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Rapper/singer Tory Lanez believes a whole generation of artists followed his lead on sampling old R&B and Pop songs.

Tory Lanez helped build his brand as an R&B/Hip Hop hybrid performer with his Chixtape series. The Canadian entertainer often sampled older songs for his projects. Now Tory Lanez apparently wants validation for his contribution to the production style of contemporary music. The One Umbrella founder, born Daystar Peterson, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the subject. Lanez tweeted: Its crazy 6 years ago n##### got mad at me cuz I would SAMPLE all the records that it Was NOT OKAY TO SAMPLE on the CHIXTAPES! now I look up to a whole Generation of artist doing EXACTLY what I was doin .. chopping old Rnb/Pop samples and updating it to NOW sound. @torylanez Twitter The first Chixtape came out in 2011 as a free mixtape. Tory Lanez eventually released 2019s Read more