Unfortunately I’m one of his victims, he scammed me for 250$ 2 years ago and to much time passed to where I couldn’t get a refund from my bank and needed it directly from the merchant aka Phora. Never got the clothes nor my money. Lesson learned but I hope his karma comes. Thanks for shedding light on this situation my guy.
@@newunderground4453 what good is karma if its takes years to catch up? At that point who even cares. As long as the person didn't do anything that's gonna mess your life up longterm
@Teachu2Flyy Its because at the end of the day, it has nothing to so with you. When karma comes back for that person, its personal. He might even reach his height, become a good person, and then boom. It all gets taken away and his family struggles for generations to come.
This is disgusting, im a Phora fan and i never ever heard of this, this is really disgusting, Phora has such a loving and caring fanbase, for him to do stuff like this to em is truly disgusting
@@steelokey it won’t df 😂😂😂 you still acting like everyone is good no evil in the world come on bro every big name big rappers scams their fans everyone was doing that nft bs remember
@@mrrockets32 no I agree. Like I’m being straight up, lol Mark Battles actually scammed me out of $300 lmao. I gotta remember not everyone in the world good people 👊👍
I literally never thought I'd see someone talk about Phora It's been like 6 years since I've even heard his name or listened to his music I have all respect for you you definitely are true fan of music
dude my sister made me sleep in the golf store parking lot to fucking meet him for 5 seconds, and to top it off he came by and gave his fans these cheap ass blankets 😂😂 we still have them we use them for our pets, his fans are the worst group of fans ever
I went to his concert and he preformed 4 songs and walked off the stage. Everyone was really confused and his manager walked out and told everyone to leave. Kinda makes sense now.
Make a video on “Cancelled albums” or albums that artists scrapped/ had to cancel the release due to either fan leaks or label disputes or something like that ❤️
My brother use to live with him and be around him tuff for like 2 years and I never met him but my family did he seemed super cool from what I heard…. Surprised to find out he scammed use to get clothes all the time lmao 🤣….
This absolutely boils my blood, as someone who operates as a full time independent musician and clothing brand owner there is absolutely zero excuse for this. Zero. If you have a supply chain issue or a team issue, you get that rectified in a matter of months if you even care the tiniest bit about your supporters and the money they entrust you with BUT 7 years and you can’t oil the machine you’re peddling them!? Entitlement? Laziness? I don’t know what it is, weirdo behavior across the board.
I feel you bro, im even all extra about packing ang shipping, i want everything perfect, like how i would want it shipped to me. Thankfully i give myself and people like yourself a pat on the back, because it might seem like the most at times but its always worth it in the end. Stay blessed brother and have and amazing week!🤘🏽📈
@@Orangexcounty Phora? Is that you hiding behind a burner TH-cam? 🤣 ya I’m good on owning a business where most my customers are unsatisfied, call me when he puts out his own sneakers, wallets, vinyl collectibles, jeans etc cause that’s the level we operate at over here
My friend is one of the people who got scammed and I'm really glad that they were able to find a channel with a strong following to cover the whole thing. It was so crazy watching him go from loving Phora to trying to understand to then realizing he straight up got scammed.
as an artist pov, ur reputation is on play, and thats very important to have a successful career, fans think that the artists has too much too lose to risk scamming, thats y people dont think about it to much to give them they credit card info
@@LilMexilla sounds good but in life u gotta understand that in reality that means little to some. U gotta be a lil smarter than to just bank on someone because “they should care about their reputation”. People get caught up on words too easily🤣
I legit supported him and his brand so much, spent so much money on clothes and went to a concert once.. personally never has a loss of money through him but started seeing his true self through the years and how he started portraying himself and stopped being a fan. This is so sad though but I'd be lying if I said I didn't see something like that coming from him, he turned so sus.
he really lost all his og fans, the earliest fans of his are from like 2015 and even that’s rare. i stopped looking at him the same once i peeped how he would let his fans always talk shit to his gf and when i found out he likes to fuck w teenagers
@@DrChainsawHandz i’ve heard multiple stories from fans who’ve been to his parties say that they allow underaged girls there. like this isnt just one or two people who have said this, i’ve heard it at least a dozen times from different people. he also met his ex dani when she was a teenager in high school and he was 20. theres pics of them at a meet & greet from 2015, and i have dm’s from one of his old team members confirming its true. he also met skye when she had just turned 19 (dani confirmed that to me) and he was 26 ab to be 27. that one isnt illegal but its still weird, considering thats a 7 year age gap & he seems to only fuck with girls significantly younger than him. he also allowed her freshly graduated friends into his parties. remember the paeka situation? she was 18 when all that happened, phora was giving off major “wheres my hug” vibes and was mad she only saw him as a business parter & didnt want anything more. his new team is filled with young ass people now, i can bet you theres not a single person over the age of 22 but him. he’s been making music for teenagers since i was 15 and i am now 24. he’s a weirdo all around, i even heard he tried to get at malu when she was 17
@@youknow720 sad right I actually was just thinking right now how he went through a lot but he doesn’t need play a victim because he knows he freaked up as well, just like me a lot of things happened in my life but I ain’t going to lie I ain’t holy and did bad things but because of God my sins are forgiven so may he repent but anyways God bless y’all.
Great video man, I literally had no idea of any of this... Phora gained so much weight. I used to listened to him heavy back in 2012 and still listen to some of his old sh*t haha but this is definitely sus.
His Taggerstyle Pt. 2 went hard. So did his albums around that time are still worth listening. Stopped listening to him a while after 2015 or when he got chased down and shot in the back of the head
Seeing shit like this always pisses me off. Same way I get pissed by the countless scammers on ig that make a living off scamming small artists with little to no money to lose. As a small artist myself, I have never understood why people would happily profit off of using other peoples passions against them. It’s nefarious as hell and it’s just begging for bad karma…
Have y’all ever noticed he always fell into depression before a album drop? Like he would delete all his social or delete all his pics and post later about being depressed and then announced an album.
I remember back in 2018 when I first got into Phoras music and he announced his new clothing line for your truly and I wanted one of the hoodies so badly and I even told my friends abt it. I tried to get my mom to get me one but I couldn't bc I was failing a class so I never got it. But to hear abt this story 5 years later is crazy, I honestly dodged a bullet
I used to do lettering designs for him and isuppose back when I was in highschool and he used my artwork without paying me anything,as soon as I sent samples he started printing everything out ,never got no credit or anything for the art
As someone who has been a fan of phora since 2012 I'm so disappointed because he's brought up people calling out his scams and he'd make excuses so I kinda just went with it thinking it wasn't true till recently. Me personally I've never had a problem ordering merch but I knew two friends who did. It sucks because he had us believing his excuses. He's obviously in the wrong but I will say that last year he did have hundreds of orders stolen by one employee who was reselling his stolen merch, he addressed this on a live and an Instagram story and I'm not saying to only blame that guy because it's definitely Phora's fault too.
thats (allegedly) false i talked to the employee and he showed me receipts that proved that he was actually buying merch while he was on the team. he was also only on the team for 6 months and yt has been having complaints since 2018. he just doesnt wanna take accountability because then that proves that he isnt who he says he is- who wants to admit that they steal from their fans?
I ordered Merch and so did my brother in 2012 $150 and we received our order but the merch was very cheap sweaters and t shirts never ordered again although we were big fans .. his music got me through a lot of hard times in my life but now seeing this it just feels so weird and so disappointing..
It's Insane how a person who build up their name and gain a trusted fan base still considering on one time scammed money and sell their name. As a new producer and artist this is hurt me man if he just be honest and giving the people what they want i don't think it's hard though and still he will made much more than this in the future. SMH
This saddens me so much cause when I was at my lowest phoras music was there. This was back in 2016 when he had dropped his album with love. I even ordered clothes from his brand and did receive it, albeit with some clothes being the wrong size.... at the time, I didn't think about any of that. I moved away from his music and growed as a person... but seeing this just doesn't sit well with me, I hope this isn't true, but honestly I believe it...
If you buy from a "company" that has terrible reviews almost everywhere. Than it's also you're own fault you got scammed. Do some research before buying something. Especially from the smaller, lesser known companies.
I am at a loss for words! I had NO idea that all this had happened. As soon as you said his name my jaw dropped, I'm not a huge fan of Phora but I do listen to some of his music...
I went to high school with him in La Habra I heard people called him snitch cause he told the principal or teachers some kids were stealing from lockers which is probably how I got my psp jacked one time lol
honestly it was really sad seeing the black friday sale happening, i was lucky enough to get my order in a month with good quality but seeing everyone not get theirs was disappointed
I bought a hoodie on BF last year 2022. I did not get my order for almost 3 months, going back and fourth with their customer support. While I finally got my hoodie and the quality is amazing, I was waiting eagerly for something that I potentially would had forgotten... This is why 6lack merch is better!
i been a fan for years! i remember back in like 2018 of black friday he had a sale i didn’t even get my merch until MARCH OF 2019!!! shit took forever but atleast it came. i don’t blame the fans for being upset with him ngl! once i heard he stopped responding to fans about their packages i stopped listening to his music and buying his clothes. he needs to be held accountable
Dudes a weenie use to be a graffiti writer when I met him before his fame he was really scary when he went the singing route it was definitely for the best dude wasn’t build for this life I was honestly surprised he even got as big as he did but glad he fell off don’t bite the hands that feed you
He scammed me a while back. had a specific rhinestone collection drop and my girlfriend wanted some pieces. I was there as soon as the website opened and funny enough I was the first person to purchase on the website. He posted me on his story and I won a neon sign that was in his store that said “yours truly”. His team contacted me got a delivery address and told me they would ship it. 2 years later and still no sign.
What suprises me more is how his fans not only didnt recieve their packages in over a year, but they STILL decided to buy more and then act suprised that they didnt recieve anything again 😂 Like what did u expect
I was a fan of Phora back in 2018 and 2019, i ordered two shirts but never got sent at all. Tried to get the money back but never got it. I didnt think he was actually scamming many people until i see this. Crazy and really fuckd up.
He’s actually a horrible person. His last “drive by shooting” that happened to him was planned for clout before his album. He did the same thing the time before the album drop too. People who trusted him, he stopped being friends with just so he wouldn’t have to pay them back. Also His ex broke up with him bc he was cheating on her keeping another woman taken care of paying her bills and all. Making it seem like he was so in love w his girl and so sad when she left him when he did it to himself. He’s those type of people that plays victim but is just a piece of shit all on his own. Don’t ask me how I know but I got receipts 😇
Really wished they all spoke up earlier and exposed HIM for the snake he actually is. Would've saved alot of people's money. I had no idea he was doing this to such a loyal fambase . SMH
Crazy to see this, always been a fan of the music and the clothing. I have a bunch of hoodies & shirts that all came through however long it took, I don't even know anymore cause I haven't ordered anything since 2021. I've had so much love for the guy it's sad to see that this was happening on the sidelines.
Damn. No wonder I never see people wearing his merchandise. I remember when he first started making the merchandise people were complaining they weren't getting their stuff 😂
I’m so devastated and just wonder how legit this is since I’ve been such a huge fan, and really believed and listened to him and cared about his story and so many of his fans did too. The fact that he was dealing with issues as far as paranoia and almost died and trust issues and shared all of his experiences and himself to his fans as his truth and now it comes out as him being a fake and a lie he must be a fantastic actor and deserves a Grammy. There are people out there like that who play victim but the fact that if this is what he’s doing it just kills me since his music touched so many and he was repeating over and over how real and how relatable he was. He came out with new songs this year and dropped a couple this month and I always feel his music. If he truly has these issues and isn’t getting help for them and not trusting anybody especially his fans is something he needs to really consider other then shutting his day ones (fan group) away, who helped him get to where he is.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. I NEVER GOT MY DAMN HOODIE!!! WITHOUT READING THE COMMENTS, I KNOW IM GOING TO SEE PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME SHIT. I fw his music but I dislike him as a person.
I used to fuck with Phora's music heavy.. when I was deep into my Alcoholism the Sinner songs got played consistently. But, glad I never gave him a nickel
Thanks for bringing this up, even though I'm a fan of Phora and I like his music. Im so glad I never bought any of his Yours Truly "clothing brand" even though a few years ago I wanted to, at that time. The designs weren't my type of style. Great video!
I'm someone who always got my merchandise from them. Their customer services teams were exactly like u mentioned them. Lazy and robotic nothing more. I think around 2017, maybe 18 was the peak for the merchandise everything after was straight crappy designs and outdated merchandise. When I first got my merchandise back in 2017/18 I instantly was able to tell it was low quality screen printed stuff.. sweaters were kinds worth the purchase. I think once the brand started to get bigger with the merchandise and the fans after 2018 everything changed and felt like different. I also looked into that others apparently got scammed especially those out of state. Over the years I felt the designs and merchandise really degraded in value and quality.
Personally know 4 people who have ordered merch from his website amd the orders have never came. One order being 200 dollars. And that's just people I know, who knows how many he's truly stolen from and never delivered on the promises
This kind of people makes our society look more greedy..the people who really deserve are out there walking infront of eyes and we ignore them...but we support who beg money for their lifestyle through online..what a world we live in..
Congrats on the 100k!! I listen to all your videos to the end :) I found this vid very helpful as I’ve bought from Billie eilish before and it was HORRIBLE! There ppl are straight up scammers too that she hired to manage her merch. It was the first time I supported an artist and I never did another artist again due to fear of how I’ll be treated cause it’s a mix bag with these merch vendors. I never got my merch btw after two months of trying to get my refund
Your bank my friend. When vendor's are shady you can have your bank investigate and 10/10 times you will get your money back. I've done it whenever there's a serious issue with vendor's and believe me a lot of them are untrustworthy now a day.
Only a few minutes in & I can’t even fathom this as an independent artist. Just wishing I had a fan base like this at all lol. I guess it’s really a blessing & a curse but I think it’s how people handle situations they’re dealt … 🎉
update on the situation for those curious: th-cam.com/video/4hSdbz1krXc/w-d-xo.html
lol u fs going to win if he follows through with it
@@JamesRitchie-dp1ng I really doubt it but we've seen people do dumber shit
I watch your ads completely through to get you more money. Thanks for making great content 🎉
Lol I'd counter sue for pain and frustration.
Hahaha he run so many IG ads bro is down bad nobody listens to him 😂
Only rapper allowed to scam their fans is Teejayx6
And kasherquom
BabyTron could scam anyone
@@bigpoppagaming2013 teejayx6 ran so babytron can walk ( I’m jp)
@@Flex2Deathboth scamgods
@@nixiety mike and rio**** can’t say one without the other lol
Unfortunately I’m one of his victims, he scammed me for 250$ 2 years ago and to much time passed to where I couldn’t get a refund from my bank and needed it directly from the merchant aka Phora. Never got the clothes nor my money. Lesson learned but I hope his karma comes. Thanks for shedding light on this situation my guy.
What karma ? 😂😂😂 look at Logan Paul scam his fans nothing happen
@@mrrockets32 karma don't have expiration dates, Logan Paul will get his
@@newunderground4453 what good is karma if its takes years to catch up? At that point who even cares. As long as the person didn't do anything that's gonna mess your life up longterm
@Teachu2Flyy Its because at the end of the day, it has nothing to so with you. When karma comes back for that person, its personal. He might even reach his height, become a good person, and then boom. It all gets taken away and his family struggles for generations to come.
@@hollandtunnel1041 and u agree with that and hope it happens? Just over a lil money? I'm just asking
phora needs to hop on an interview with you. also nice sweatshirt
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Yeah while it seems like he's a scammer it might not be a bad idea hearings his side of the story
Tuv you staring to sound like dramaalert
Tuv GOATED
oh hey nice video taste. i watch you too dad
This is disgusting, im a Phora fan and i never ever heard of this, this is really disgusting, Phora has such a loving and caring fanbase, for him to do stuff like this to em is truly disgusting
dude same I'm not a personal fan of him but I know some homies who are and I know this would break their heart and they'd be in denial cause even I am
@@steelokey it won’t df 😂😂😂 you still acting like everyone is good no evil in the world come on bro every big name big rappers scams their fans everyone was doing that nft bs remember
@@mrrockets32 yeah True lol, Mark Battles scammed me out of $300 so you right fs . Haha 😆
@@steelokey I ain’t hating it’s just that I’m seeing it what happen so much that some of them got away with it like Logan Paul & other names
@@mrrockets32 no I agree. Like I’m being straight up, lol Mark Battles actually scammed me out of $300 lmao. I gotta remember not everyone in the world good people 👊👍
Thanks for bringing this to light matty I had no idea none of this was happening bruh, I could never imagine scamming the people paying your bills
nasty
How about Soulja Boy ? Y’all forgot
I literally never thought I'd see someone talk about Phora It's been like 6 years since I've even heard his name or listened to his music I have all respect for you you definitely are true fan of music
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII go away racist you aren't wanted here
dude my sister made me sleep in the golf store parking lot to fucking meet him for 5 seconds, and to top it off he came by and gave his fans these cheap ass blankets 😂😂 we still have them we use them for our pets, his fans are the worst group of fans ever
I ain’t ever heard of him maybe seen his account on Spotify but don’t listen to him
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII husband a music artist idiot
@@goochfitness26 you're 12 that's why u gay
I went to his concert and he preformed 4 songs and walked off the stage. Everyone was really confused and his manager walked out and told everyone to leave. Kinda makes sense now.
What year was this ?
Dayumn that’s how u lose a fan ://
@@Chris-gh6ux 2017 I experienced the same meet n greet. Rushed & quick
Loll his manager just said leave? ..Creative
@@Chris-gh6ux 2022
i like doing these investigative videos, so feel free to share any stories with me that u think need some light shed on them!
Make a video on “Cancelled albums” or albums that artists scrapped/ had to cancel the release due to either fan leaks or label disputes or something like that ❤️
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
@@Flex2Death that's a great idea!!! I hope you do it Matty!!
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My brother use to live with him and be around him tuff for like 2 years and I never met him but my family did he seemed super cool from what I heard…. Surprised to find out he scammed use to get clothes all the time lmao 🤣….
This absolutely boils my blood, as someone who operates as a full time independent musician and clothing brand owner there is absolutely zero excuse for this. Zero. If you have a supply chain issue or a team issue, you get that rectified in a matter of months if you even care the tiniest bit about your supporters and the money they entrust you with BUT 7 years and you can’t oil the machine you’re peddling them!? Entitlement? Laziness? I don’t know what it is, weirdo behavior across the board.
this is why Abstract is a favorite among indie artist fans. Always admired you and your music, bro. Glad you're speaking up about this
you are a real one, been listening to u since i was like 14 haha keep killin it on the music man and always bein a real artist !
I feel you bro, im even all extra about packing ang shipping, i want everything perfect, like how i would want it shipped to me. Thankfully i give myself and people like yourself a pat on the back, because it might seem like the most at times but its always worth it in the end. Stay blessed brother and have and amazing week!🤘🏽📈
Don’t be jealous you are not to his level, musically and business wise
@@Orangexcounty Phora? Is that you hiding behind a burner TH-cam? 🤣 ya I’m good on owning a business where most my customers are unsatisfied, call me when he puts out his own sneakers, wallets, vinyl collectibles, jeans etc cause that’s the level we operate at over here
My friend is one of the people who got scammed and I'm really glad that they were able to find a channel with a strong following to cover the whole thing. It was so crazy watching him go from loving Phora to trying to understand to then realizing he straight up got scammed.
scamming is actually very common in the underground rap scene, so this doesn't rly surprise me. great video as always!
I've never gotten scam from any underground rapper. They all been Real. For example Jedi mind trick, vinnienpaz, immortal technique solid dudes
Matty out here making old school YT hit pieces respect
haha wouldnt call it a full fledged hit piece, just thought id bring awareness to it
He has deleted all his pics on Instagram so no one can comment now 😂😂
I never understood how people throw money to a stranger and just blindly trust them
as an artist pov, ur reputation is on play, and thats very important to have a successful career, fans think that the artists has too much too lose to risk scamming, thats y people dont think about it to much to give them they credit card info
I guess you’ve never been a fan of someone before
@@Ghosty716 I guess you brought that nft too that was a scam too so obvious that it was a scam y’all still fell for it
That’s a fact. Not saying I condone what buddy did/does but alot of people do it to themselves. Common sense isn’t common as they say
@@LilMexilla sounds good but in life u gotta understand that in reality that means little to some. U gotta be a lil smarter than to just bank on someone because “they should care about their reputation”. People get caught up on words too easily🤣
I legit supported him and his brand so much, spent so much money on clothes and went to a concert once.. personally never has a loss of money through him but started seeing his true self through the years and how he started portraying himself and stopped being a fan. This is so sad though but I'd be lying if I said I didn't see something like that coming from him, he turned so sus.
he really lost all his og fans, the earliest fans of his are from like 2015 and even that’s rare. i stopped looking at him
the same once i peeped how he would let his fans always talk shit to his gf and when i found out he likes to fuck w teenagers
Perfectly said
@@youknow720 wooooahhh i never heard about the teen stuff can u elaborate
@@DrChainsawHandz i’ve heard multiple stories from fans who’ve been to his parties say that they allow underaged girls there. like this isnt just one or two people who have said this, i’ve heard it at least a dozen times from different people. he also met his ex dani when she was a teenager in high school and he was 20. theres pics of them at a meet & greet from 2015, and i have dm’s from one of his old team members confirming its true. he also met skye when she had just turned 19 (dani confirmed that to me) and he was 26 ab to be 27. that one isnt illegal but its still weird, considering thats a 7 year age gap & he seems to only fuck with girls significantly younger than him. he also allowed her freshly graduated friends into his parties. remember the paeka situation? she was 18 when all that happened, phora was giving off major “wheres my hug” vibes and was mad she only saw him as a business parter & didnt want anything more. his new team is filled with young ass people now, i can bet you theres not a single person over the age of 22 but him. he’s been making music for teenagers since i was 15 and i am now 24. he’s a weirdo all around, i even heard he tried to get at malu when she was 17
@@youknow720 sad right I actually was just thinking right now how he went through a lot but he doesn’t need play a victim because he knows he freaked up as well, just like me a lot of things happened in my life but I ain’t going to lie I ain’t holy and did bad things but because of God my sins are forgiven so may he repent but anyways God bless y’all.
Great video man, I literally had no idea of any of this... Phora gained so much weight. I used to listened to him heavy back in 2012 and still listen to some of his old sh*t haha but this is definitely sus.
His Taggerstyle Pt. 2 went hard. So did his albums around that time are still worth listening. Stopped listening to him a while after 2015 or when he got chased down and shot in the back of the head
@@jvc541 yeah definitely solid work from those eras. Still a Kid always been my favorite
same since the tagging days. I think he gained most of that weight because of a heavy drug addiction he's had for the past couple years.
@@jvc541chased down and shot because he scammed those people too!
@@jvc541still a kid is still hard
LOL. I cant believe his lawyer sent you a cease and desist letter. Dont fall back matt. Keep your head up.
Seeing shit like this always pisses me off. Same way I get pissed by the countless scammers on ig that make a living off scamming small artists with little to no money to lose. As a small artist myself, I have never understood why people would happily profit off of using other peoples passions against them. It’s nefarious as hell and it’s just begging for bad karma…
Some souless mfs out here
No wonder Phora stay depressed🤦♂️
Have y’all ever noticed he always fell into depression before a album drop? Like he would delete all his social or delete all his pics and post later about being depressed and then announced an album.
I remember back in 2018 when I first got into Phoras music and he announced his new clothing line for your truly and I wanted one of the hoodies so badly and I even told my friends abt it. I tried to get my mom to get me one but I couldn't bc I was failing a class so I never got it. But to hear abt this story 5 years later is crazy, I honestly dodged a bullet
Same here I remember I really wanted the one hollies with the butterfly. But looking back, I'm glad I didn't bought it
Youre a dam loser. Please!! Oh please! Mommy i want a hoodie pleaseee
Congrats on getting your 100k plaque you deserve it, keep pumping these videos out and we'll see you at 1 million
oh he’s definitely pilled out.
practically falling asleep in the kickstarter video
He monetized off depression too😅
Don’t forget he scammed his own best friend too and took her clothing line brand and made it his. She’s spoken about it a lot
@Sarah-lt1ox trust me this person doesn't know lol
@@thomaswashington2127 actually do .. “trust me” lol and it’s Cynthia he stoled from. Took her whole concept after she even launched it too
I used to do lettering designs for him and isuppose back when I was in highschool and he used my artwork without paying me anything,as soon as I sent samples he started printing everything out ,never got no credit or anything for the art
Any update on isupoose?? Or last time you saw him?
As someone who has been a fan of phora since 2012 I'm so disappointed because he's brought up people calling out his scams and he'd make excuses so I kinda just went with it thinking it wasn't true till recently. Me personally I've never had a problem ordering merch but I knew two friends who did. It sucks because he had us believing his excuses. He's obviously in the wrong but I will say that last year he did have hundreds of orders stolen by one employee who was reselling his stolen merch, he addressed this on a live and an Instagram story and I'm not saying to only blame that guy because it's definitely Phora's fault too.
thats (allegedly) false i talked to the employee and he showed me receipts that proved that he was actually buying merch while he was on the team. he was also only on the team for 6 months and yt has been having complaints since 2018. he just doesnt wanna take accountability because then that proves that he isnt who he says he is- who wants to admit that they steal from their fans?
@@youknow720 damn if true that just makes it even worse for phora. Bro needs to get his shit together.
I ordered Merch and so did my brother in 2012 $150 and we received our order but the merch was very cheap sweaters and t shirts never ordered again although we were big fans .. his music got me through a lot of hard times in my life but now seeing this it just feels so weird and so disappointing..
Wow I used to fw Phora heavy back in the day smh. Thanks for sharing this
i agree with u 100% i was scammed by him and when i tried to get my money back or the things i ordered his “employees” were extremely disrespectful
Crazy how you can be successful but but ruin it and want to scam at the same time crazy!
Man I miss the 2011 -2012 phora. His music was 100x better
It's Insane how a person who build up their name and gain a trusted fan base still considering on one time scammed money and sell their name. As a new producer and artist this is hurt me man if he just be honest and giving the people what they want i don't think it's hard though and still he will made much more than this in the future. SMH
😂😂😂
This saddens me so much cause when I was at my lowest phoras music was there. This was back in 2016 when he had dropped his album with love. I even ordered clothes from his brand and did receive it, albeit with some clothes being the wrong size.... at the time, I didn't think about any of that. I moved away from his music and growed as a person... but seeing this just doesn't sit well with me, I hope this isn't true, but honestly I believe it...
Bro look like kick ass. But it’s rough doing it on your own. This dude was blessed to get help from his fans and he just tossed it all away
😂😂😂
If you buy from a "company" that has terrible reviews almost everywhere. Than it's also you're own fault you got scammed. Do some research before buying something. Especially from the smaller, lesser known companies.
Sad to see artists from my city scamming our community out of their hard earned money 🤦♂️
Soo your telling me he's been scamming since the ealry 2010's and people STILL supported & trusted his word tf 😂
I am at a loss for words! I had NO idea that all this had happened. As soon as you said his name my jaw dropped, I'm not a huge fan of Phora but I do listen to some of his music...
I went to high school with him in La Habra I heard people called him snitch cause he told the principal or teachers some kids were stealing from lockers which is probably how I got my psp jacked one time lol
His buddy, iSuppose, scammed people too. He ripped me off for $180 and NEVER received my “mystery box”…. Maybe that was the mystery? Lol
Glad you made a video about this , was curious when I commented that years ago haha ! Sad to see the reality
haha nice cameo in the vid!
honestly it was really sad seeing the black friday sale happening, i was lucky enough to get my order in a month with good quality but seeing everyone not get theirs was disappointed
I bought a hoodie on BF last year 2022. I did not get my order for almost 3 months, going back and fourth with their customer support. While I finally got my hoodie and the quality is amazing, I was waiting eagerly for something that I potentially would had forgotten... This is why 6lack merch is better!
I didn't even know about this... his music changed my life
Yeah this is wild to know
i been a fan for years! i remember back in like 2018 of black friday he had a sale i didn’t even get my merch until MARCH OF 2019!!! shit took forever but atleast it came. i don’t blame the fans for being upset with him ngl! once i heard he stopped responding to fans about their packages i stopped listening to his music and buying his clothes. he needs to be held accountable
Damn bruh, Phora got CHUNKYYYYY sheeesh!
LMFAOOO LITERALLY
the play button bit at the ending is so wholesome lmao, you deserve it man
thank you 🙏
what sad is that his numbers of his music is badly declining...damn
Dudes a weenie use to be a graffiti writer when I met him before his fame he was really scary when he went the singing route it was definitely for the best dude wasn’t build for this life I was honestly surprised he even got as big as he did but glad he fell off don’t bite the hands that feed you
He scammed me a while back. had a specific rhinestone collection drop and my girlfriend wanted some pieces. I was there as soon as the website opened and funny enough I was the first person to purchase on the website. He posted me on his story and I won a neon sign that was in his store that said “yours truly”. His team contacted me got a delivery address and told me they would ship it. 2 years later and still no sign.
Seems like ALOT OF "First" times on here. I bet alot of you were little weirdos begging mommy for another mans hoodie money
What suprises me more is how his fans not only didnt recieve their packages in over a year, but they STILL decided to buy more and then act suprised that they didnt recieve anything again 😂 Like what did u expect
Man I’m disappointed honestly. I was really rooting for him too
Who's here after Phora tried to sue his ass lmao 🤣🤣
Dude looks unhealthy asf his old gf would had kept him on track but he lost everyone that actually held him down .
I was a fan of Phora back in 2018 and 2019, i ordered two shirts but never got sent at all. Tried to get the money back but never got it. I didnt think he was actually scamming many people until i see this. Crazy and really fuckd up.
Ngl where he’s from (Anaheim area ) we don’t like him around here , people called him phorat
All the way Down to the Inland Empire San Bernardino, he's also known as "Phorat" the streets don't bump him.
He’s actually a horrible person. His last “drive by shooting” that happened to him was planned for clout before his album. He did the same thing the time before the album drop too. People who trusted him, he stopped being friends with just so he wouldn’t have to pay them back. Also His ex broke up with him bc he was cheating on her keeping another woman taken care of paying her bills and all. Making it seem like he was so in love w his girl and so sad when she left him when he did it to himself. He’s those type of people that plays victim but is just a piece of shit all on his own. Don’t ask me how I know but I got receipts 😇
Can I see the receipts lol
Really wished they all spoke up earlier and exposed HIM for the snake he actually is. Would've saved alot of people's money. I had no idea he was doing this to such a loyal fambase . SMH
Phora BEEN fake & it’s worse because he sells how “real” he is.
Finally someone brought this to light
Congratulations on 100k Matty you deserve it ❤
Why do people like this guy? His music is kinda mid.
Finally people are talking about this !!
wow I had no idea of this. I used to listen to him religiously but now, I'm just kinda shocked. I didn't expect that from him 🤕
Crazy to see this, always been a fan of the music and the clothing. I have a bunch of hoodies & shirts that all came through however long it took, I don't even know anymore cause I haven't ordered anything since 2021. I've had so much love for the guy it's sad to see that this was happening on the sidelines.
Yeah same here. The merchandise did take forever to arrive but always got it
Damn. No wonder I never see people wearing his merchandise. I remember when he first started making the merchandise people were complaining they weren't getting their stuff 😂
bro thinks he babytron 😭😭😭
LMFAOOOO
Hit him with that class action always thought he was a sell out anyway
I’m so devastated and just wonder how legit this is since I’ve been such a huge fan, and really believed and listened to him and cared about his story and so many of his fans did too. The fact that he was dealing with issues as far as paranoia and almost died and trust issues and shared all of his experiences and himself to his fans as his truth and now it comes out as him being a fake and a lie he must be a fantastic actor and deserves a Grammy. There are people out there like that who play victim but the fact that if this is what he’s doing it just kills me since his music touched so many and he was repeating over and over how real and how relatable he was. He came out with new songs this year and dropped a couple this month and I always feel his music. If he truly has these issues and isn’t getting help for them and not trusting anybody especially his fans is something he needs to really consider other then shutting his day ones (fan group) away, who helped him get to where he is.
Didn't scam me. For the last 7 years his music has helped me through darkness. I haven't bought one song.
So who really is winning and losing
Definitely likes to steal from his Fans!!!!! I’m still waiting on my orders and or refund shoot even a response back!!!!!
It's time for a lawsuit
i feel bad for whoever gave him that three dollars
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. I NEVER GOT MY DAMN HOODIE!!! WITHOUT READING THE COMMENTS, I KNOW IM GOING TO SEE PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME SHIT.
I fw his music but I dislike him as a person.
Every thing I bought from him I always received my items but knowing what I know now is crazy and disappointing
looks like phora invested in food 😂😂😂
explains the situation with dj hands one and eskupe i miss those days
I used to fuck with Phora's music heavy.. when I was deep into my Alcoholism the Sinner songs got played consistently. But, glad I never gave him a nickel
Dude got a bank refund and went and spent EVEN MORE money at the same shop...0 sympathy for half these fanboys
Glad you covering this… was a big fan of phora but this stuffs disgusting and some his fans didn’t even know it was happening right under their nose
“And you would do it too for a check” 😂😂😂
When you like your own comment 👆
@@christianinfante8657 oh good idea ill like it 😂
Been a fan of you with the first vid i saw of you❤
Wait till yall hear what he did to his former main producer
eskupe or anthro??
dude i bought like hella shit from yours truly a long time ago and it literally never came in bruh, customer service is trash asf too
Thanks for bringing this up, even though I'm a fan of Phora and I like his music. Im so glad I never bought any of his Yours Truly "clothing brand" even though a few years ago I wanted to, at that time. The designs weren't my type of style. Great video!
I'm someone who always got my merchandise from them. Their customer services teams were exactly like u mentioned them. Lazy and robotic nothing more. I think around 2017, maybe 18 was the peak for the merchandise everything after was straight crappy designs and outdated merchandise. When I first got my merchandise back in 2017/18 I instantly was able to tell it was low quality screen printed stuff.. sweaters were kinds worth the purchase. I think once the brand started to get bigger with the merchandise and the fans after 2018 everything changed and felt like different. I also looked into that others apparently got scammed especially those out of state. Over the years I felt the designs and merchandise really degraded in value and quality.
I always thought he was soooo corny 🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭
his excuses sound like Logan paul
“ thats how we plan on keepin it” then signs to a label
Plans change hater
Personally know 4 people who have ordered merch from his website amd the orders have never came. One order being 200 dollars. And that's just people I know, who knows how many he's truly stolen from and never delivered on the promises
No you dont
This kind of people makes our society look more greedy..the people who really deserve are out there walking infront of eyes and we ignore them...but we support who beg money for their lifestyle through online..what a world we live in..
You can tell he’s lying he can’t even look into the camera 😂😂 you can always see when someone is lying when they can’t look you in the eyes
I thought he took down all his post because he was having a “mental breakdown” again 💀🤣
Congrats on the 100k!! I listen to all your videos to the end :) I found this vid very helpful as I’ve bought from Billie eilish before and it was HORRIBLE! There ppl are straight up scammers too that she hired to manage her merch. It was the first time I supported an artist and I never did another artist again due to fear of how I’ll be treated cause it’s a mix bag with these merch vendors. I never got my merch btw after two months of trying to get my refund
Your bank my friend. When vendor's are shady you can have your bank investigate and 10/10 times you will get your money back. I've done it whenever there's a serious issue with vendor's and believe me a lot of them are untrustworthy now a day.
Huge phora fan this crazy shit I’m open ears haven’t watched it yet.
Separate his shitty personality from his art
That dudes music is for simps 😂😂😂😂
Phora talk like a televangelist..
Only a few minutes in & I can’t even fathom this as an independent artist. Just wishing I had a fan base like this at all lol. I guess it’s really a blessing & a curse but I think it’s how people handle situations they’re dealt … 🎉
Bruhh im upset even hearing about this cause I never thought bro was down bad like that for him to do his true day 1's die hard fans like that
Congrats on the 100k Matty!
pov: ur in a edit (sped up playlist) here:th-cam.com/video/g04VOnH8scU/w-d-xo.html
In his songs, hes always talking about how people hate him and done him dirty