Controversy followed the album when it was released amid criminal allegations against Lanez that he had shot fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion earlier in 2020.

Commercially, Daystar charted at number six in Canada and became the rapper's fifth straight album to debut in the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 earning 36,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

[1] Lanez released Daystar in part as a response to criminal allegations of him shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion earlier in 2020.

Several songs on the album feature Lanez denying the accusations, including the opening song "Money Over Fallouts", in which he expresses shock at Megan Thee Stallion: Can't cry now, I'm gonna laugh later / Girl you had the nerve to write that statement on that affidavit, knowing I don't do it / But I'm coming at my truest, tryin' to keep this shit 200 with ya, shorty / I can't prove it but them people in yo' ear/They the true ones that I feel that really got you thinking Tory Lanez would do you in for real[2]Many critics opted not to review Daystar,[3] while others accused Lanez of "gaslighting his fans" with its address of the shooting allegations, according to AllHipHop reporter Yohance Kyles.

"[4] Daystar debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 36,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 copies as traditional album sales) in its first week.