Vory

Biography

Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr. (born August 18, 1997), known professionally as Vory (formerly King Vory), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he is best known for his guest appearances on Kanye West's 2021 songs "God Breathed", "Jonah" (alongside Lil Durk) and "No Child Left Behind" — all of which appear on West's tenth album, Donda. His contributions to the album earned him nominations for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
As a lead artist, Hollins began his recording in 2015 and signed with Capitol Records and Electric Feel Entertainment in 2018. He entered a joint venture with Meek Mill's record label, Dream Chasers Records in 2020. His debut studio album, Lost Souls×Lost Souls3 June 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Lost Souls3:212Daylight3:253Lesson Learned3:294Do Not Disturb3:275Chanel Fix2:446Happy Birthday 2U2:197CWR Interlude2:358Mind Games3:379I.J.S2:5810Believe in Me1:3811Lost Angels2:2412Fuck Being Famous2:2313Cindy's Interlude3:0614Project Baby2:2815Dark Clouds2:5016Not My Friends2:2417Wallo Speaks3:35 (2022), was met with positive critical reception despite failing to chart. He parted ways with Meek Mill and Dream Chasers in 2024.
Having first gained success as a songwriter, Hollins won a Grammy Award for his work on the Carters' album Everything Is Love (2018). He has also co-written the singles "Don't" (2015) by fellow Kentucky-based singer Bryson Tiller, and "Mob Ties" (2018) by Canadian rapper Drake, both of which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2022, he co-wrote Lil Baby's song "Forever", which peaked within the chart's top ten.

Early life

Hollins was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He later moved to Louisville, Kentucky, at age 16 to live with his father. While there, he met and began collaborating with singer and Louisville native, Bryson Tiller. Vory was initially signed to the Louisville-based record label, FPR Music Group, from 2016 to 2018.

Career

Hollins began his career working behind the scenes as a songwriter. In 2015, he first received attention after his guest appearance on fellow Kentucky-based recording artist Bryson Tiller's song "Break Bread", under his former stage name King Vory. In 2017, Vory co-wrote his hit song "Don't", which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 while he guest performed on its parent album Trapsoul (2017). In 2016, Vory began independently releasing songs, including "Overdose×Overdose30 June 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Pain2:492Overdose3:513Young Zeus2:464Break Your Heart3:145See You Again3:196Pressure3:317Again3:338Too Long2:119By All Means4:2410Workin2:5011My Life A Movie3:1712Dirty Sprite1:2713Cold Blooded4:5614Old Pac4:42" and "My Life A Movie" featuring Blu and produced by Dun Deal. Later in July 2016, FPR Music Group released his debut mixtape, Overdose.
After moving to Los Angeles, California, Hollins met Canadian record producer Boi-1da, with whom he would later collaborate on a number of songs. Throughout 2017, Vory continued releasing singles, including "Try", "Do That Shit", and "Hold of Me". The latter song was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio. In 2018, he earned writing credits on numerous songs including Canadian rapper Drake's "Mob Ties" from his fifth studio album Scorpion and American duo The Carters' "Friends" from their collaborate studio album Everything Is Love, which would go on to win a Grammy for his work on the album.

In August 2018, Hollins signed to Capitol Records and Electric Feel Management and released his debut EP, Lucky Me×Lucky Me17 August 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Lucky Me1:372Control2:573Do That Shit3:2249-222:385Try3:276Hold of Me2:487Kentucky Derby2:46. He guest featured on Rich the Kid's song "Ring Ring" from his second studio album The World Is Yours 2, which was released on March 22, 2019; Hollins released his single, "You Got It" on the same day. In June 2020, he signed to a joint venture with Meek Mill's Dream Chasers Records and released an eponymous extended play in January of that year. The following year, Hollins made three guest appearances on Kanye West's tenth studio album Donda (2021) — on the tracks "God Breathed", "Jonah", and "No Child Left Behind". He would also contribute on the album's sequel, Donda 2 (2022), providing sole vocals on the track "Lord Lift Me Up". Donda 2 would be released onto streaming services in April 2025, with one of five new tracks, "Jesse", crediting Hollins as a co-writer.
In April 2022, Hollins guest featured alongside Polo G on the song "Changed On Me" from rapper Fivio Foreign's debut album, B.I.B.L.E.. In June of that year, Hollins released his debut album, Lost Souls×Lost Souls3 June 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Lost Souls3:212Daylight3:253Lesson Learned3:294Do Not Disturb3:275Chanel Fix2:446Happy Birthday 2U2:197CWR Interlude2:358Mind Games3:379I.J.S2:5810Believe in Me1:3811Lost Angels2:2412Fuck Being Famous2:2313Cindy's Interlude3:0614Project Baby2:2815Dark Clouds2:5016Not My Friends2:2417Wallo Speaks3:35, featuring guest appearances from Kanye West, Nav, Beam, and Yung Bleu, among others. In October of that year, he co-wrote the hit song "Forever" for Lil Baby and Fridayy.
In February 2024, security camera footage of Vory was leaked in which he threatened to kill his girlfriend. Following this, label boss Meek Mill immediately disassociated with the singer and terminated his recording contract, stating that he has a "mental problem."