Tory Lanez, who has been known to be a popular Canadian rapper and songwriter, was born on 27th July 1992. He is famous for his initial days when he came out with one of his first mixtapes, the title Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story with its release in August 2013. By 2015, he had signed with the producer Benny Blanco’s Records Label, Mad Love Records with the help of Interscope Records.
Tory’s first album which came out as his debut in the year 2016 with the title ‘I Told You’ included the top Billboard Hot 100 singles, number 23rd ‘Say It’ and number 19th single ‘Luv’. In the recent news which has been reported out of the entertainment industry in the past week, it has been revealed that the Canadian musician and songwriter/ rapper, Tory Lanez, had been found guilty of various serious charges which had been put against him, in a recent two-day marathon hearing.
Tory Lanez Net Worth 2024
Tory has been prominently known for his second studio album, which had been titled ‘Memories Don’t Die’, in 2018 for its hit singles which charted with international success. For his 2016 single from the ‘I Told You’ album, ‘Luv’, Lanez had also been given a nomination for a Grammy Award in the same year. Over his long career, Tory has also been given various other accolades for his multiple hit releases, which have included the likes of the Juno Awards, nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards, etc.
Tory came out with the fifth album when in 2020 the Billboard 200 List had listed his music at number 10 during the time of its release. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tory had hosted the ‘Quarantine Radio’, as a part of his Instagram Live sessions. Following this, on 14 May 2020, he was able to make one of his first public releases of music, when he came out with a single known as “Temperature Rising”. This single had been released by Tory as an independent artist with the help of his new label imprint, called the ‘One Umbrella’.
Tory Lanez Bio & Earnings Overview
| Name | Tory Lanez |
| Born | Sunstar |
| Birthplace | Brampton, Canada |
| Age | 31 |
| Occupation | Rapper, Songwriter |
| Genre | Hip Hop & Rap |
| Labels | Interscope |
| Imprint Owned | One Umbrella |
| Known For | ‘Daystar’ Album in 2020 |
| Awards | Juno Awards |
| Nominated | Grammy Award, BET HipHop Award, etc. |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Sonstar |
| Mother | Luella |
| Music Inspiration | Brandy & Notorious B.I.G. |
| Status | Incarcerated |
| Charges | 3 Felony Convictions |
| Sentenced | 10 Years in Prison |
| Case | Shooting & Wounding Megan Thee Stallion |
| Height | 5.7 ft |
| Weight | Over 60 kg |
| Net Worth | Over 4 million USD |
Tory Lanez’s Early Life, Age & Family
Tory Lanez, born Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, as mentioned in the birthdate 27th July 1992, was born in Ontario, Canada. He spent most of his early childhood years growing up in the city of Brampton, in Canada, where he had been raised by his parents, namely, Sonstar (his father) and Luella (his mother). It has been noted that Tory’s father is a Barbadian or a Bajan (from Barbados) while his mother has come from the country of Curacao, an Antilles Island.
After his mother’s death, Tory and his father moved to the US where he met his friend, Hakeem, who had worked as a janitor in the state of Georgia. It has been mentioned that the nickname ‘Lanez’ had been suggested to Tory by his friend, Hakeem, for his thrill-seeking nature. Due to his behaviour, he was sent to live with one of his first cousins, Dahir Abib, in Jamaica. Following this, he started rapping after he had changed his nickname to Tory Lanez at the age of 16, as he had also dropped out of tenth grade in school.
Tory Lanez Career Beginnings & Breakthrough
Daystar started his rapping career after he had come out with his first ever mixtape, which had been titled ‘T.L. 2 T.O.’ in the year 2009. After this, he began to start directing his videos where he would freestyle and rap to post on his YouTube channel later on. One such video had been discovered by the American singer, Sean Kingston, who had shown interest in Tory’s music after he had seen Lanez rapping on a song, popularly known as the ‘Beamer, Benz or Bentley’.
His breakthrough in the industry in hip hop music came after he had officially released his first album, which had been titled ‘I Told You’ in 2016. The album had also been followed by the popular remixes that Tory had come out with for Drake’s song ‘Controlla’. Following the release of his synth-pop album, with the title ‘Alone at Prom’, Tory had been convicted of three felony charges. Tory’s fourth studio music album, the ‘Daystar’ debuted at number 2nd on the Billboard 200 in the US. His final release was the seventh album, which had been titled ‘Sorry 4 What’, after which he had been charged with felonies.
Tory Lanez Latest News & Shooting Incident
In recent reports, it has been mentioned that the Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been now sentenced to face about 10 years in prison for assault and other felony charges. This decision has recently been given by an LA judge about the shooting incident which had left the hip hop superstar, Megan Thee Stallion wounded in the feet, as a result. This has been an important decision as the case had already taken more than 2 years to get resolved.
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The judge David Herriford had sentenced the 31-year-old rapper after he had been convicted in December 2022 last year for the felonies. These 3 felony charges had included Tory in assaulting with one semiautomatic firearm; possessing an unregistered and loaded firearm in a vehicle; and also discharging a loaded firearm with negligence, as it has been reported. In the shooting incident, it had been mentioned that after a party, when Megan had left the SUV she had been riding with Tory in, the rapper had shot at her feet which later required surgery.