10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tory Lanez

The Canadian hip hop recording artist, Tory Lanez was born Daystar Peterson on 27 June 1992 in Brampton, Canada. At the age of 16, he dropped out of the tenth grade, and he began performing songs at the outdoor concerts. He received major recognition from the mixtape Lost Cause (2014) and the single, “Say It”. The single peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. On April 18, he refused to be on the 2016 XXL Freshmen cover because he felt he was in a higher league musically than the other artists being considered. He was nominated for the Best New Artist category at the 2016 BET Awards. There is no doubt that the 24-years-old recording hip hop artist is definitely an act to look out for in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Canadian hip hop recording artist, Tory Lanez:

1. Tory Lanez was born Daystar Peterson on 27 June 1992 in Brampton, Canada.

2. His father is from Barbados and his mother is from the Caribbean Island, Curacao.

3. At the age of 16, he dropped out of the tenth grade, and he began performing songs at the outdoor concerts.

4. The Jamaican artist, Sean Kingston was the first to see a video of him freestyling over Lloyd Banks’ “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley”, who seemed to be really interested in his singing skills.

5. He received major recognition from the mixtape Lost Cause (2014) and the single, “Say It”. The single peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

6. In 2015, he signed to Mad Love Records and Interscope Records.

7. He mentioned in an interview that he has ghost written songs for Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Akon and T.I.

8. On January 2016, he made a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! by performing “Say It”.

9. On April 18, he refused to be on the 2016 XXL Freshmen cover because he felt he was in a higher league musically than the other artists being considered.

10. He was nominated for the Best New Artist category at the 2016 BET Awards.