Phora

Marco Anthony Archer, known by his stage name Phora (forà), is an American rapper from Anaheim, California. In 2011 he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. On February 14, 2017, Phora announced via Instagram he signed a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records. So far Phora has written and released eight albums, all relating to his past struggles. These include Still a Kid, One Life to Live, Sincerely Yours, Angel With Broken Wings, With Love, and his debut album Yours Truly Forever. In 2018, he released a follow-up to his debut album, titled Love is Hell. In July 2019, Phora left his record deal with Warner Bros. Records, and subsequently released his new independent album entitled Bury Me With Dead Roses. He is finishing up his next independent album With Love 2 or WL2.

Marco Archer was born in Anaheim, California. Before his career in music, Archer 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 School where he was later turned informant to the Anaheim police department against the high raise of graffiti influenced crimes . He has survived a stabbing 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.

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 (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.