Layers_(Royce_da_5'9"_album)

<i>Layers</i> (Royce da 5′9″ album)

Layers (Royce da 5′9″ album)

2016 studio album by Royce da 5'9"

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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Critical reception

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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

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Charts

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References

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    Hernandez, Victoria (2016-04-21). "Prince Dominates Album Sales After His Death". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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    "Top album sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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    "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.
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    "The Numbers for Royce 5'9"s "Layers" First Week Sales Are In!". southpawer. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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    "Top 200 Albums". southpawer. 2016-05-14. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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