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Roomies, Tory Lanez says his 2020 ‘Quarantine Radio’ put streaming on the map.
On Thursday, January 16, Tory Lanez hit his Instagram Stories with a post that’s got folks talking. The Canadian musician shared a throwback clip from the PluggedSoundzTV, that featured a clip from his viral 2020 ‘Quarantine Radio’ era. The post features the caption, “IT’S 2020 and you stuck inside and just opened Instagram.”
At the time, he brought in special celebrity guests like Drake, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and Quavo. It was a whole vibe of music, wild moments, and unforgettable cameos.
Now, Tory’s claiming he’s the one who made streaming the massive wave it is today. The ‘Say It’ singer dropped a caption on the Quarantine series clip, “I crawled so the streaming community could walk #quarantineradio,” Tory wrote along with a teary-eyed and single tear emoji.
Needless to say, Tory’s statement was met with a flood of reactions from social media users. Some folks even seemed undivided over his claims.
Folks kept sharing their thoughts on Tory Lanez’s statement in The Shade Room’s comment section. Some social media users said ‘Quarantine Radio’ was a real vibe that got them through Covid, while others argued that streaming was already big before Tory launched his series. See some of the reactions below.
Instagram user @gflex__8 wrote, “You had to be there shout out Tory man.”
Instagram user While Instagram user @theniababy wrote, “He def had instagram jumping in 2020 ”
While Instagram user @prfinest101 wrote, “Wasn’t streaming popular before 2020 ”
Then Instagram user @rnb.radar wrote, “More like the quarantine radio benefited from the streaming culture that already existed.”
Another Instagram user @x.xxii wrote, “Yeah jail got him turning delirious.”
Instagram user @kalothe1 wrote, “mannn i miss these days, besides people dying & allat jazz.”
Then another Instagram user @mz_understood5265 wrote, “Uh Versus and Dnice with Quarantine Radio had way more people tuned in. Thus was too vulgar and encouraged ratchetness.”
While another Instagram user @the_bsha_ wrote, “Him and Boosie had IG on lock during the pandemic.”
Instagram user @torylanez_daily wrote, “Memories for daysHe held us down during the worst phase ever. Shout out to u, babe”
Lastly, Instagram user @tyliseeee_ wrote, “quarantine, quarantine, quarantine what an eraaaaa.”
