Tory Lanez

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   I don't know much about Tory Lanez, except that he's a rapper from Toronto 

who's had some kind of issue with Drake, but I can provide some info on his 

two top 40 hits.

Luv--

For the Now 60 compilation, the database says that Luv is a "previously 

unreleased censored version" running 3:45.  I think this is actually the 

"censored single version" or "censored digital download version" or 

however we might want to identify it.  

In June 2016, Lanez released Luv as a digital download in both censored 

and uncensored versions, running 3:45.  It ended cold with a little laugh.  

The uncensored version of this digital download version is what's on the 

video.

In August 2016, Lanez released his full LP, "I Told You" and Luv was the last 

track, running 4:09 in both the censored and uncensored versions.  But it 

was the same track as the digital single--- it ended cold with the laugh at 

3:45 but then the music file carried on with a rewinding sound effect for the 

next 24 seconds, ending with a click of a tape recorder at 4:09.  I guess the 

joke was supposed to be that, since Luv is the last track of the LP, it's 

supposed to sound like the CD was "rewinding" and then would start over.  

So, this rewinding effect wasn't really part of the song, but is part of the LP 

track.  iTunes and the other online retailers pulled the 3:45 "single version" 

of Luv some time after the full album's release.

When they did the Now 60 compilation, it seems like they just used the 

censored version of the digital download, which makes sense since 

listeners of a compilation wouldn't understand the rewinding effect (and 

probably wouldn't want to listen to it for 24 seconds while waiting for the 

next track anyway).  So, unless I'm missing something in the way the song is 

censored (looks like there is actually only one censorship point), the version 

of Luv on  Now 60 seems to be the previously released "censored digital 

single version."

Say It--

Similar story with "Say It."  The digital single version was 3:55 and had a 

natural ending (a quick fade) at that point.  The LP version is the same track 

but starts over at 3:55, after the song goes silent, with 32 seconds of a fake 

interview intro into the next track, which happens to be Luv.  So, the LP file 

runs 4:26 instead of 3:55.  This digital single also was pulled after the 

album's release.

The digital single versions of both songs are no longer available but they 

can be re-created simply by cutting off the extraneous material from the 

end of each LP version.

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	I don't know much about Tory Lanez, except that he's a rapper from Toronto who's had some kind of issue with Drake, but I can provide some info on his two top 40 hits. Luv-- For the Now 60 compilation, the database says that Luv is a "previously unreleased censored version" running 3:45. I think this is actually the "censored single version" or "censored digital download version" or however we might want to identify it. In June 2016, Lanez released Luv as a digital download in both censored and uncensored versions, running 3:45. It ended cold with a little laugh. The uncensored version of this digital download version is what's on the video. In August 2016, Lanez released his full LP, "I Told You" and Luv was the last track, running 4:09 in both the censored and uncensored versions. But it was the same track as the digital single--- it ended cold with the laugh at 3:45 but then the music file carried on with a rewinding sound effect for the next 24 seconds, ending with a click of a tape recorder at 4:09. I guess the joke was supposed to be that, since Luv is the last track of the LP, it's supposed to sound like the CD was "rewinding" and then would start over. So, this rewinding effect wasn't really part of the song, but is part of the LP track. iTunes and the other online retailers pulled the 3:45 "single version" of Luv some time after the full album's release. When they did the Now 60 compilation, it seems like they just used the censored version of the digital download, which makes sense since listeners of a compilation wouldn't understand the rewinding effect (and probably wouldn't want to listen to it for 24 seconds while waiting for the next track anyway). So, unless I'm missing something in the way the song is censored (looks like there is actually only one censorship point), the version of Luv on Now 60 seems to be the previously released "censored digital single version." Say It-- Similar story with "Say It." The digital single version was 3:55 and had a natural ending (a quick fade) at that point. The LP version is the same track but starts over at 3:55, after the song goes silent, with 32 seconds of a fake interview intro into the next track, which happens to be Luv. So, the LP file runs 4:26 instead of 3:55. This digital single also was pulled after the album's release. The digital single versions of both songs are no longer available but they can be re-created simply by cutting off the extraneous material from the end of each LP version.