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Everything you need to know about the Canadian 'Chixtape 5' star, who's singing-rapping has taken over the scene.
On July 12, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion was left with gunshots wounds in her feet following a shooting incident. She and Lanez had been partying together earlier that night with Kylie Jenner, and Megan later publicly identified Lanez as her shooter. Lanez denied the claims on his self-titled project 'Daystar' and hasn't been charged for the incident. Credit: Getty
He is 5ft 3. Picture: Getty
No, his birth name is Daystar Peterson. His friend Hakeem gave him the nickname 'Lanez' due to the rapper's troublemaking tendencies - he used to run into roads and play in the lanes, without looking at the traffic. Picture: Getty
When he was 17-years-old, Tory sent his 'Play For Keeps' mixtape to Drake, betting Drizzy $10k if he wasn’t impressed. However Drake never got back to him, sparking the pair's six year rivalry. Drake took a dig at Tory in 'Summer Sixteen', whilst Tory hit back claiming calling Toronto 'The Six' wasn't cool. Picture: PA
Tory's remix blew up, and is one of his most famous tracks to date. Ironically, the original track belongs to one of his long-time rivals - Drake. Picture: Instagram
Tory is from Toronto in Ontario, Canada - the same city as rival rapper Drake. Picture: Getty
No, he isn't related to Drake at all. When Tory first started making waves in the industry, people started noticing the similarities between him and fellow Toronto rapper Drizzy, and dubbed him 'Drake's little brother'. Picture: Instagram
“At the time I was being very bad because I didn’t know how to express myself" he told the Guardian. "Music gave me an outlet to express myself and channel that anger.” Picture: Instagram
Taken from his debut album 'I Told You', 'Luv' was the second single to be released from the rapper's record. The official remix features dancehall artist Sean Paul. Picture: Instagram
Lanez is 29 years old. He was born on 27th July, 1992. Picture: Instagram
Tory mentions the occasion in the lyrics to his song 'Loners Blvd.' - "I lay down Houston around nine, warehouse live. It was my worst show ever, n***** damn near got booed off stage." Picture: Instagram
The British singer-songwriter went down the R&B root in his smooth, down-tempo cover. Ed's version has almost 3 million listens. Picture: Getty
Tory's father is from Barbados, whilst his mother was from the Caribbean island Curacao. Picture: Instagram
In 2011, Lanez signed a record deal with Sean Kingston's Time is Money Entertainment, but later left the label to be an independent artist. In 2015, he signed to Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records and Interscope Records before the release of 'I Told You'. Picture: Instagram
Tory's track reached number 4 on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Picture: Instagram
The pair even recorded a track on Meek's new album 'DC4' together, entitled 'Litty'. It goes without saying that the duo get along, as they certainly have one thing in common - a long-serving beef with Drake. Picture: Instagram
"You know, I don't really need any features on it," he told HotNewHipHop. But interestingly, the project contains 14 skits. Picture: Getty
According to Forbes, the young rapper-who-sings is worth approximately $2.5million. Picture: Instagram
Tory Lanez's Snapchat name is 'TheArgyFargo'. Lanez is always active on the video-sharing app, so don't miss out! Picture: Getty
According to the Fader, the movie will be based on Lanez's debut album of the same name, and will focus on its narrative and story. "The movie will run for 45-minutes, and boasts directorial work and writing from Lanez’s close collaborators co-written and directed by Lanez and Zac Factz" says Hypebeast. Picture: Getty
Tory Lanez and Eric Bellinger's feud appeared to begin over Tory's song 'Hate To Say'. The Canadian rapper said: "R&B nigg*s with Sisqó haircuts, wildin' and stylin'/They dissin', guess they just tryna go viral". Eric Bellinger fired back with his own diss song called 'Yikes'.