Barrel Brothers is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Skyzoo and Torae. It was released on May 27, 2014 via First Generation Rich, Inc./Internal Affairs/Loyalty Digital Corp. Production was handled by Illmind, Antman Wonder, Auréli1 a.k.a Tiga, Black Milk, DJ Premier, Jahlil Beats, Khrysis, MarcNfinit, Oh No, Praise and The Stuyvesants. It features guest appearances from Blu, Guilty Simpson, Livin Proof, Sean Price and Sha Stimuli.

Barrel Brothers
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
Recorded2013–14
GenreHip hop
Length45:43
Label
  • First Generation Rich, Inc.
  • Internal Affairs
  • Loyalty Digital Corp.
Producer
Skyzoo chronology
A Dream Deferred
(2012)
Barrel Brothers
(2014)
Music for My Friends
(2015)
Torae chronology
For the Record
(2011)
Barrel Brothers
(2014)
Entitled
(2016)
Singles from Barrel Brothers
  1. "Blue Yankee Fitted"
    Released: April 24, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4/5[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[2]
XXLL (3/5)[3]

The album managed to reach several Billboard charts, peaking at No. 196 on the Current Album Sales, No. 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 16 on the Top Rap Albums, No. 40 on the Independent Albums and No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums.

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Skyzoo1:08
2."Talk of the Town"Oh No3:07
3."Make You a Believer"Jahlil Beats3:25
4."Tunnel Vision"Illmind3:29
5."Blue Yankee Fitted"Illmind4:00
6."All in Together" (featuring Guilty Simpson and Sean Price)Black Milk4:15
7."Triangle Offense" (featuring Sha Stimuli)Illmind2:50
8."Movie Album" (Skit)Auréli1 a.k.a. Tiga3:58
9."Albee Square Mall" (featuring Livin' Proof)Praise4:19
10."The Hand Off"Khrysis2:06
11."4 Bar Friday"The Stuyvesants2:24
12."Memorabilia"AntMan Wonder2:50
13."Rediscover" (featuring Blu)MarcNfinit3:31
14."The Aura"DJ Premier4:21
Total length:45:43
Bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Got It from Here"Apollo Brown2:43
16."Double the Monsters"Marco Polo2:27
Total length:50:53

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[4] 196
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 29
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 40
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 8

References edit

  1. ^ Gretchko, Andrew (May 31, 2014). "Skyzoo & Torae - Barrel Brothers". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Grant (June 3, 2014). "Skyzoo & Torae :: Barrel Brothers :: Duck Down Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Thrum, Eric (May 27, 2014). "Skyzoo & Torae Fit The Mold Of Other New York Albums In 'Barrel Brothers' - XXL". XXL. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Torae Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Skyzoo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Torae Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Skyzoo Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Torae Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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