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'''Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson''' (born July 27, 1992),<ref name="allmusicbio" /> known professionally as '''Tory Lanez''', is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and, record producer and convicted felon.<ref name="Lanez Claims" /> First discovered by Jamaican-American singer [[Sean Kingston]], he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story'', released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed with record producer [[Benny Blanco]]'s [[Benny Blanco#Record labels|Mad Love Records]], an imprint of [[Interscope Records]].
 
Lanez' debut studio album, ''[[I Told You]]'' (2016) explored [[alternative R&B]] and was commercially successful. It was supported by the singles "[[Say It (Tory Lanez song)|Say It]]" and "[[Luv (Tory Lanez song)|Luv]]," which peaked at numbers 23 and 19 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], respectively. Both released in 2018, Lanez' second and third albums, ''[[Memories Don't Die]]'' and ''[[Love Me Now?]]'' delved further into [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and were met with continued commercial success despite mixed reviews; the former became his first album to peak atop the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], while the latter spawned the [[RIAA certification|double platinum]]-certified single "[[Talk to Me (Tory Lanez and Rich the Kid song)|Talk to Me]]" (with [[Rich the Kid]]). His fourth album and final [[major label]] release, ''[[Chixtape 5]]'' (2019) peaked at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], while his fifth album, ''[[Daystar (album)|Daystar]]'' (2020) peaked at number ten. He then released his [[1980s in music|1980s]]-inspired sixth album, ''[[Alone at Prom]]'' (2021), followed by his seventh, ''[[Sorry 4 What]]'' (2022) until his incarceration.