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What Happened To Us? - Phora

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Rising Rapper Phora Has Been Going Hard For Nearly A Decade — Just Ask His Legions Of Fans

By Ural Garrett

On a rainy, February weekend at a rented Crescent Hills Drive home with a wide view of Los Angeles, Phora is putting the finishing touches on his Valentine’s Day release, “i still love you.” The track’s arrival was hinted at on his Instagram weeks before the drop, giving fans a taste of what to expect from a song that has him more in touch with his melodic side than ever.

“It’s just me tapping into my natural roots,” the 24-year-old rapper tells MTV News. “I’m really pushing the limit to my vocal range. I’ve been really practicing with vocal harmonies and stuff like that. It’s not a rap song. I guess you could call it an R&B song. It’s just my style and me taking a new approach. It’s the same me, just a new approach.”

That same evolving approach when discussing “i still love you” and its accompanying music video is mapped out in typical Phora fashion which, as always, revolves around his fans. Active for nearly a decade, Phora, born Marco Anthony Archer, has amassed over 2 million followers across YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and music videos with eight-figure view counts. Coupled with the accounts for his signature Yours Truly apparel brand, his audience is closer to 3 million.

His considerable following hasn’t yet translated to smashing chart success. But just last year he made national headlines by nearly starting a riot at the busy, Los Angeles intersection of Hollywood and Highland while conducting a meet-and-greet at the sneaker store Shoe Palace. Eight people were reportedly hospitalized at the event, where Phora gave out free shoes and Yours Truly swag to hungry fans. Around the same time, he shut down an Orange County mall after giving away $15,000 in cash and even free gas for three hours at a local gas station.

“The fans are the foundation and sometimes artists don’t understand that and they think, oh, it’s just me because I’m a superstar who was just born with this talent,” explained Phora. “Nah, bro. You may have talent but if you let your fans down and they say, ‘You know what? Fuck this dude,’ you’re going to be left with nothing.”

Part of the mindset comes from Phora’s humble beginnings in Anaheim, California, a city better known as the home of Disneyland, where he was not only the victim of a stabbing when he was 15 years old, but two shootings as well — including one in 2015 where he was shot three times in the back. Pouring all those stories into a consistent album and mixtape run that hasn’t let up since 2010, Phora has grown an army of fans that helped him secure a deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2017. His Warner Bros. debut, Yours Truly Forever, dropped that same year, while the follow-up, Love Is Hell, was released in 2018.

“That’s the foundation and I treat my fans like family because, in a deeper sense, everyone is human no matter who you are and I feel like a lot of those people aren’t just fans,” said Phora. “They’re people who have been through the same kind of shit that I’ve been through. You know, relationship shit, family shit, life shit or whatever the case may be. I feel like 99 percent of people — if not 100 percent of those people — have been in my same shoes before at some point in time.”

Phora’s eyes light up when speaking about his fans, even more so when he’s asked about the first note of support he received on his 2010 YouTube debut, “Graff History.” “I feel the verse from, 2:10 to 2:24,” the commenter said. “Kinda relate to it. Good song though.”

“I haven’t seen it,” answered Phora. “I’m going to check that person out and find that person and look for that person and I’m going to hunt them down.”

The track came from RePhlections Of The Truth Mixtape Vol. 1, a project that established him as something of a rap purist. It’s a far cry from his more contemporary, melodic efforts on last year’s Love Is Hell, which featured guest appearances from G-Eazy, Tory Lanez and 6lack, among others. Love Is Hell’s title track also features Trippie Redd. That may have possibly alienated some of Phora’s loyal followers, his earlier material being more rooted in rap traditionalism than the emo-rap sound Redd and his peers have perfected. However, he doesn’t feel like he has anything to prove to the vocal naysayers in the video’s comments.

“I feel like I paid my dues and that was a big part of my life where I showed my respect and gave my respect to hip-hop, from opening up for Rakim to Talib Kweli,” Phora explains. “I don’t want to have a certain sound or be labeled as a ‘insert here’ rapper. I don’t want to sound like anyone else cause I don’t want to be labeled. I wanted to tell my own story with my own sound and that’s it.”

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Phora performs at the 2018 Rolling Loud Festival in Los Angeles.

Anyone who’s followed Phora over the years understands the other leg of his story involves his Yours Truly clothing brand. He says the brand has taken on life of its own to the point where he’s had to manage over 20 employees on his payroll.

“On the Yours Truly side, you have manufacturing, shipping, shipping fulfillment, screen printers, and ordering blank apparels like hoodies. Sometimes, we gotta go overseas,” he said. “It’s a good thing but, I don’t have an answer for how it’s grown so far and so rapidly.”

What he does understand is the next phase for Yours Truly: a flagship store opening later this year on Los Angeles’ streetwear capital, Fairfax Avenue. Phora wants his line to be synonymous with the other stores in the area are known for the likes of Supreme, Golf, Dope, and The Hundreds.

“They’ve been doing it longer than we have so we’re like the little bro,” said Phora. “The thing about us and the main reason why we’ve been so successful is because we study. To master the game, you have to be a student first and we look at everything they do. We’re not arrogant to the reality that people have been doing this for a long time.”

While Phora adds to his juggling act, he’s also recording new music for his next album which, at the moment, doesn’t have a concept or theme, other than providing a space for him to unleash all his “emotions, feelings and shit.” 2019 will also be the year he expands his Yours Truly record label, as he begins searching for a diverse array of producers and artists.

“Whether you make happy music, sad music, R&B, whether you play piano and sing ballads, whether you got bars and you really wanna rap your ass off. We looking for anyone that’s talented,” he says. “I want to have a fortress. I want to give everybody an opportunity to shine.”

Releasing new music, owning a full-fledged clothing brand, pleasing his rabid fanbase, and putting the gears in motion to grow his label family would cause anyone to eventually burnout. However, for the sake of the people who put him in this position, Phora doesn’t see himself letting up off the gas anytime soon.

“I feel like a lot of artist have a disconnect with fans and the reason my fanbase is so strong is because I go out of my way to talk to people to look into people’s lives and get a better understanding,” Phora says. “With that, I know how people feel and they just want someone to relate to. People don’t want to feel alone.”

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#changing @phora - No Love Freestyle - N****s get complacent then get mad When they replaced I need you for the energy I need you for the hate You and I are not the same I found out you a snake Thought that we was family But you cannot relate, yeah I know they tryna get at me Hopin' karma would catch me Thought that you had my back Turned around, found out you stabbed me That's why it's hard for me to love somebody And they wonder why I never fuckin' trust nobody 'Cause I'm, over you niggas, I disowned all you niggas I paid the motherfuckin' rent and used to home all you niggas Paid for the groceries and put food on the stove for you niggas Funny, I'm rich without you, almost went broke for you niggas But why am I the only one to never leave and forgive Why am I the lonely one to always deal with this shit I'm so tired, I can't take it, I can't fake it I'm makin' sure the album is perfect, no time wasted Domino effect, chain reaction I see 'em leavin' now Changin' like seasons now, they use me and I see it now They say the fakest people the ones that you be around Gave 'em eνerythin' that they wanted #music #firstlastlovemusic #FLLM #nowplaying #phora #so #pp • • • • • #musikk #musica #anaheim #california #rnb #rap #rapper #singer #hiphop #producer #tumblr #songoftheday #thanksforreminder @thatfashionizta (ved Anaheim Califorina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnd1SupnAg/?igshid=1c007vfifdte4

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Phora/MGK/Logic are to rap music what Rupi Kaur/R. H. Sin and 99.9% of instagram poets are to poetry. Pseudo artistry is the worst.

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Look, I know I ain't been myself lately, I've been feelin' like someone else lately, It's prolly this empty Colt 45 that's numbing the pain inside, 'Cause truthfully I ain't felt lately, I'm still a sinner, I'm losing myself, I need a sign, I needed space, I needed love, I needed time, And I never understood how you could treat me so heartless, Until I realized that you just needed mine, That's what I mean by "loving you never helps", 'Cause I just can't decide between loving you or myself, I just pushed away cause I drew a line and you crossed it, Crossing out my exes and ex-ing out all my loses, I know.. What it's like to lose somebody you love, And I know what it's like to lose yourself to the drugs, And I know what it's like to have to let go of someone, 'Cause they hurt you so bad that you're not the person you was.... They won't ever feel what I feel, In a world so fake I just need something that's real...

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Would appreciate a listen thanks!!

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G.O.A.T honestly the best rapper in the freaking world, he goes deep af.

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10 hurt in Hollywood promotional even by rapper Phora

10 hurt in Hollywood promotional even by rapper Phora

LOS ANGELES  — Authorities say 10 people have been injured at a Hollywood rap event after a possible stampede.

It happened shortly after 9 p.m. Monday outside the Hollywood & Highland shopping center, where the rapper Phora was holding a meet and greet in a shoe store.

KABC-TV says when Phora stepped outside, he was engulfed by fans, some of whom had been standing for hours. Police called it a…

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star sign: aquarius

height: 150cm / 4′11′‘ (v tiny)

last film i watched: Ralph Breaks the Internet, was looking for something light

favourite musician: G-Eazy, BTS

song stuck in my head: Summer on You - PRETTYMUCH

other blogs: started one recently to collect quotes and pics @5amrise

do i get asks: not yet, but they are very welcome! uwu

following: 110 accs, mostly studyblrs atm

what im wearing rn: oversized tee~

dream job: business owner/freelancer/leader of a successful team

dream trip: visiting all cute shops and cafes in Seoul

play any instruments: trying to self-learn how to play the piano, failing miserably bc I don’t practice

languages: English, Tagalog (Filipino)

favourite food: Filipino food for the win

favourite song: Me, Myself, & I - G-Eazy // Magic Shop - BTS // Overwhelming - Jon Bellion // To the Moon - Phora // My Own Thing - Chance the Rapper, Joey Purp // (allllllllll the bops :P)

random fact: moved out, been living with a roommate for 3 months now, still figuring out how to adult and take care of myself :) being a full-time student and working full-time also is hard y’all

tagging: @ja-deo @eveistudying @indecs @boldlystudy @stxdywarrior @andreea-stu-dies @tmedic @01emonstudies @coffeeandpies and anyone else who wants to !! <3

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New music dropping at midnight: Chance The Rapper - The Big Day YBN Cordae - The Lost Boy Young Dolph & Key Glock - Dum & Dummer XXXTentacion - ? (Deluxe) Rich Brian - The Sailor E40 - Practice Makes Paper NF - The Search Phora - Bury Me With Dead Roses Comethazine- B3.5 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WLHxmBO-0/?igshid=qjiw9dg7n1ak

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these lyrics aren’t in order of course, just some of the words I felt resonate with me. Phora always been the realest rapper I ever heard. This album is a work of art and the features in his songs really blend well. A fucking ++

Phora - Til Infinity