My job as a human being is first to put positive energy out into the world and be a good person to people whether theyвЂ™re good to me or not.вЂќ вЂњMy jobвЂ™s not even to really be a rapper and make music. вЂњI feel like thatвЂ™s my job,вЂќ he continued. вЂњI feel like not only as artists, but as human beings, you have a responsibility as a human being to treat people right and put positive energy out there into the world. вЂњHaving a positive message is very important because itвЂ™s just so rare nowadays,вЂќ Phora said. Today, along with artists such as Logic and Kendrick Lamar, Phora is helping to foster a more pensive, thoughtful take on hip-hop. Initially, he had uncertainties about unleashing such vulnerable music into the world, but fan reaction encouraged him to keep pushing forward. PhoraвЂ™s had the same vision since he was 17 years old and working on his first project, вЂњStill a Kid,вЂќ which was released then on his own label, Yours Truly (the Yours Truly brand has since expanded to include a clothing line). 18 release and fighting back a cough from a just-completed 35-city tour. вЂњI feel like all types of music definitely helps people, but music that specifically and especially covers topics such as suicide - and that can be a very touchy topic - but songs that cover suicide, depression, family issues, even abuse, things like that, I feel like thatвЂ™s very important, most of all to make people not feel like theyвЂ™re alone,вЂќ said Phora, days before the albumвЂ™s Aug.

His steadily growing fan base is one thatвЂ™s been built with honest storytelling about depression, love and grappling with religion. But his first album for Warner Bros., the recently released вЂњYours Truly Forever,вЂќ isnвЂ™t solely centered on tales of hard living. The 22-year-old has survived a stabbing, a shooting and has wrestled with thoughts of suicide. Anaheim-raised rapper Phora hasnвЂ™t had it easy.

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