Recently, Tory Lanez released not one but two mixtapes, one being Chixtape 4. Each song features a sample of an R&B song from the early 2000s. The stand out song has to be “Proud Family” in which he samples the theme song of the Disney Channel animated TV show. The theme song is well recognized and personally my friends and I love to recite it every now and then. In the song, he slows the chorus down and instead talks about his relationship with a former girlfriend and how his pride got in the way of their relationship. At first I was hesitant about how he would turn the song around and make it his own, but I was impressed at how good of a job he did.

Some of the other songs that were sampled were R. Kelly’s “Ignition”, Chingy’s “One Call Away”, and P. Diddy’s “I Need a Girl”. As I was listening to the tape, it was fun to guess which sample would be next by the song title. After listening to Chixtape 4, I’m excited to see what he has to offer on The New Toronto 2.

Favorites: “Proud Family”, “Slow Grind”

Least Favorites: “Differences”