Faheem Rashad Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for popularizing creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. Others followed, including rappers Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Future.
Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He received initial recognition from the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed to record producer Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.
Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez has released seven studio albums, Twenty mixtapes, four extended plays (EP), eighty-nine singles and more than eighty music videos. In 2009, Lanez began his career by releasing his debut mixtape, T.L 2 T.O. He received major recognition from the mixtape, Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013, which included guest appearances from Roscoe Dash and Kirko Bangz. In 2014, he released Lost Cause which led to his first tour, the Lost Cause tour. Lanez collaborated with the WeDidIt collective on the Cruel Intentions EP in 2015. Chixtape III and The New Toronto were released later that year. He released his debut album I Told You, in 2016.
I Told You is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on August 19, 2016, through Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016. The production on the album was contributed by Lanez, alongside several other record producers such as Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Frank Dukes, DJ Dahi, Pop Wansel and Noah Breakfast, among others.
"Luv" is a song by Canadian singer and rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on June 9, 2016, as the second single from his debut studio album, I Told You (2016). The song was produced by Cashmere Cat and Benny Blanco. It has interpolations from "Everyone Falls in Love" by Tanto Metro and Devonte. It received a nomination for Best R&B Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards that was held in February 2017.
Funeral is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on January 31, 2020, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. It features guest appearances by Big Sean, Lil Baby, Jay Rock, Adam Levine, 2 Chainz, Takeoff, The-Dream, Lil Twist, the late XXXTentacion and O.T. Genasis. On May 29, the deluxe edition of the album was released with guests appearances from Doja Cat, Tory Lanez, Lil Uzi Vert, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Jessie Reyez.
Gary Maurice "Joyner" Lucas Jr. is an American rapper. Lucas first received widespread exposure and critical acclaim after the release of his single "Ross Capicchioni" in 2015. In June 2017, he released his fourth mixtape, 508-507-2209, which was his first on a major label. In November 2017, Lucas released his single "I'm Not Racist", which quickly went viral, gaining him further mainstream attention. The video was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 61st Grammy Awards. Since 2016, Lucas has also become known for remixing popular hip hop songs like "Gucci Gang" by Lil Pump, "Bank Account" by 21 Savage, "Panda" by Desiigner, "DNA" by Kendrick Lamar and many others. In October 2018, he announced his debut studio album ADHD, which was released in 2020.
Memories Don't Die is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on March 2, 2018 through Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including OG Parker, Smash David, Play Picasso, AraabMuzik, Cashmere Cat, Happy Perez and C-Sick among others. The album also features guest appearances by Future, Nav, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Fabolous among others.
Love Me Now? is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on October 26, 2018, through Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. This is the follow-up release to his second album Memories Don't Die which was released seven months prior. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Foreign Teck, OZ, Smash David, Cassius Jay, CashMoneyAP and NES among others. The album also features guest appearances by Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Rich the Kid, Lil Baby, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Trippie Redd, Nav, Gunna and Bryson Tiller among others.
Christopher Saint Victor, better known by his stage name Flipp Dinero, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his 2018 single "Leave Me Alone", which is certified 4× platinum by the RIAA, and has since received over 600 million plays on Spotify. Being from Brooklyn, New York, he was later able to connect with another Brooklyn, New York rapper, Joey Badass who later co-signed him along with the record labels Cinematic Music Group, Epic Records, and We the Best Music group.
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her freestyling became popular on social media platforms such as Instagram. She signed with 300 Entertainment in 2018, and saw her mainstream breakthrough in the following year with the release of her singles: "Hot Girl Summer" and "Cash Shit" ; the former peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The latter song was also included on her commercial mixtape Fever (2019), which was followed up with her extended play Suga (2020)—both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200.
Heart Break Kodak is the seventh mixtape by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released on February 14, 2018, via Atlantic Records. The mixtape features guest appearances by Lil Wayne and Tory Lanez, meanwhile the production was handled by Murda Beatz, Helluva, Ben Billions, Dyryk, and C-Clipz Beatz, among others.
"Talk to Me" is a song by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez and American rapper Rich the Kid. Mad Love Records and Interscope Records released it as the lead single from Lanez's third studio album, Love Me Now? (2018), on June 21, 2018.
Chixtape 5 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on November 15, 2019, through Mad Love and Interscope Records. This is the fifth instalment of the Chixtape series which is inspired by and contains samples of "2000s-era R&B hits". The production on the album was mostly handled by Tory Lanez and Play Picasso. The album also includes guest appearances by Jagged Edge, T-Pain, Chris Brown, The-Dream, Mýa, Ashanti, Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Fabolous and more.
"Jerry Sprunger" is a song by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez and American singer T-Pain. It was released on November 8, 2019 as the lead single from the former's fourth studio album, Chixtape 5. The song samples T-Pain's hit single "I'm Sprung" (2005), and its title is a reference to British-American television personality Jerry Springer.
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2020.
Mariah Amani Buckles, known professionally as Mariah the Scientist, is an American R&B singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She released her debut studio album Master (2019) and its follow up, Ry Ry World (2021) through Tory Lanez's label One Umbrella and RCA Records. She's since exited both labels and signed with Epic Records to release her third studio album, To Be Eaten Alive (2023), which became her first entry on the Billboard 200.
The New Toronto 3 is a commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on April 10, 2020 by Interscope Records. It serves as his final release with Interscope, and the third installment in the New Toronto series. The New Toronto 3 follows four months after Lanez's prior release Chixtape 5, released as an album in a series of mixtapes. The production on the mixtape was handled by multiple producers including Foreign Teck, Play Picasso, Supah Mario, Cassius Jay, Don Cannon and C-Sick among others. The mixtape also features guest appearances by Mansa and Lil Tjay.
"Can I" is a song recorded by American singer Kehlani featuring Canadian singer and rapper Tory Lanez. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on June 3, 2020, as the lead single from Kehlani's second album It Was Good Until It Wasn't (2020). A video dedicated to sex workers was released on July 30, in which Lanez does not appear. Kehlani announced that Lanez's verse would be omitted from the album's planned deluxe edition, shortly after he was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm in his vehicle, an incident in which rapper Megan Thee Stallion was shot.
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2022.
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