Toronto R&B Rivalry: Lanez and PartyNextDoor’s Heated Exchange Escalates

TORONTO, Canada — A growing feud between Tory Lanez and PartyNextDoor has captivated fans, as both artists exchange heated words online. Lanez, currently incarcerated, initiated the dispute last month during a prison call that mentioned his Canadian peers, including PartyNextDoor and Drake.

In a leaked audio clip, Lanez praised both artists, stating, “PartyNextDoor showed his best work of 2025, f***ing Drake showed his best work of 2025.” He expressed a sense of urgency to release new music upon his release, insisting, “I’m gonna flame all of that shit.” This remark sparked a sharp reaction from PartyNextDoor, who later appeared on Instagram Live and teased a diss track aimed at Lanez.

“F*** what Tory Lanez say, you know the B, I’m running that / I did everything he did, oh he’s just a running man,” PartyNextDoor declared in his live session. He continued with lines that seemed to reference Lanez’s legal troubles, saying, “You said I sound like Young Thug, you know you sound like me.”

However, the Toronto artist later attempted to mend fences with an apology on his Instagram Stories. “@torylanez I was told about what you said without hearing your video for myself,” he wrote. “You didn’t say anything that I wouldn’t say myself, now that I seen it I was wrong. City is stronger together.”

Lanez, unfazed by PartyNextDoor’s change of heart, shared a diss snippet on his Instagram last Friday, threatening physical repercussions. “[Is] Party at the party playing with his nose now?” Lanez rapped in reference to a Kendrick Lamar lyric. The artist also posed a question to fans: Should he let PartyNextDoor, who he called out for a “fake ass apology,” off the hook or confront him?

“Do I let him get away with that ‘fake ass apology’? Or do I let him catch his fade and we shake hands after as men?” Lanez wrote, indicating that he would take fan votes into consideration for his next steps.

As intrigue around this altercation grows, the rapper also announced that he is preparing to release what he calls the “first-ever in-real-time prison album.” He described the project as professionally produced, suggesting that it would differ from other prison albums that typically feature lower quality recordings. “It’s going to sound exactly like a Tory Lanez album,” he insisted.

Despite ongoing tensions, Lanez’s management has not provided a timeline for a response to the fan reactions. It remains uncertain whether this feud will culminate in a more intense beef or if both artists will choose to move on amicably.

While music fans speculate on the implications of this rivalry, many have called for unity among Toronto’s music artists instead of division, remarking that collaboration is more beneficial than conflict.