“God put me on this earth to bring souls back to the Kingdom of God. You don't need to pray ten times a day - you just need hope. My music is going to stop war; it's the healing music. I see myself in Brazil, in Syria, in Darfur, and places where they really need hope.”

Canadian singer and rapper

Tory Lanez is the professional name of Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, a Canadian singer and rapper. He is known for mixing R&B and hip-hop and for showing a flexible style across his music. He first drew attention after being discovered by Sean Kingston, and he gained early recognition with the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story in August 2013. In 2015, he signed with Benny Blanco’s Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.