It is now a word to generally describe full-length albums released for free, which is the modern form of mixtape that was made a popular following by 50 Cent and his group G-Unit in the early 2000s, sometimes containing all original music, other times composed of freestyles and remixes of popular tracks.Trigga is the sixth studio album by American singer Trey Songz.
It was released on July 1, 2014, by Songbook and Atlantic Records. The album serves as the follow-up to the singer's fifth studio album Chapter V (2012). Trey Songz enlisted a variety of record producers such as DJ Mustard, Mike Will Made It, Da Internz, Soundz, Dun Deal, The Featherstones, D'Mile and The Insomniakz, among others. Musically, Trigga is a hip hop-influenced R&B album, with its topics focusing on promiscuity and infidelity. The album was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised Trigga's musicality and brazenness. The album fared well commercially, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200. The album was supported by six official singles: " Na Na", " SmartPhones", " Foreign", "Change Your Mind", "What's Best for You", and " Touchin, Lovin" featuring Nicki Minaj.
Trigga has been available in a repackaged version, titled Trigga Reloaded, as of June 2015. On February 15, 2014, Trey Songz announced that the title to his sixth studio album would be called Trigga and announced it would be released on June 30, 2014. Talking about the album the singer said: "My album is very unapologetic, but at the same time, it’s real. And when I do speak about love, you feel the emotion there, whether I’m joyous about it or not, it’s still emotion. When asked about Trigga's lyrical content being different from the average R&B album in regards to love he stated: And I think that’s what music is, is emotion". The thing about being an R&B singer is, people want you to be in love, people want you to sing about love, and of course we need more songs about love. I don’t have a girlfriend I ain’t even really looking for one right now, you know? That’s definitely showcased in the music. Trigga is a hip hop-influenced R&B album. According to Iyana Robertson of Vibe, the album finds the singer "in the most brash musical space of his career". Andy Kellman of AllMusic said that the persona portrayed by Songz on Trigga "relishes his playboy status more than ever, boasting about a multitude of behavioral stunts". Spin's reviewer Anupa Mistry said that the album succeeded into representing sonically and lyrically the merge of R&B and hip hop that was happening during that period, that was carried by other artists such as Chris Brown and Drake. On January 21, 2014, Songz released a song, titled " Na Na" as the album's first official single.