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Biography
Tavoris Javon Hollins, Jr., known professionally as Vory (formerly King Vory), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He won a Grammy for his work on The Carters' Everything Is Love and has released several solo projects including the EP Lucky Me in 2018 and the single "You Got It" in 2019. He is currently signed to Capitol Records and Electric Feel Management.
Early life
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.
Career
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", which reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on Tiller's debut studio album Trapsoul. In 2016, Vory began independently releasing songs, including "Overdose"and "My Life A Movie" featuring Blu and produced by Dun Deal. 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.
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. In 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, he signed to Capitol Records and Electric Feel Management and released his debut EP, Lucky Me. 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".
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Overdose |
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EPs
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Lucky Me |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Overdose" | 2016 | Overdose |
| "My Life A Movie" (feat. Blu) | ||
| "Try" | 2017 | Lucky Me |
| "Do That Shit" | ||
| "Hold of Me" | ||
| "You Got It" | 2019 | To be announced |
Songwriting, vocal and feature credits
| Song | Year | Artist | Album | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Break Bread" | 2015 | Bryson Tiller | Trapsoul | Co-writer, vocals | |
| "Don't" | Co-writer | US #13 | |||
| "Friends" | 2018 | The Carters | Everything Is Love | Co-writer | |
| "Know Myself" | Justine Skye | Non-album single | Co-writer, vocals, featured | ||
| "Mob Ties" | Drake | Scorpion | Co-writer | US #13 | |
| "Ring Ring" | 2019 | Rich the Kid | The World Is Yours 2 | Co-writer, vocals, featured |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Grammy Award | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Everything Is Love by The Carters (co-writer of "Friends") | Won |
| Album of the Year | Scorpion by Drake (co-writer of "Mob Ties") | Nominated |