Tiller has described his music as “trap and hip hop-influenced R&B, the perfect marriage between hip hop and R&B.” Tiller also raps saying “there are some things I can say rapping that I can’t say singing”. Critics have compared Tiller’s musical style to Drake, Jeremih, Party Next Door and Tory Lanez . During the recording of True to Self, Tiller struggled with depression, which according to him can be heard in the music and was the reason of the album’s disappointing commercial performance. On his blend of R&B and rap, Tiller explained: “R&B is my first love and it always will be. I fell in love with hip-hop and rap music through Lil Wayne. Don’t get me wrong, I love Wayne, but you know, I heard only the radio singles . So I said, ‘Damn. Let me mix it up a little bit'”.