Tory Lanez

Tory dated rapper Trina from 2014 to 2015.

Tory has always been known for his eccentric behavior, both on and off stage. During a March 2018 concert in Texas, he had a conflict with the security personnel. Miffed by this, he asked his fans to “fuck shit up.” His fans then caused a riot on the spot. This led to the organizers almost filing a lawsuit against Tory.

Tory claimed in an interview that he had ghost-written songs for several rappers such as Akon, TI, and Travis Scott.

Tory Lanez was born Daystar Peterson, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 27, 1992, to Sonstar Peterson and Luella. His was an ardent Christian family. He was one of the four children in the family. After Tory was born, the family lived in Montreal for some time and later moved to Florida.

Upon landing in Florida, Tory became fascinated with the thriving rap music scene there. Tory had started rapping when he was a kid and rapped through his early childhood years before a major tragedy struck his family.

His mother was suffering from a rare disease and passed away when Tori was 11 years old. This was a major blow to Tory. Following this, his father assumed the responsibility of a preacher and a missionary. The job took him to different places across the US. Tory accompanied his father on his trips.

The family settled in Georgia, where Tory continued to rap. He met a man named Hakeem, who suggested he use the stage name “Tory Lanez.”

Tory never recovered from his mother’s death. Moreover, his father’s remarriage brought another set of emotional troubles for Tory. Tory moved to New York in 2006, but his condition did not improve. He was later sent back to Toronto, to live with his grandmother. However, she did not take him in. Thus, at the age of 15, Tory was homeless.

In 2009, Tory recorded and released his debut mixtape, ‘T.L 2 T.O.’ Tory used ‘YouTube’ as a platform to exhibit his rapping skills to the world. Soon, he started directing his very own music videos and gained significant fame.

Sean Kingston was an established name in the rapping scene in Florida at that time. He heard Tory rapping and free-styling on the song ‘Beamer, Benz, or Bentley’ by Lloyd Banks. Sean decided to offer him a deal.

Tory and Sean met at a Justin Bieber concert. Sean also gave Tory the opportunity to perform live during the show. The audience enjoyed the performance. This boosted Tory’s confidence to work on several more mixtapes.

In 2010, Tory released four mixtapes, namely, ‘Just Landed,’ ‘One Verse One Hearse,’ ‘Playing for Keeps,’ and ‘Mr. 1 Verse Killah.’ Following the success of his mixtapes, Sean approached Tory and offered him a deal with his record label, ‘Time is Money Entertainment’ (TME). With ‘TME,’ Tory released mixtapes such as ‘Mr. Peterson,’ ‘Chixtape,’ and ‘Swavey.’

Soon, Tory decided to work as an independent artist and quit the label. In the coming years, he released several more mixtapes. In 2014, Tory revealed his Teyana Taylor fanboy persona with the song ‘Teyana,’ which he dedicated to the rapper. She responded with a single titled ‘Dreams of Fuckin’ an R & B Bitch’.