It's no secret that Tory Lanez is eager to get the ball rolling on his newfound artistic independence. Around the same time he was gearing up to drop off The New Toronto 3, Tory made the revelation that the album would be his final on Interscope Records. Seeing greener pastures on the horizon, Lanez began teasing that the best was yet to come, as he had been saving his greatest, most polished music for his independent hustle.
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Of course, it's entirely possible that Lanez is simply building further hype for his eventual releases, which are said to include an acoustic album, an 80s-inspired album, and a Spanish album. As he tells it, those are the ones worth checking for -- in fact, he actually doubled down on that particular line of thought on Twitter this afternoon. "I really dropped that last project to get out my deal," writes Tory, essentially downplaying The New Toronto 3 as a means to an end. "I wanna drop more music now! REAL MUSIC."
While it's exciting to see Lanez excited about his future plans, he shouldn't be so quick to wash his hands of the studio discography he's since built up. Some of his best songs, from "Pieces" to "Miami," came from his Interscope albums. We can only hope that his next batch of three continues to build upon his artistry, and from the ambitious sounds of his recently-teased descriptions, the end results will truly be a spectacle to behold.
Tory Lanez Is Still Sitting On His "Real Golden Songs"
Following the release of “The New Toronto 3,” which happens to mark the end of his record deal, Tory Lanez teases that the best is yet to come.
Fresh off the momentum of the wild and rambunctious Quarantine Radio, Tory Lanez came through in the clutch with his bar-heavy album The New Toronto 3, a project many fans are already praising among the year’s best. Following its release, Tory hit up Ebro for a conversation on Beats 1, dropping a few interesting tidbits about his future trajectory as a free agent.
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When Ebro remarks that Tory wasn’t really in his R&B bag for this go-around, the rapper admits he’s been hoarding some of his best records. “I’m out the label, bro,” says Tory. “I’m gone. I’m out. I’ve already recouped my publishing deal, my album deal. I exceeded five albums. This is the last one, and I want to give them a mixtape. I don’t want to give the label I was with at the time, not the label but the team I was with, I didn’t want to give the team those records I felt were my Earth Changing records. That’s why I haven’t released any of my golden songs.”
“The closest thing to that was when I released The Chixtape 5. This one is a similar situation in that I’m giving a little bit more effort,” says Tory. “It’s past the standard I needed it to be at for me to feel comfortable with it. It’s just enough to let them have this and it’ll still be good enough. It’s still good records on there, it’s not bad records.” An interesting take, but an understandable one to a degree – the only question is whether Tory will be able to outdo himself even further on his first independent release. In any case, we look forward to seeing his attempts.
For more from Lanez, including his recording process, his love of storytelling, and of course Quarantine Radio, check out the full clip below.
