Vory (musician)

Tavoris Javon Hollins, Jr. 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. He was formerly signed to Louisville-based record label, FPR Music Group.[3]

In 2015, Vory first received attention from the music industry after he was featured on Bryson Tiller's song, "Break Bread", under his former stage name King Vory.[4] He also co-wrote Tiller's, "Don't",[5] which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100[6] and appeared on Tiller's debut studio album Trapsoul.[3] In 2016, Vory began independently releasing songs, including "Overdose" [7] and "My Life A Movie" featuring Blu and produced by Dun Deal.[8] The 2 songs were a direct result of his meeting with P.Kaldone, an American music manager and CEO of MafiaSoul Records, at American record producer Bangladesh’s recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia. P.Kaldone saw the potential in Vory and invited him for a session. Later in July 2016, FPR Music Group released his debut mixtape, Overdose.[9]

Later that year he moved to Los Angeles with P.Kaldone, where the two started working on developing his current sound. He met Canadian record producer Boi-1da, with whom he would later collaborate on a variety of tracks.[10] In 2017, Vory continued releasing singles, including "Try",[11] "Do That Shit",[12] and "Hold of Me". The latter song was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio.[9] 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,[10] which would go on to win a Grammy for his work on the album.[5]

In August 2018, he signed to Capitol Records and Electric Feel Management and released his debut EP, Lucky Me.[13] He co-wrote and was featured in Rich the Kid's song "Ring Ring" from his second studio album The World Is Yours 2 and in the same day, Vory released a new single, "You Got It".[5]

In June 2020, he signed to DreamChasers and released a self titled EP "Vory". [14]

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