Layers (Royce da 5′9″ album) explained

Layers
Type:	studio
Artist:	Royce da 5'9"
Cover:	Royce da 59 Layers.jpg
Released:	April 15, 2016
Recorded:	2015
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Bad Half
Prev Title:	PRhyme
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	PRhyme 2
Next Year:	2018

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]}

Critical reception

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".

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,749 copies in its first week.^[3] It was the eleventh best-selling album of the week.^[4] Layers was the first Royce's solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[5] The album was also streamed 1.7 million times in the first week.^[6] In its second week the album fell to number 187 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Layers by Royce da 5'9" on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2016-04-01 . 2016-04-01.
2. Web site: Hernandez . Victoria . Royce Da 5'9 Announces "Layers" Album Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist . HipHopDX . 2016-03-03 . 2016-04-01.
3. Web site: Hernandez . Victoria . Prince Dominates Album Sales After His Death . HipHopDX . 2016-04-21 . 2016-04-27.
4. Web site: Top album sales . Billboard. May 3, 2016.
5. Web site: Royce Da 5'9" Unseats Rihanna As Number One R&B/Hip-Hop Album In The Country . Forbes. April 28, 2016 . May 3, 2016.
6. Web site: The Numbers for Royce 5'9"s "Layers" First Week Sales Are In!. southpawer. April 26, 2016. May 3, 2016.
7. Web site: Top 200 Albums. southpawer. 2016-05-14. May 3, 2016.