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Return of the Trill
Studio album by Bun B
Released	August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	57:27
Label	II Trill Double Dose Empire
Producer	B. Barber BeatKing Big E Big K.R.I.T. Cory Mo El-P Kevon Harrold Oktober1st
Bun B chronology
Trill OG: The Epilogue (2013) Return of the Trill (2018) TrillStatik (2019)
Singles from Return of the Trill
"Knowhatimsayin'" Released: March 6, 2018 "Recognize" Released: August 17, 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4/5
Pitchfork	7.8/10
RapReviews	8/10
Rolling Stone

Return of the Trill is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Bun B. It was released on August 31, 2018, via II Trill Enterprises, Double Dose Entertainment and Empire Distribution. Production was handled by Big K.R.I.T., Big E, B. Barber, BeatKing, Cory Mo, El-P, Kevon Harrold, Mannie Fresh and Oktober 1st, with additional producers Sama'an Ashrawi and Wilder Zoby. It features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T., 2 Chainz, 8Ball & MJG, BeatKing, Giggs, Killa Kyleon, Leon Bridges, Lil' Keke, Lil' Wayne, Run the Jewels, Slim Thug, T.I., Yo Gotti, Gary Clark Jr., and the late Pimp C, with contributions from Classik Mussik, Dedrick "Dee-Rick" Taylor and Yung Huey.

The album peaked at number 150 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

• Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals, co-executive producer
• Kyle "Killa Kyleon" Riley – vocals (track 1)
• Clifford "T.I." Harris – vocals (track 2)
• Justin "Big K.R.I.T." Scott – vocals (tracks: 2, 4), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14), executive producer
• Stayve "Slim Thug" Thomas – vocals (track 3)
• Marcus "Lil' Keke" Edwards – vocals (track 3)
• Tauheed "2 Chainz" Epps – vocals (track 5)
• Mario "Yo Gotti" Mims – vocals (track 5)
• Gary Clark Jr. – guitar (tracks: 6, 14)
• Jaime "El-P" Meline – vocals & producer (track 7)
• Michael "Killer Mike" Render – vocals (track 7)
• Dwayne "Lil' Wayne" Carter – vocals (track 8)
• Classik Mussik – additional vocals (track 8)
• Justin "BeatKing" Riley – vocals & producer (track 9)
• Nathaniel "Giggs" Thompson – vocals (track 11)
• Dedrick "Dee-Rick" Taylor – additional vocals (track 11)
• Chad "Pimp C" Butler – vocals (track 12)
• Premro "8Ball" Smith – vocals (track 13)
• Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – vocals (track 13)
• Yung Huey – additional vocals (track 13)
• Todd Michael "Leon" Bridges – vocals (track 14)
• Elimu Tamani "Big E" Tabasuri – producer (tracks: 3, 13)
• Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas – producer (track 5)
• Sama'an Ashrawi – additional producer (tracks: 6, 14)
• Wilder Zoby – additional producer (track 7)
• Oktober 1st – producer (track 8)
• B. Barber – producer (track 11)
• Cory Moore – producer (track 12)
• Kevon Harrold – producer (track 14)
• Micah Wyatt – mixing
• Bob Boyd – mastering
• Angela "Queenie" Freeman – executive producer
• Anzel Jennings – co-executive producer
• Trevor Piper – design
• Edgar L. Walker Jr. – photography

Charts

References

1. McKrell, Aaron (August 31, 2018). "Review: Bun B's "Return Of The Trill" Is Poised & Potent". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
2. Rytlewski, Evan (September 21, 2018). "Bun B: Return of the Trill". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
3. Jost, Matt (January 8, 2019). "Bun B :: Return of the Trill – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
4. Reeves, Mosi (September 5, 2018). "Review; Bun B Soaks Up Some Texas Love on 'Return of the Trill'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
5. "Bun B Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
6. "Bun B Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

External links

• Return Of The Trill at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2018 albums
• Bun B albums
• Sequel albums
• Albums produced by El-P
• Empire Distribution albums
• Albums produced by Big K.R.I.T.
• Albums produced by Mannie Fresh