I Told You

Studio album by Tory Lanez

Released

August 19, 2016

Recorded

2015–16

Genre

Length

86:13

Label

Producer

Various

Benny Blanco (also exec.)
Play Picasso (also exec.)
Tory Lanez
Happy Perez
Cashmere Cat
D33J
Two Inch Punch
Noah Breakfast
Sergio Romero
Nito Jamez
Matti Free
Frank Dukes
DJ Dahi
Ben Free
Lavish
Pop
XXYYXX
Toro
JProof

Tory Lanez chronology

The New Toronto
(2015)

I Told You
(2016)

Chixtape IV
(2017)

Singles from I Told You

"Say It"
Released: July 15, 2015
"Luv"
Released: July 29, 2016

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Exclaim!	6/10
HipHopDX	2.8/5
HotNewHipHop	80/100
Now
Pitchfork Media	6.3/10
PopMatters

I Told You is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. It was released on August 19, 2016, by Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016, with the production that was contributed by Lanez, alongside several other record producers such as Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Two Inch Punch and Noah Breakfast, among others. The album was supported by two singles: "Say It" and "Luv".

In an interview with HotNewHipHop, Lanez spoke on the album: "I was tryna come up with a title for mad long and that what was kind of slowing me down cause I didn't want to make music off the wrong title... I might fuck around and not put no features on it. It has to have features that I can put on it and then there's those days where I'm like 'you know, I don't really need any features on it'. I prefer albums in the 10-12 [track list range], you know that 18 be too long sometime because sometimes I wanna listen to an album from top to front and 18 songs is like 70 minutes of music. That's too much for me to comprehend and understand and I really want people to look at the musicalities of what we're putting out as far as the product and how good it is."

In August 2015, Lanez performed on the Mac Miller's GO:OD AM Tour. On October 15, 2015, Lanez announced that he will be headlining "The Swavenation Tour" with fellow American rapper Boogie. On December 25, 2015, these mixtapes such as Chixtape III and The New Toronto were promoted as the prelude for his major-label debut album.

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