Records, Yours Truly Forever and Love Is Hell. A string of self-released mixtapes under his own label, Yours Truly-most notably 2015’s Angels With Broken Wings-led to two full-length LPs with Warner Bros. By his early 20s, Phora’s near-death experiences-a stabbing and two shootings-and failed relationships fueled songs like the tense, depressive “Sinner,” which dives into his nightmarish trauma, and 2016’s “Fake Smiles.” His in-the-pocket flows and vulnerable rhymes over hypnotic melodies and somber soundbeds further amplify his melancholy sensibilities. Born Marco Anthony Archer in 1994, he redirected his love for tagging graffiti to jumpstart lucrative work in tattooing as a teen before eventually turning to rap. In a post- So Far Gone emo-rap era, the Anaheim, California rapper is one of the genre’s most resonant artists, infusing pain, heartbreak, and vulnerability into his music. “I'm a mess, I'm depressed, but f*ck it I say it proudly,” Phora admits on “Love Yourself” from his 2019 album, Bury Me with Dead Roses.

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