R&B hitmaker Bryson Tiller nailed a winning combination on his debut 2015 single “Don’t,” draping his supple entreaties over a twitching, drowsy beat. That alluring blend powered his debut album, the ...

The Puerto Rican singer’s EP is a mix of robot soul and trap beats that sound like he’s just having fun making expensive-sounding records.

Trap gets thrown around so casually that almost any rap song ends up wearing the label. You hear someone rapping over a beat with drums? That’s trap. A song has a heavy bassline? Trap. A rapper uses ...