Tory Lanez

Tory Lanez: Biography in Details

Who is Tory Lanez?

Tory Lanez is a singer, composer, and record producer. Tory Lanez is renowned for his albums; I Told You, Memories Don’t Die, and Love Me Now?

He is also the founder of the recording label and management company, One Umbrella.

Who are the parents of Tory Lanez?

Tory Lanez was born as Daystar Peterson on the 27th of July 1992 in Brampton, Ontario to Sunstar and Luella Peterson. He has Barbados ancestry.

His father is an ordained minister by profession. He lost his mother at the age of 11 to a rare disease that affects four among 1 million people. After that, his mother’s death, he grew up with an absent father.

Due to his father’s profession as a minister, he used to travel a lot. Later, his father got remarried.

Due to his childhood, he started growing behavior issues. In 2006, he moved to his cousin Dahir Abib, Orange Forrest. After a certain time interval, he returned to Toronto with his grandmother. However, he was forced to leave on his own when his grandmother refused to take care of him.

Talking about his educational background, Tory Lanez dropped off from tenth grade to pursue his career as a rapper.

Tory Lanez- Early & Professional Career

Early Career to 2015

Initially, Tory Lanez started his singing career as a local performer. At the time, she goes by the name, Argentina Fargo.

Moving forward, he launched himself with his debut mixtape, T.L 2 T.O. At the time, he was also active as a music director for the YouTube channels.

Such YouTube videos caught the attention of the Jamaican rapper, Sean Kington. They met during Justin Bieber’s tour. On the tour, he used to perform live.

Later, in 2011, he signed with Kington’s recording label, Time is Money Entertainment. Under the label, he released mixtapes including Mr. Peterson, Chixtape, and Swavey.

Later, Tory Lanez resumed his career as an independent artist. Also, he started making his appearance more in musical concerts and tours. In June 2014, he released the single, Teyana, a tribute to the singer, Teyana Taylor.

The following year, released his debut EP, Cruel Intentions with 5 tracks like Acting Like, In For It, and Honda Civic. 

2015- Present

On the 15th of July 2015, he released his first single, Say It from his debut album, I Told You under the recording label, Mad Love & Interscope.

The singles became the starting milestone in his career as it peaked at the 1st position in the weekly US Rhythmic chart and 21st on the yearly. It also received the 3X Platinum certification too.

The next year, Tory Lanez went on The Level Up Tour. Also, he performed in the Summer Jam and Pemberton Music Festival too. On the 29th of July 2016, he launched his debut album, I Told You which became an instant hit.

Moving forward, on the 2nd of March 2018, he released his second album, Memories Don’t Die with 18 tracks and three featuring singles; Shooters, Skrt Skrt, and Real Thing. 

Later, on the 26th of October, he dropped his 3rd album, Love Me Now? The Hip pop and R&B album peaked at the 4th position on the US Billboard 200. Last, in March 2020, he made a team with the singers; Reggae, and Buju Banton for the remix; Trust.

Production Career

Apart from being a rapper, Tory Lanez is also a record producer too. In 2014, he founded the recording label, One Umbrella.

Under the recording label, he has signed the music artists; Mansa, Melii, Davo, VVS Ken, and Mariah Buckles.

Awards & Nominations

• 2017- Juno Awards for Shooters.
• 2019- Juno Awards for Rap Recording.
• 2020- Juno Awards for Fell It Too. 

What is Tory Lanez’s net worth?

As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $2 million. As a singer, his earnings are in the range of $210k to $204k.

Besides that, Tory Lanez also makes through the royalties of his music too. Apart from that, his musical tours are also a strong source of his income too.

Also, he makes through recording producing and his recording label, One Umbrella too.

Body Measurements- Height & Weight

Tory Lanez is black-eyed and clean-shaven. He stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches and weighs around 55 kg.

Also, Tory Lanez prefers to have body tattoos too.

Some of his body tattoos include the AK 47 on his chest and music symbols and a guitar on his right shoulder.

Tory Lanez- Controversy & Rumors

On the 12th of July 2020, the rapper was arrested in Hollywood Hills in charge of concealed weapon possession. Also, another rapper, Megan Thee Stallion was present in the car with an injured foot.

In August 2020, she confirmed that she was shot by Tory through her Instagram live session.

Tory Lanez is Guilty of the 2020 Shooting of Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion had accused Tory Lanez of shooting her in the foot after a heated argument. According to ger, Lanez fired her in the foot after she exited a vehicle following an argument.

Though he initially pleaded not guilty in November 2020 saying with other charges including carrying a loaded semiautomatic firearm and an unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

Social Media

Tory Lanez has over 10 million followers on Instagram, over 839.1k followers on Facebook, and over 1.9 million followers on Twitter.

On Instagram, he is following the personalities like Jill Scott, Looney Tunes, and Warren Fu.

Also, he has a self-titled YouTube channel with over 2.4 million subscribers and more than 1.38 billion views.

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