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Daystar Peterson, who goes by the name Tory Lanez, is a rapper and singer who was born in Canada but had a peripatetic childhood living in several American cities as his father was a traveling minister. Back in Toronto in his late teens, he began performing and garnered attention in 2014 for a mixtape titled 'Lost Cause'. He released more mixtapes and in 2015 he featured on Meek Mill's track 'Litty', which went to number 13 on Billboard's Rap Streaming Songs Chart, number 14 on the Hot Rap Songs Chart and number 18 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. Also in 2015, his track 'Say It' reached number five on the Hot R&B Songs Chart and 23 on the Hot 100. It featured on his his debut album 'I Told You' which in 2016 went to number one on Billboard's Top Rap Albums, number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Pop R&B Albums charts, number four on the Billboard 200 and 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Another track from that release, 'Luv', went to number two on the R&B Songs Chart, three on the R&B Streaming Songs Chart, four on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and 19 on the Hot 100.He released two albums in 2018, 'Memories Don't Die', which went to number one on the R&B Chart, number two on the R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts, number three on the Billboard 200 and number eight in the UK, and 'LoVE me NOw', which topped the Rap Chart, went to number two on the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and peaked at number four on the 200 and 18 in the UK. In 2018, the single 'Miss You' with Cashmere Cat and Major Laser went to number two on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart. He also featured with Jeremih on RL Grime's 'Undo', which reached number 22 and Keyes 'N' Krates' 'Music to My Ears', which peaked at number 28.
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