"Brothers" is a song by American rapper

Lil Tjay Tione Jayden Merritt (born April 30, 2001), known professionally as Lil Tjay, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2017 with his song "Resume", and then the release of his breakthrough song "Brothers" which led h ...

, released on July 9, 2018. It amassed millions of streams on

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, becoming his breakout hit and leading to him signing with Columbia Records. The song appears on his debut studio album ''

True 2 Myself ''True 2 Myself'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Tjay. It was released on October 11, 2019 through Columbia Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including CashMoneyAP, TnTXD, JD On Tha Track and ...

'' (2019), which also features the official remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Durk.

Composition

The song finds Lil Tjay sing-rapping about his earlier life and experience, including growing up on the streets and grave subjects such as death and being incarcerated ("Caught a felony, judge tried to slave me / Lost my grandmother, R.I.P. Mavy").

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