At the age of 16, Daystar dropped out of the tenth grade, and he would begin performing songs at the outdoor concerts. He then once again started rapping, before giving himself a nickname, Notorious (which is a reference to the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., whom he idolized), and adopted into his new moniker "Tory Lanez". It changed the person that I am today", he says. That’s what made me a man, having to fend for myself and being in a situation where there is no dad, no grandma and no mom to help you. From like fifteen to eighteen, I was just fighting them. I came into the house and I didn’t realize how things worked. "I ended up moving downtown with these three dudes that I didn’t really know. Since she refused to take care of him, he was on his own at the age of 15. Daystar then was forced to return to Toronto with his grandmother.
In 2006, he was sent to live with his cousin Dahir Abib, Orane Forrest, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, because of his behavior issues. Daystar's nickname "Lanez" was given to him by Hakeem, as a comment on Daystar's thrill seeking tendencies, that sometimes saw him mucking around in the street, not looking for traffic and playing in the lanes. Daystar's father later remarried and the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where Daystar met his friend Hakeem, who at the time was a janitor. Following his mother's death, his father began working as an ordained minister and missionary, causing them both to move frequently throughout the United States. Daystar was known to practice and refine his rapping skills throughout his childhood, before tragically finding out that his mother had died due to a rare disease. The family was based in Montreal, before moving to Miami, Florida. On October 26th, 2018, Lanez released his 3rd studio album, Love Me Now?.ĭaystar Peterson was born on July 27, 1992, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Barbadian father, Sonstar, and Curaçaoan mother, Luella. His sophomore album, Memories Don't Die was released on March 2, 2018. Lanez released his debut studio album, I Told You on August 19, 2016. In 2015, Tory Lanez signed to Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. He received major recognition from the mixtape Lost Cause (2014) and the singles, "Say It," and "Luv", which peaked at number 23, and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Timeĭaystar Peterson (born July 27, 1992), better known by his stage name Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.