Well, I believe that this is real regardless but I think that would be a very big step in my career. It’d mean the world and help me to believe. Things will come your way if you have patience and have faith in God.Īs a new artist, describe how it’d feel to have a Grammy award to start a new collection. Even before I got on this phone call, I was recording in the back of the tour bus so I’m always working. I’m somebody who’s been working for a very long time and I’m consistently working. I would just tell him to avoid all the traps and have patience because good things come with patience. Looking back to the younger Tory Lanez you rapped about on I Told You, what advice would you give him based on your experiences and growth over the past few years? I was just chilling after that and went back to sleep. I just woke up so to know that it’s actually real and wasn’t a dream was amazing. We started running back and forth on the bus, just overjoyed.
I’m on tour right now and I was sleeping in the back of the tour bus. My tour manager came knocking like, “Yo Tory, Tory” and he sounded really concerned. He said “‘Luv’ got nominated for a Grammy!” and I’m coming out of my sleep so I didn’t know what he was talking about. How did you find out about the nomination? It’s a blessing and I’m just happy honestly. It’s a complete honor to even be mentioned in anything that the Grammys have to offer and to even be honored in that room of people who decide who’s nominated is just an honor for me. I’m just at the utmost level of happiness because I didn’t even expect to be nominated this soon in my career. TORY LANEZ: Honestly, this is like a dream come true to me. BILLBOARD: Congratulations on your Grammy nomination! Reflecting on how big 2016 was for you from releasing your debut album to “Say It” going platinum and now a Grammy nod, what does it mean to you to have your work recognized by the Recording Academy?