We’re sure that wherever Tory Lanez is currently under quarantine, bottles are popping. The Canadian artist has been taking the music world by storm these last few years with his mixtape series and collaborations. He recently delivered The New Toronto 3, his critically acclaimed mixtape that he’s still promoting with new singles and visuals. Tory Lanez apparently knocked it out of the park with this one, because The New Toronto 3 landed the 27-year-old his third No. 1 album.

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According to Billboard, The New Toronto 3 “earned 64,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending April 16, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.” Of the mixtape series, this third installment is reportedly the first one to make its way to the Billboard chart. If you’re surprised by the record taking the top spot, so is Tory. In a statement he shared with Billboard, the singer didn’t expect The New Toronto 3 to do as well as it did.

“It’s a mixtape, I don’t even know how!” Tory Lanez told Billboard, semi-jokingly. “I didn’t promote it. I put it the cover to it like a week before it came out. I thought it was gonna sell like 10,000.” Last year Tory did an interview and said he would one day be one of the biggest artists in the world, and he well on his way. What did you think of The New Toronto 3? Was it deserving of a No. 1 achievement?

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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.

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“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.

A little Instagram ban won’t stop Tory Lanez. The Candian artist recently shared the artwork and release date for his forthcoming project The New Toronto 3, and now he returns with the album’s tracklist. “TRACKLISTING FOR #TheNewToronto3 THE MIXTAPE DROPS TOMORROW !!!” he said of his April 10 release. “PLUS I HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow.”

The New Toronto 3 will be a 16-track offering that only hosts two additional appearances by Mansa and Lil Tjay. Unlike his feature-heavy Chixtape projects, The New Toronto 3 will show Tory once again carrying the bulk of his album on his own back. It’s unfortunate that Tory won’t be able to host a special premiere or Quarantine Radio Instagram Live release party for the project, especially since the world is on lockdown and we’ve all turned to social media in the midst of social distancing.

We’re sure that Tory will come up with some inventive way to celebrate the release of The New Toronto 3. Check out the tracklist below and let us know if you’re looking forward to this one.

Tracklist

1. Pricey & Spicy
2. The Coldest PLayboy
3. Stupid Again
4. 10 F*cks ft. Mansa
5. Dope Boy’s Diary
6. Accidents Happen ft. Lil Tjay
7. Broke in a Minute
8. Pain
9. Adidas
10. Who Needs Love
11. Do the Most
12. Do ME
13. Letter to the City
14. Back in Business
15. D.N.D.
16. MSG 4 God’s Children

Congratulations to Tory Lanez, who is set to complete the terms of his record deal with Interscope once his new album releases next week.

The rapper revealed that, with the release of The New Toronto 3, he will officially be out of his deal and is considering himself a “free agent.” The announcement was made a reminder that his new single “Do The Most” is officially out in video form.

“Last album with the label and ima FREE AGENT,” wrote the Toronto native on Instagram, celebrating the end of his deal.

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Tory Lanez’s upcoming departure from Interscope Records is not entirely surprising, given the fact that he threatened to expose the label this winter after they were allegedly not too helpful in the creation of Chixtape 5. 

With the news that Tory Lanez is set to become a label free agent, what do you think his best move is? Should he attempt to continue as an independent artist, sign to another rapper (like Drake?) or move onto another major label? Alternatively, he may choose to extend his deal with Interscope. 

Who is looking forward to hearing some new music from Lanez next week? The New Toronto 3 is out on April 10 on all streaming platforms.

Tory Lanez has been keeping the world entertained during this global pandemic, going live on Instagram to premiere new music, inviting his star-studded list of friends to stream with him, and hosting highly-competitive twerk competitions. Quarantine Radio has been lit and we’re hoping for more episodes moving forward. The Toronto native has been teasing the imminent arrival of his new mixtape The New Toronto 3, continuing a series of projects that have been successful for him thus far, and the release date and cover artwork have officially been unlocked.

Taking to Instagram, Tory Lanez announced that his upcoming body of work will be out in a matter of weeks.

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“#NEWTORONTO3 APRIL 10,” wrote the rapper, also sharing the cover artwork and announcing his next music video. “DO THE MOST VIDEO PREMIERE – TODAY AT 5 PM.”

The cover shows him carrying his son in his arms as he wears a neck-full of gold chains, including one with a Toronto pendant. With the mixtape finally coming out next month, it’s likely that the artist will come through with further episodes of Quarantine Radio to keep us amused until then. Maybe we’ll be lucky and hear some exclusive music there too.

Are you looking forward to receiving some new music from Tory Lanez? Let us know in the comments.

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.

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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.

Seeing as it’s unlikely we’ll be seeing any new radio freestyles anytime soon, we’ll take some new bars in whatever fashion we can get them. Luckily, Tory Lanez remains hellbent on bringing us The New Toronto 3 by any means necessary. While he has yet to offer up any musical previews quite yet, the Canadian lyricist has opted to caption a few choice lyrics from his upcoming mixtape — given the subject matter, it sounds like it’s going to a murderous verse. 

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“I wanna cheat but ill prolly kill her if she cheat on me, homicidal thoughts don’t mix with all these gs on me,” captions Tory Lanez, unafraid to get toxic if backed into a corner. “Look into my eyes you see a n***a tryna dodge the demons, we done came along way from swiping fraud cards at Neiman’s.” While it’s difficult to discern what the song in question will sound like, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this one be wide-ranging in nature, an analysis on his come-up and the battles that so often come with ascension. 

True, the Canuck has yet to unveil a release date for The New Toronto 3, but he has iterated time and again that the project was coming soon. Like, real soon. “THE NEW TORONTO MIXTAPE COMING SO SOON THATS ITS NOT FUNNY,” he emphasized, commenting on one of his recent IG posts. While the extent of how soon has yet to be revealed, should he decide to drop in March we may very well be looking at one of Canada’s biggest musical months in a minute. Who else is looking forward to seeing Tory Lanez back on his BS?

Tory Lanez has been moving at a breakneck pace. Mere months removed from the release of his throwback tape Chixtape 5, Tory Lanez has already begun teasing the arrival of his next project. Once again, the Canadian rapper appears to be revisiting an ongoing series, this time the more-rap focused The New Toronto. Taking to Instagram, Lanez emphatically kicked off the hype train, captioning a Twitter post with the simple yet effective: “THE NEW TORONTO 3 ?!?!????!?????????”

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It’s entirely possible we’ve already seen a few glimpses at the upcoming drop, which may or may not be inspired by the resurgence of drill music. Especially given the vibes of his latest singles “Broke In A Minute” and “K Lo K,” which features Fivio Foreign with the assist. I’s never easy to tell with Tory, who seems to fling himself headfirst into artistic whims if and when they strike. For all we know, he’s simultaneously juggling another New Toronto, a new solo album, and a sixth chapter of The Chixtape series.

Still, a gambler might look to New Toronto 3 being next up on Tory’s itinerary, in light of recent revelations. Are you excited to see whatever he’s whipping up, or is his unrelenting pace leaving cause for concern?