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.

6.1 2020 shooting allegations and chargesĭaystar Shemuel Shua Peterson was born on Jin Brampton, Ontario, Canada, to a Bajan father, Sonstar, and a mother from Curaçao, Luella.

2.2 2015–present: Album releases and growing popularity.

He received a Grammy Award nomination for his song ' LUV' as well as four Juno Awards.

Lanez has won and been nominated for many awards and accolades. In 2020, he released his fifth studio album Daystar, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and featured controversial responses to the allegations of him shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion earlier that year. His fourth studio album Chixtape 5 (2019) peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200. In 2018, Lanez released his second and third studio albums, Memories Don't Die and Love Me Now?. Lanez's debut studio album, I Told You (2016), included the singles ' Say It' and ' Luv', which peaked at number 23 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. In 2015, Tory Lanez signed to record producer Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records through Interscope Records. He received initial recognition from the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013.

Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer.

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