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Embattled singer and rapper Tory Lanez arrived as a contender when his debut single "Say It," enhanced with a sample of Brownstone's 1994 hit "If You Love Me," became a Top Ten hit on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart and reached number 23 on the Hot 100. The tender ballad eventually went platinum. Prior to the release of his debut album, I Told You, Lanez flooded the market with an album's worth of promotional singles, and he became just as known -- if not more known -- for his persistent provocation of fellow Torontonian Drake. I Told You, an uneven and promising debut album made of almost entirely new material, shows that Lanez remains in Drake's shadow. He might be able to leave it once he's able to refrain from reactionary creative choices, like covering the Caribbean-flavored "Controlla" and recording the trend-hopping "Luv," included here, in its wake. Likewise, I Told You is excessive in length, a quality it shares with Drake's albums. It's padded out with skits that effectively add a part-biographical, part-fantastical filmic edge, but there's ultimately a solid 40-minute album within the 79-minute program. Vocally, Lanez shifts back and forth through a number of approaches and continues to show that he's most affecting when in vulnerable falsetto mode, as on "Cold Hard Love" and "High." He's definitely more skilled at singing than he is at rapping. A smart, succinct selection of the best pre-album cuts and the highlights here would make for one of the year's better commercial R&B debuts.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer - Lavi$h, Producer - Carl Caruso, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Sarah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer - Lavi$h, Producer - Carl Caruso, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Sarah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer - Lavi$h, Producer - Carl Caruso, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Noah Beresin, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Two Inch Punch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Noah Breakfast, Producer - Sergio Romero, Producer - Play Picasso, Producer - Matti Free, Producer - Matti Beresin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Noah Beresin, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Two Inch Punch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Noah Breakfast, Producer - Sergio Romero, Producer - Play Picasso, Producer - Matti Free, Producer - Matti Beresin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - XXYYXX, Producer - Marcel Everett, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Vanessa Elisha, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer - Lavi$h, Producer - Carl Caruso, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - XXYYXX, Producer - Marcel Everett, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Vanessa Elisha, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer - Lavi$h, Producer - Carl Caruso, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Javeon McCarthy, ComposerLyricist - Two Inch Punch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Javeon McCarthy, ComposerLyricist - Two Inch Punch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Frank Dukes, Producer - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Cashmere Cat, Producer - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Cashmere Cat, Producer - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Romero, Producer - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Andrew "Papa Justifi" Wansel, ComposerLyricist - "Pop" Wansel, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Brianna Castro, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Andrew "Papa Justifi" Wansel, ComposerLyricist - "Pop" Wansel, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Brianna Castro, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Noah Beresin, ComposerLyricist - D. Natche, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Noah Breakfast, Producer - Ben Freedlander, ComposerLyricist - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Noah Beresin, ComposerLyricist - D. Natche, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Noah Breakfast, Producer - Ben Freedlander, ComposerLyricist - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Daniel González, ComposerLyricist - Tory Lanez, Producer, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Play Picasso, Producer
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Dave Hall, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Chambers, ComposerLyricist - Nichole Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Toro, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Wansel, ComposerLyricist - Erick Sermon, ComposerLyricist - The Starr Island Group, Producer, Co-Producer - Autoro Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - "Pop" Wansel, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Madison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Dave Hall, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Chambers, ComposerLyricist - Nichole Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Toro, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Wansel, ComposerLyricist - Erick Sermon, ComposerLyricist - The Starr Island Group, Producer, Co-Producer - Autoro Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - "Pop" Wansel, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Madison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Sean Paul Henriques, ComposerLyricist - Steven Marsden, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carlton Grant, ComposerLyricist - Anthony "CD" Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Cashmere Cat, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Burton Jerome Passley, ComposerLyricist - Mark Anthony Wolfe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Sean Paul Henriques, ComposerLyricist - Steven Marsden, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carlton Grant, ComposerLyricist - Anthony "CD" Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Cashmere Cat, Producer - Tory Lanez, MainArtist - Daystar Peterson, ComposerLyricist - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Burton Jerome Passley, ComposerLyricist - Mark Anthony Wolfe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
Album review
Embattled singer and rapper Tory Lanez arrived as a contender when his debut single "Say It," enhanced with a sample of Brownstone's 1994 hit "If You Love Me," became a Top Ten hit on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart and reached number 23 on the Hot 100. The tender ballad eventually went platinum. Prior to the release of his debut album, I Told You, Lanez flooded the market with an album's worth of promotional singles, and he became just as known -- if not more known -- for his persistent provocation of fellow Torontonian Drake. I Told You, an uneven and promising debut album made of almost entirely new material, shows that Lanez remains in Drake's shadow. He might be able to leave it once he's able to refrain from reactionary creative choices, like covering the Caribbean-flavored "Controlla" and recording the trend-hopping "Luv," included here, in its wake. Likewise, I Told You is excessive in length, a quality it shares with Drake's albums. It's padded out with skits that effectively add a part-biographical, part-fantastical filmic edge, but there's ultimately a solid 40-minute album within the 79-minute program. Vocally, Lanez shifts back and forth through a number of approaches and continues to show that he's most affecting when in vulnerable falsetto mode, as on "Cold Hard Love" and "High." He's definitely more skilled at singing than he is at rapping. A smart, succinct selection of the best pre-album cuts and the highlights here would make for one of the year's better commercial R&B debuts.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:20
- Main artists: Tory Lanez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Benny Blanco Major
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records ℗ 2016 Mad Love/Interscope Records
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