![]() ![]() “I wanted to be able to trace it in a way where it was like, for me, just something that people were going to listen to and be like, ‘Yo, there’s so many things here that I can’t even hate on this. T-Pain-Can You Hear Me 121 Shonte Renee f. “I’ve got to tailor my style in a way that’s just like, you can’t trace it and can’t detect it,” Lanez told Apple Music about how he pulls his sound together. Tory Lanez-Getcha Roll On 117 T-Pain-Its My Dog Birthday 118 T-Pain-Trover Saves The Universe 119 Afro B f. His first album, I Told You, came out in 2016 two more- MEMORIES DON’T DIE and LoVE me NOw-followed in 2018, amidst high-profile features with Future, Sean Paul, Rick Ross and Ty Dolla $ign. ![]() Lanez quickly established himself as prolific and hard-hustling, kicking out as many as four mixtapes a year, demonstrating an unusual versatility as both a singer and a rapper. His break came in 2009, when a string of self-directed videos he’d uploaded to YouTube caught the attention of Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston, the latter of whom gave Lanez a shot at a deal. Born Daystar Peterson in 1992, Lanez bounced around as a kid (Toronto, Montreal, Miami, Atlanta) before settling in Toronto in his early teens. You’re lured in thinking this project will be creative but it ultimately ends up disappointing.Like his occasional sparring partner Drake, the rapper-singer-producer Tory Lanez is a natural omnivore, an artist who manages to soak up sounds from across the spectrum of hip-hop-from ’90s slow jams to 2010s trap, Caribbean dancehall to Canadian R&B-and spin it into something uniquely his own. There are many times that you’ll hear Lanez singing over the original hook, making you frustrated because it’s like your friend who’s talking over your favorite part of the song. Sean Paul (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on Spotify & iTunes. Anne Marie and Sean Paul (Live At Capitals Summertime Ball) Cheap Thrills - Sia feat. Lanez attempt to recreate Fat Joe and Ashanti’s ‘What’s Luv?’ doesn’t hit and it brings up this point: this project feels like karaoke for most of its length. Anne-Marie and Sean Paul (Live 2017) Clean Bandit Rockabye feat. The production comes off lazy and the creativity just isn’t there. ![]() The skit in the middle helps bring the theme of the mixtape back to the forefront but after ‘Just A Friend’ it becomes boring. What starts as a promising mixtape turns to annoyance around the midway point of Chixtape 4. When you find a formula for hits you don’t stray too far from it. This has become a staple for Lanez’ music as ‘Say It’ featured a Brownstone sample and ‘Luv’ was a sample from ‘Everyone Falls In Love’ by Tanto Metro & Devonte. This reimagination titled ‘Slow Grind’ has Lanez giving us his take on intercourse with a lady over the chopped up parts from the song with a feature from up and comer Jacquees (who steals the scene). She plays it with her friend and we’re treated with a sample from Pretty Ricky’s classic ‘Grind On Me’. Tory mentions the occasion in the lyrics to his song 'Loners Blvd. The theme for this mixtape begins with two women conversing about Lanez, one of them receiving a CD from him. He was once booed off stage mid-performance. ![]()
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