Bryson Tiller Facts: 19 Things You Need To Know About The 'Don't' Singer

1. Why does 'Exchange' sound similar to J. Cole's 'Deja Vu'?

According to J. Cole's producers Vinylz and Boi-1da, another producer called Foreign Tek stole their instrumental and gave the beat to Bryson Tiller way before Cole's song was released. Bryson was reportedly unaware of the situation.

2. 'Don't' was made on a $600 budget.

Bryson's biggest song was made with very limited funds. He revealed the news on Twitter, writing: "8 months [Smitty] and [Stephon] gave me 600 dollars to buy studio equipment and I made ‘Don’t.’ life is so crazy."

3. He was forced to sleep in his car when he was younger.

Before fame, Bryson Tiller was a struggling musician and often slept in his car. Speaking about the impact of his single 'Don't', he told Billboard: "Not too long ago was the anniversary of when I dropped 'Don’t' on SoundCloud and I was just like, staring at the ceiling when I woke up that morning like, wow, I was sleeping in my car around this time just a year ago."

4. How does Bryson Tiller know Drake?

Drake actually offered Bryson Tiller a record deal at OVO Sound! The Canadian rapper was so impressed by songs on Tiller's debut album 'TRAPSOUL' that he personally texted him with the opportunity. However after lots of consideration, he turned him down in favour of a deal at RCA.

5. Where is Bryson Tilller from?

Bryson Djuan Tiller was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky before later moving to Miami to chase his dreams of being a rapper and singer.

6. Bryson Tiller's debut album 'TRAPSOUL' was released in September 2015.

Bryson dropped his debut album back on 25th September 2015. The Kentucky native put together an impressive project filled with very honest R&B slow jams and hard-hitting Hip Hop tracks.

7. The music video for 'Don't' currently has over 41 million views on YouTube.

The official music video for 'Don't' has been very popular on YouTube - gaining over 41 million views on the video sharing platform. It shows Tiller going through the stress of a relationship with his girlfriend.

8. Bryson made a song about the day he first released 'Don't'.

Since initially releasing 'Don't' back in 2014, Bryson's life has changed so much he actually made a song about it. Entitled 'Ten Nine Fourteen' after the date 10/09/14, the song details the impact it made on his life and appears on his 'TRAPSOUL' album.

9. He has to live out experiences to write songs.

As a songwriter, Bryson Tiller needs to live through experiences in order to write his songs. Speaking to CapitalXTRA.com, he said: "Its hard for me to write without having anything to say, or anywhere to draw inspiration from. I've tried to go into the studio and make songs out of nowhere and I ended up making a real mediocre song."

10. Bryson is the proud father to a daughter called Harley.

Bryson has a 1-year-old daughter called Harley who he loves spending time with. The rapper often posts adorable pictures of the two together on his Instagram account.

11. Tiller actually wanted to be a songwriter.

The Kentucky native, who is massively inspired by songwriters such as The Dream, started out trying to become a songwriter before finding his role as a singer/rapper. He told CapitalXTRA.com: "I wanted to be a songwriter over an artist. But then everything just happened differently."

12. Bryson featured on DJ Khaled's popular Snapchat account.

Bryson was spotted riding a jet-ski in Miami on DJ Khaled's Snapchat. The music mogul referred to Tiller as a "great one" and said that he expects big things from him in the future.

13. He loves rapping and singing equally.

While speaking to CapitalXTRA.com, he said: "Sometimes I'll be like yeah I prefer rapping over singing but I always change the way I feel every three months. Sometimes I just won't be feeling rapping at all - and just be like 'I'm done rapping'. Then 3 months later I'll hear a dope beat and have so many ideas I got to rap. There's some things that I can say rapping that I really can't say singing."

14. Bryson Tiller's first ever London show sold out in seconds!

Tiller's show at London's KOKO in March sold out in a matter of seconds, leaving many of his UK fans disappointed.

15. Bryson was raised by his grandmother.

The singer was brought up by his grandmother after his mother died when he was just four-years-old. He grew up alongside his younger brother Eric in Louisville, Kentucky.

16. Before fame Tiller worked at a pizza shop.

Bryson Tiller used to work at fast food chain Papa Johns before achieving success with his music. He used to create music part-time in his living room.

17. Bryson Tiller is inspired by Drake and The Dream.

Bryson draws inspiration from artists who rap and sing such as The Dream, T-Pain and Drake - who he has described as "one of my favourite artists and rappers ever."

18. Bryson Tiller hopes to release a new project this year.

Speaking exclusively to CapitalXTRA.com he said: "I'm working on new music, for sure. Hopefully I can put it out by the end of this year. I'm trying a bunch of new stuff so I'm just going to have see what I'm going to go with."

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Bryson Tiller Facts: 19 Things You Need To Know About The 'Don't' Singer