Phora

Biography

Marco Anthony Archer (born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and former tattoo artist from Anaheim, California. In 2011, he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. His debut studio album, Yours Truly Forever×Yours Truly Forever18 August 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1God3:332R U Still2:553Facts3:274Way 2 Much4:085Sinner, Pt. 24:316To the Moon4:127Forever3:578Numb2:449Rider3:1910Loyalty3:4711No Looking Back2:3612Everybody Knows4:0413Run To2:3414I Come Apart3:1215In My Eyez5:1216When It’s Over4:11 (2017), peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life

Marco Archer was born in Anaheim, California. Before his career in music, he worked as a tattoo artist which proved to be relatively lucrative and aided in the funding of his rap career. In 2011, Marco was nearly stabbed to death in Anaheim, CA just outside of Trident Learning Center, now known as Gilbert High.
He has survived a stabbing at 15 and two shootings.
On August 25, 2015, while he was driving on the 210 freeway in Pasadena around 2 a.m., a gray Infiniti sedan pulled up alongside Archer, who was driving home with his then girlfriend, Destiny. Three bullets from a .45 caliber pistol were fired into his back and neck, narrowly missing his vertebra. The crime remains unsolved.

Career

In February 2017, Phora announced signed a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records. So far, Phora has written and released eleven albums, majority of which relates to his past struggles with depression. These include Therapy, Still a Kid, One Life to Live, Sincerely Yours, Nights Like These, Angels with Broken Wings, With Love, With Love 2, Heartbreak Hotel, The Butterfly Effect, and his debut studio album Yours Truly Forever×Yours Truly Forever18 August 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1God3:332R U Still2:553Facts3:274Way 2 Much4:085Sinner, Pt. 24:316To the Moon4:127Forever3:578Numb2:449Rider3:1910Loyalty3:4711No Looking Back2:3612Everybody Knows4:0413Run To2:3414I Come Apart3:1215In My Eyez5:1216When It’s Over4:11 which peak at 44 on the Billboard 200.
In 2018, he released a follow-up to his debut album, titled Love Is Hell×Love Is Hell5 October 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Love Is Hell4:192Buss It Down2:103Done Playing Nice2:104For You4:155Love Me Like3:066Stuck in My Ways3:587Sinner, Pt. 33:388Romeo2:579No Scope2:5310Direction5:0111Space3:1512Her2:4813Feel3:1514Back Then3:2615Til Infinity4:28 which peaked at 87 and had features such as Trippie Redd, G-Eazy, Tory Lanez, 6lack and more. In July 2019, Phora left his record deal with Warner Bros. Records and subsequently released his new album with Emmanuel Mendoza Herrero entitled Bury Me with Dead Roses×Bury Me With Dead Roses26 July 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1On My Way2:232Like a Drug2:523Anything You Need2:564Love Yourself4:425Blame On Me2:086All These Thoughts2:117Te necesito3:288Just You2:379Alive2:4610Forgive Me2:4511Never Know3:0612Lost2:3713Back to You2:4514Where Did We Go Wrong2:2415How It Feels to Feel Nothing3:0916The Dream3:35. In 2020, he released his fourth studio album, With Love 2×With Love 26 November 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1To The People I Needed, Thank You For Leaving4:332Traumatized3:323I Think You’re Amazing, So Smile 4 Me2:274This Weekend3:425Stars in the Sky4:146La Luna2:267Fake Smiles 23:148What Happened To Us?2:459Like A Rose (Daniella's Song)3:2010Cupid's Curse3:3311Expensive Taste3:2912Breaking Me To Pieces3:5913Sinner Pt. 44:4514Destiny’s Song2:4115Love Yourself 24:40 which peaked at 160 and featured Danileigh, Toosii, Ty Dollar $ign, Jhené Aiko, Kehlani, and Tyla Yaweh. In February 2021, he broke his 10 year streak of an album every year with his EP Heartbreak Hotel×heartbreak hotel12 February 2021 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1colorblind3:122Loaded Gun3:223im scared of falling in love2:574damaged inside1:435room 4272:286the art of letting go2:267where do we go when there's nothing left?2:30. In December 2022 he released his fifth studio album The Butterfly Effect×The Butterfly Effect2 December 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1All Falls Down4:112Soul Ties3:213Dangerous2:264Habitual Pain2:575Fall for You2:196The Art of Healing3:047June 6th1:538Low Sometimes2:439Euphoria2:1710Everything I Never Said2:4311Sunset Drive2:1812Late at Night2:1713Letter to My Unborn3:4114Find Hope3:2915Mirrors3:55. On September 14, 2023, he released his sixth studio album and first R&B album, Lucky Me×Lucky Me15 September 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Changes4:152Stay Beside Me3:193One More Night2:344The Girl She Was3:075Feelings We Can’t Run From2:536Pretty Thoughts3:367PTSD2:298Not the One1:359Corazon1:5410If Forever Exists2:2311Hard 2 Forget2:2612Balance3:36.
In August 2025, Phora's company, Phora LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure debt that it owes to Warner Records, amongst several other creditors.

Musical style

Growing up, Archer was strongly influenced by graffiti to make music and influenced by his father to pursue music.
In his song "The World" from his album Angels with Broken Wings×Angels With Broken Wings11 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Unspoken4:312The World3:543Unconditional3:524The Pressure3:065The One for You3:066Halos & Devil Horns4:227People3:508What If4:139Wish You Knew3:1510Angels With Broken Wings3:4411Deeper Than Blood4:5712Grateful4:3513Foolish4:1314The Beauty Inside4:5115Gods Plan5:4916Counting My Blessings6:22 (2015), he calls J. Cole, Hopsin, and Logic the only rappers he likes.
His musical style can also be defined by his producer Anthro Beats.