Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr. (born August 17, 1997), known professionally as Vory (formerly King Vory), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He won a

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for his work on

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' ''

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'' and has released several solo projects including the EP ''Lucky Me'' in 2018 and the single "You Got It" in 2019. He gained further recognition for his work on Kanye West's album ''

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'', which earned him an additional Grammy nomination in 2021. He is currently signed to

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, Electric Feel Entertainment, and rapper

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's record label

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Early life

Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr. was born and raised in

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, He later moved to

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at age 16 to live with his father. While there, he met and began collaborating with singer and Louisville native,

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. He was formerly signed to Louisville-based record label, FPR Music Group.

Career

Vory began his career helping to write songs for American artist

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and

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among others. Hollins eventually won a Grammy award for his lyricism on

’

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. He also co-wrote Tiller's, " Don't (Bryson Tiller song), Don't", which reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and appeared on Tiller's debut studio album ''

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''. In 2016, Vory began independently releasing songs, including "Overdose" and "My Life A Movie" featuring

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and produced by

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. Later in July 2016, FPR Music Group released his debut mixtape, ''Overdose''. Later that year he moved to

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, where he started working on developing his current sound. He met Canadian record producer

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, with whom he would later collaborate on a variety of tracks. In 2017, Vory continued releasing singles, including "Try", "Do That Shit", and "Hold of Me". The latter song was premiered by

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Radio. In 2018, he earned writing credits on numerous songs including Canadian rapper

's "

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" from his fifth studio album ''

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'' and American duo

' "Friends" from their collaborate studio album ''

'', which would go on to win a Grammy for his work on the album. In August 2018, he signed to

and Electric Feel Management and released his debut EP, ''Lucky Me''. He co-wrote and was featured in

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's song "Ring Ring" from his second studio album ''

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,'' which was released on March 22, 2019, and on the same day, Vory released a new single, "You Got It". In June 2020, he signed to

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and released a self titled EP "Vory". Vory appeared on

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's tenth studio album, ''

'', on tracks God Breathed, Jonah, and No Child Left Behind. In April 2022, Vory took his talent on a drill track and was featured on ‘Changed On Me’ off of Brooklyn born rapper

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’s debut album, '' B.I.B.L.E'', along with American rapper

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. In June 2022, Vory released his debut album, ''Lost Souls'', which features Kanye West among others.

Discography

Studio albums *'' Lost Souls'' (2022)

Awards

References

External links

AllMusic profile
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