Even though Tory Lanez spilled all the receipts, confirming that he cleared his Pretty Ricky sample and ending his feud with Spectacular, his new rival still feels a type of way over what went down.
In a new video uploaded to social media, Spectacular explains his side of the story, noting that he still feels majorly wronged by Tory Lanez and claiming to have lost over $350,000 working with the rapper.
"When I talk about stealing my record, I'm talking 'bout sampling my record," asserts Spectacular. "You put out 'Grind On Me,' not even hollering at me after we was already having conversations, and then you put out 'Yessir,' 'Your Body,' and you literally called me on the phone. You talked to me, bro! And asked me, can I get on the record for you. You told me to come to the studio in Miami. Hit Factory. I couldn't make it because I was on tour. You knew I was on tour, bro. You came to my meet and greet. And the first thing you said to me was, 'Man, you still mad at me huh? I'll just pay you back that money.' Cause you know what you did bro!"
Spectacular goes on to say that he lost $350,000 of his own money dealing with Tory Lanez. He says that the Toronto native has never made things right with him even though he agreed to clear "Yessir" for him.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Stop trying to fool the people," says Spectacular at the end.
Do you think Tory is in the wrong or is Spectacular overreacting?
Tory Lanez Proves Pretty Ricky’s Spectacular Wrong With Receipts
Tory Lanez proves that he cleared the Pretty Ricky samples that Spectacular claims he stole.
Pretty Ricky's Spectacular had better check his facts before he opens his mouth because, after accusing Tory Lanez of sampling the group's music without his permission, the Toronto native proved him wrong.
This weekend, Tory Lanez commented on the surprising collaboration between Akon and Tekashi 6ix9ine.
"So what y’all telling me is .... Akon gave the #LockedUpRemix / SAMPLE to someone else !?!?? And not me?!????," he said on Twitter after a preview was uploaded to social media.
Spectacular responded by telling him he should have just stolen the sample like he did with Pretty Ricky. Well, Tory had time today and he provided some receipts to The Shade Room.
Sending some documents to the publication to prove that he paid the writers and label for the "Your Body" sample on Chixtape 5, Tory Lanez got the last word on Spectacular. Apparently, Spectacular even saw a 6% cut of the money.
"Going to go back to minding my business. Y’all have a good day," wrote Tory in the comments, ending this beef.
The Canadian artist recently completed the terms of his deal with Interscope Records and is currently an independent musician. He is clearly educated on the business side of the industry, taking a few minutes to pull out the proof and schooling Spectacular.
Tory Lanez Apologizes For Dumbing Down Everything Before "Chixtape 5"
Tory Lanez is escaping his deal with Interscope Records and he has no problem putting them on blast one last time.
Tory Lanez considers himself of the best rappers in the world. In his mind, he can do this better than anybody else. While he has issued an apology for publicly stating his opinion, he knows that he can truly deliver some of the greatest music our ears have ever heard. That’s why he’s apologizing for “dumbing down” his creativity during the last several years, promising that everything on the horizon will be special.
As he prepares to exit his deal with Interscope Records, Tory Lanez is not holding back on revealing how trapped he felt with the label. According to him, he lost touch of his own creativity and “dumbed down” his music just to have something to deliver to the higher-ups.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images“This has been a huge journey for me and my fans and I apologize that mid way thru this, I had to dumb down my creativity, and not give y’all the 100% of quality in my music that y’all deserved to hear for so long,” wrote Lanez on Instagram, confirming that his deal with Interscope ends after The New Toronto 3 drops on Friday.
“The Chixtape 5 was the closest thing I’ve been able to give u that had somewhat of the quality of music that’s in store for y’all, at least up until now #NEWTORONTO3 …is a small taste of what’s to come … I DIDNT PUT ANY PROMO IN TO IT … BUT FUCK IT.”
Although he doesn’t clarify which projects he’s not proud of creatively, some fans are assuming that MEMORIES DON’T DIE and LoVE me NOw are included.
We can’t wait to see what Tory Lanez hits us with this week and moving forward.
The New Toronto 3 is officially out in two days.
Tory Lanez "The New Toronto 3": What To Expect
With Tory Lanez’s “The New Toronto 3” on the horizon, we speculate what you’ll be able to expect from the album.
Tory Lanez is unstoppable. Not in the sense of being the greatest of all time or wielding god-like power. No, Lanez is unstoppable in another way. Four years ago, Lanez debuted his album I Told You for Interscope Records. He generated a worthy buzz but wasn’t granted that next level of praise because another Canadian rapper/singer was flooding the airwaves. No worries. Lanez had already released over a dozen mixtapes prior to signing with Interscope, so he was no stranger to hard work. He went into the studio and came out with the mixtapes Chixtape IV and The New Toronto 2 before releasing his sophomore album, Memories Don’t Die. A few months later, Lanez’s third album dropped, Love Me Now? The sheer will power and work ethic of Lanez is what truly makes him unstoppable. His grind doesn’t appear to have any inkling of what “stopping” even means, it’s a driving force pushing his creative efforts.
After blessing Interscope with 4 albums and a handful of mixtapes, Lanez is ready for his departure project. Lanez announced the album, The New Toronto 3, and its release month on Twitter at the end of February. Although he tweeted that there was “no bad blood with the label,” fans of the artist know this to be untrue. Just a few months ago, Lanez hopped on social media to deliver a scathing warning to Interscope, asserting, “If y’all n***as don’t stop playing w/ me … I’ma expose what’s really going on in that fucking building!” Now that the relationship is coming to an official end, what should we expect from Lanez’s final album for Interscope?
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Bars
Lanez’s last album was Chixtape 5, which makes his shift to The New Toronto 3 thematically sound. Chixtape 4 was released alongside The New Toronto 2, so for Lanez to continue his penchant of placing these two mixtape projects near each other makes sense, at least from a continuity with fans perspective. What we determined from Chixtape 4 and The New Toronto 2 is that Lanez tends to shift to R&B bangers for one, and aims to keep it more hip-hop on the other. With that in mind, fans are expecting The New Toronto 3 to be more of a hip-hop/rap effort with Lanez showing off his lyrical strength. Chixtape 5 was a gorgeous and nostalgic R&B thrill ride, but let’s not forget Lanez can rap his ass off. Just based on his past moves, it looks like Lanez will be putting the bars front and center on this project. The first indication that this is correct comes by way of yesterday’s single, “W,” which is a nostalgic, bar-riddled effort.
Limited Collabs
The number of features on Chixtape 5 was impressive, and everyone played their part. And we know Lanez has several friends and peers in the industry he enjoys collaborating with. Still, The New Toronto 3 would work best as a lightly collaborative project. Lanez should keep the features to a minimum. It will give him the maximum amount of creative freedom while crafting his last piece of art for Interscope. Much like Jay-Z’s Black Album, Outkast’s ATLiens, or Nas‘ Stillmatic, the philosophy of including just a few other rappers on the record adds to the mysticism of the classic. We have seen Lanez go featureless before on his debut for Interscope, and it would be perfect timing to employ that method one more time.
Production
So far, fans have gotten two tracks from Lanez that are either on the new album, or are throwaways that almost made it. “Broke In A Minute” and “W” both came with colorful visuals that make us feel it’s the former option. “Broke In A Minute” features a repetitive horn that spirals around angrily as Lanez drops dizzying bars. “W” has a more cinematic instrumental, a calming vibe that is best suited for night time, introspective driving. Based on the two opposite directions in production we have seen so far, fans can expect an eclectic sound to this project. Since bars seem to be the center focus for Lanez, we expect him to explore beats that aren’t too complicated. “Broke In A Minute” and “W” may have different vibes, but they are both simplistic beats. This allows Lanez’s listeners to hear his bars more clearly– these beats were made for bars. Busy instrumentals weighed down by layers upon layers of samples or instrumentals that consistently evolve as the song progresses probably won’t make a big splash on The New Toronto 3. “W” was produced by Saint Mino & 2one2 and “Broke In A Minute” was crafted by Papiyerr. While Papiyerr has worked with Lanez on several occasions (“The Take,” “Jerry Sprunger,” “Luv Ya Gyal // Love Sounds”) Saint Mino & 2one2 are new to the Lanez catalog. This shows that Lanez will be experimenting with new production on this album as well.
Final Thoughts
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The clear cut path here for Lanez is to create a classic to leave Interscope on that is lyrically potent but still delivers radio quality singles. Lanez has earned plenty of success on Billboard with his more R&B sound; The New Toronto 3 must exceed those expectations from a hip-hop standpoint.
“I remember being so broke shit I ain’t wanna have no babies, We was project planning, the clip came with that black Mercedes,” raps Lanez on the new single “W”. “If you was pussy then, you pussy now, you can’t erase it, I never saw us becoming famous in my imagination, Sat in too many rooms with losers who was procrastinating.” His bars are vivid and the instrumental is eerily marvelous. This may just be a track that missed the cut, judging on its length, but it is still an indication of where Lanez is heading on this one. What would you like to hear from Lanez’s new album The New Toronto 3? Sound off in the comments below.
