Louis|Rob Holladay{{ref|b|[b]}}|Wow Jones{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length7 = 3:18

| title8 = Self-Made

| writer8 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|Konstandinos Dimopoulos|Stavros Xarchakos}}

| extra8 = NES

| length8 = 2:47

| title9 = Run Me Dry

| writer9 = {{hlist|Tiller|Matthew Samuels|Allen Ritter}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Ritter{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length9 = 2:49

| title10 = High Stakes

| writer10 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|LeRoy Bell|Thomas Bell|Casey James}}

| extra10 = NES

| length10 = 3:02

| title11 = Rain Interlude

| writer11 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|Walton}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|NES|Walton}}

| length11 = 0:46

| title12 = Teach Me a Lesson

| writer12 = {{hlist|Tiller|Austin Owens|Marsha Ambrosius|Vidal Davis|André Harris}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Ayo|Xeryus|Keyz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length12 = 3:27

| title13 = Stay Blessed

| writer13 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|Windley|Mary Blige|Sean Combs|Michael Deric|John Mercer|Bruce Miller|John Williams}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|NES|Wow Jones}}

| length13 = 4:06

| title14 = Money Problems / Benz Truck

| writer14 = {{hlist|Tiller|Samuels|Ramon Ibanga, Jr.|Andrew Franklin|Mahxie Music|Watson}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Part 1 produced by Pro Logic|Mahxie
Part 2 produced by Boi-1da|Illmind|Rob Holladay{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length14 = 4:59

| title15 = Set It Off

| writer15 = {{hlist|Tiller|Walton|Ricki G|Faith Evans|Carl Thompson}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Walton|IAMNOBODI}}

| length15 = 3:37

| title16 = Nevermind This Interlude

| writer16 = {{hlist|Tiller|Kenneth Coby}}

| extra16 = Soundz

| length16 = 2:14

| title17 = Before You Judge

| writer17 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|Nathaniel Chase|Edward Fletcher|Melvin Glover|O'Shea Jackson|Sylvia Robinson}}

| extra17 = NES

| length17 = 4:46

| title18 = Somethin Tells Me

| writer18 = {{hlist|Tiller|Tyler Williams}}

| extra18 = T-Minus

| length18 = 3:14

| title19 = Always (Outro)

| writer19 = {{hlist|Tiller|Coleman, Jr.|Adam Feeney|Watson|Windley|Robert Kelly}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|NES|Frank Dukes|Rob Holladay{{ref|b|[b]}}|Wow Jones{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length19 = 2:30

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• {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Rain on Me (Intro)" contains a sample of SWV's "Rain", and Drake's Brand New.
• "No Longer Friends" contains a sample of Tweet's "My Place".
• "We Both Know" contains a sample of Changing Faces' "Stroke You Up".
• "In Check" contains a sample of Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan's "Missing You".
• "Self-Made" contains a sample of Stavros Xarchakos' "Palikari Dipsasmeno".
• "High Stakes" contains a sample of The Spinners' "(Do It Do It) No One Does It Better".
• "Teach Me a Lesson" contains a sample of Marsha Ambrosius' "Your Hands".
• "Stay Blessed" contains a sample of Mary J. Blige's "Don’t Go".
• "Set It Off" contains a sample of Faith Evans' "You Are My Joy (Interlude)".
• "Before You Judge" contains excerpts of Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self (Remix)".
• "Don't Get Too High" contains an excerpt of Travis Scott's "Backyard" from his 2014 mixtape Days Before Rodeo.
• "Always (Outro)" contains a sample of Changing Faces' "Foolin’ Around".

Credits adapted from Tidal.

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Performers

• Bryson Tiller – primary artist

Technical

• Michael "Black Mic" Williams – audio engineer {{small|(all tracks)}}
• Fabian Marasciullo – mixing engineer {{small|(all tracks)}}
• McCoy Socalgargoyle – assistant mixing engineer {{small|(all tracks)}}
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer {{small|(all tracks)}}
• Matthew Samuels – recording engineer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Ramon Ibanga – recording engineer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Tyler Williams – recording engineer {{small|(track 18)}}

Instruments

• Wow Jones – keyboard {{small|(tracks 7, 11, 13, 19)}}
• Fingazz – talkbox {{small|(track 12)}}

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Production

• NES – producer {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19)}}
• Teddy Walton – producer {{small|(tracks 1, 11, 15)}}
• Swiff D – producer {{small|(track 2)}}
• Gravez – producer {{small|(track 2)}}
• WondaGurl – producer {{small|(track 4)}}
• FrancisGotHeat – producer {{small|(track 4)}}
• Hollywood Hot Sauce – producer {{small|(track 6)}}
• J-Louis – producer {{small|(track 7)}}
• Rob Holladay – additional producer {{small|(tracks 7, 14, 19)}}
• Skyz Muzik– producer {{small|(track 3)}}
• Wow Jones – additional producer {{small|(tracks 7, 19)}}, producer {{small|(track 13)}}
• Boi-1da – producer {{small|(tracks 9, 14)}}
• Allen Ritter – co-producer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Ayo – producer {{small|(track 12)}}
• Xeryus – producer {{small|(track 12)}}
• Keyz – co-producer {{small|(track 12)}}
• Mahxie – producer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Pro Logic – producer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Illmind – producer {{small|(track 14)}}
• IAMNOBODI – producer {{small|(track 15)}}
• Soundz – producer {{small|(track 16)}}
• T-Minus – producer {{small|(track 18)}}
• Frank Dukes – producer {{small|(track 19)}}

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