Wearing a hunter green flannel over a white Trap Soul tee and a black Nike hat, Tiller looked comfortable running through his songs. The second show started a bit past 11:00 p.m., and the screams was deafening as he came out to take the stage. We know the story behind actor Sylvester Stallone giving him a shout-out on Twitter for his song “Rambo.” Now, it’s time for Tiller to add another chapter: Can he win over the notoriously tough NYC audience in his debut concert?Ĭlearly, Tiller practices what he preaches: He is Louie Slugger with the hits. We know the story about him turning down Drake’s offer to sign to OVO Sound and becoming RCA’s latest new act to watch out for. Exactly 20 days later, his name is all over the place. Apple Music gave us an early stream of Trapsoul in September, which was ahead of the physical release that dropped on Oct. His career has been covered extensively after “Don’t” bubbled from the Internet to IRL buzz. “The perfect marriage between hip hop and R&B.” It gave synonyms: “Trap.” “R&B.” “Soul.” “Music.” Inside, there was a flyer posted on one of the pillars that provided the definition of Trap Soul, almost like a beginner’s guide to the uninitiated.
The place was packed shoulder to shoulder, mixing in diehard fans with hip hop tastemakers. Tiller performed two sold-out shows - back to back - at SOBs in New York City on Wednesday night. This is not traditional R&B, so you can dead the comparisons to the elite - Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Jeremih and any others you can name off DJ Khaled’s two smashes. His music caters to listeners who have similar hip hop/R&B hybrid artists like Post Malone and Tory Lanez in their rotation. Tiller, who has nicknamed himself Pen Griffey, is only 22 years old.
Of course, he’s been working on music before “Don’t,” but all it takes is one song to grab the attention of the masses. To date, the track has over 27 million streams, and the music video has over five million. The Louisville, Ky., native was an unknown singer/songwriter up until he uploaded his song “Don’t” in October 2014. Those are the big questions surrounding hip hop/R&B’s hottest act.
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