20 Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'LUV' Rapper Tory Lanez
Everything you need to know about the Canadian Hip-Hop artist, who's debut album 'I Told You' is taking over the world.
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1. Is Tory Lanez his real name?
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
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2. What happened between him and Drake?
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
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3. His remix of Drake's 'Controlla' has over 8.3 million plays on Soundcloud.
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
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4. Where is Tory Lanez from?
Tory is from Toronto in Ontario, Canada - the same city as rival rapper Drake. Picture: Getty
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5. Is Tory Lanez related to Drake?
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
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6. His mother Luella died of a rare disease when he was just 11 years-old.
“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
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7. His smash hit 'LUV' was produced by Cashmere Cat and Benny Blanco.
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
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8. How tall is Tory Lanez?
He is 5ft 7, or 1.70m. Picture: Getty
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9. How old is Tory Lanez?
Lanez is 24 years-old. He was born on 27th July, 1992. Picture: Instagram
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10. He was once booed off stage mid-performance.
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
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11. Ed Sheeran released a cover of 'Say It' on Soundcloud.
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
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12. What is Tory Lanez's ethnicity?
Tory's father is from Barbados, whilst his mother was from the Caribbean island Curacao. Picture: Instagram
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13. Who is Tory Lanez signed to?
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
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14. 'Luv' samples 'Everyone Falls In Love' by Jamaican dancehall duo Tanto Metro and Devonte.
Tory's track reached number 4 on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Picture: Instagram
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15. He is good friends with Meek Mill.
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
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16. His debut album 'I Told You' has no features.
"You know, I don't really need any features on it," he told HotNewHipHop. But interestingly, the project contains 14 skits. Picture: Getty
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17. What is Tory Lanez's net worth?
According to Forbes, the young rapper-who-sings is worth approximately $2.5million. Picture: Instagram
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18. What is Tory Lanez's Snapchat name?
Tory Lanez's Snapchat name is 'TheArgyFargo'. Lanez is always active on the video-sharing app, so don't miss out! Picture: Getty
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19. He is bringing out a film entitled the 'I Told You Movie'.
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
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20. When did Tory Lanez and Eric Bellinger's feud start?
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'.
