Daystar (album)

Daystar (stylized as DAYSTAR) is the self-titled fifth studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson. It was released on September 25, 2020, by One Umbrella Records. The album serves as his first independent release since his departure from Interscope Records. It features a sole guest appearance by Yoko Gold.

Daystar
Studio album by Tory Lanez
Released	September 25, 2020
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:00
Label	One Umbrella
Producer	Tory Lanez (exec.) Chazzz Music D2 SSJMike Bass Charity Unicorn Waves BruceM8 araabMUZIK prdbyski Dre Pickney PDub YonasK Curtis Crump Jr. CAMEone Iano Beatz Haze LNK ArmoBeatz Edsclusive FortyOneSix Elkan Othello Beats Deandre Langford Dez Wright Foreign Teck Orlando tha Great Smash David Stoopid Lou Wallis Lane Dashawn “Happie“ White
Tory Lanez chronology
The New Toronto 3 (2020) Daystar (2020) Loner (2020)

Critical reception

Due to allegations of Lanez shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion earlier in the year, many music critics declined to review the album, with Vulture going on to state in a headline: "For The Love of God, Do Not Listen to Tory Lanez's New Album 'DAYSTAR'".[1] Andre Gee of Complex called the album "a project too contemptible to be evaluated on any musical scale" and "much worse than just a terrible album", citing the way in which Lanez uses his platform to justify his abuse of black women.[2] Highsnobiety announced that they would no longer cover Lanez's music anymore, and called Daystar "the most toxic album of the year".[3] They also viewed his decision to release an album instead of apologizing as particularly insensitive given the recent political climate, saying:

His moves are particularly sickening considering the proximity to this week's ruling on the murder of Breonna Taylor. In 1962, Malcolm X said that "the most disrespected person in America is the black woman." Taylor's memory has been used to sell magazines, get clicks, and win political favor. And yet, the police officers responsible for her death were not brought to justice. Lanez has used the same logic to promote his album, exploiting the trauma enacted on Black women for financial and cultural gain, while refusing to protect them or acknowledge their culpability.

Commercial performance

Daystar debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 36,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 traditional album sales) in its first week.[4] This became Lanez's sixth US top-ten debut.[4] The album also accumulated a total of 47.7 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during that week.[4]

Track listing

Daystar track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Money Over Fallouts"	Daystar Peterson	Chazzz Music Foreign Teck D2 SSJMike Dez Wright^[a] Bass Charity^[a]	4:42
2.	"A Woman"	Peterson	Unicorn Waves BruceM8	3:39
3.	"Friends Become Strangers"	Peterson	Smash David Wallis Lane Arcade City Beats TenRoc	4:14
4.	"Sorry But I Had To..." (featuring Yoko Gold)	Peterson Yoko Gold	Chazzz Music SSJMike	6:21
5.	"A Poem from Me 2 You"	Peterson		0:48
6.	"The Most High"	Peterson	AraabMuzik Tory Lanez	4:10
7.	"Look How GOD Works"	Peterson	Chazzz Music Dashawn "Happie" White	3:15
8.	"Queen and Slim"	Peterson	Foreign Teck Chazzz Music Dez Wright Stoopid Lou SSJMike	5:19
9.	"What's Kulture??"	Peterson	Chazzz Music prdbyski Orlando tha Great Dre Pinckney	3:10
10.	"Solar Drive @ Night"	Peterson	Chazzz Music Orlando tha Great PDub YonasK	2:32
11.	"Bittersweet"	Peterson	Curtis Crump Jr. CAMEone Tory Lanez	5:29
12.	"Things I Should of Said"	Peterson	Iano Beatz Haze LNK ArmoBeatz	2:39
13.	"Just Got It Done"	Peterson	Chazzz Music D2 SSJMike	2:27
14.	"Jokes on Me"	Peterson	Chazzz Music Edsclusive FortyOneSix Elkan SSJMike	3:19
15.	"Care for You"	Peterson	Chazzz Music Othello Beats Dre Pickney	5:05
16.	"In the Air"	Peterson	Chazzz Music D2 SSJMike	4:08
17.	"Life" (featuring Yoko Gold)	Peterson Gold	Chazzz Music Orlando tha Great SSJMike	4:57
Total length:				66:00

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart performance for Daystar

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	131
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	48
US Billboard 200[8]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

References

1. Murphy, Chris (September 25, 2020). "Tory Lanez Drops Album Daystar about Megan Thee Stallion". Vulture. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. Gee, Andre (September 25, 2020). "Tory Lanez' 'Daystar' Is Much Worse Than Just a Terrible Album". Complex. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
3. HORE-THORBURN, ISABEL (September 26, 2020). "THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE WILL COVER TORY LANEZ, HERE'S WHY". High Snobiety. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. Caulfield, Keith (October 5, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Tickets to My Downfall'". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
5. "Ultratop.be – Tory Lanez – Daystar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
6. "Tory Lanez Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tory Lanez – Daystar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
8. "Tory Lanez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
9. "Tory Lanez Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.