Barrel Brothers

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 Skyzoo and Torae
Released	May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:43
Label	First Generation Rich, Inc. Internal Affairs Loyalty Digital Corp.
Producer	Torae (exec.) Skyzoo (also exec.) Auréli1 a.k.a Tiga AntMan Wonder Black Milk DJ Premier Illmind Jahlil Beats Khrysis MarcNfinit Oh No Praise The Stuyvesants Apollo Brown
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
"Blue Yankee Fitted" Released: April 24, 2014

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4/5[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10[2]
XXL	L (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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Skyzoo	1:08
2.	"Talk of the Town"	Oh No	3:07
3.	"Make You a Believer"	Jahlil Beats	3:25
4.	"Tunnel Vision"	Illmind	3:29
5.	"Blue Yankee Fitted"	Illmind	4:00
6.	"All in Together" (featuring Guilty Simpson and Sean Price)	Black Milk	4:15
7.	"Triangle Offense" (featuring Sha Stimuli)	Illmind	2:50
8.	"Movie Album" (Skit)	Auréli1 a.k.a. Tiga	3:58
9.	"Albee Square Mall" (featuring Livin' Proof)	Praise	4:19
10.	"The Hand Off"	Khrysis	2:06
11.	"4 Bar Friday"	The Stuyvesants	2:24
12.	"Memorabilia"	AntMan Wonder	2:50
13.	"Rediscover" (featuring Blu)	MarcNfinit	3:31
14.	"The Aura"	DJ Premier	4:21
Total length:			45:43

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Got It from Here"	Apollo Brown	2:43
16.	"Double the Monsters"	Marco Polo	2:27
Total length:			50:53

Charts

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

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.

External links

• Skyzoo & Torae – Barrel Brothers at Discogs (list of releases)