Phony Ppl

Phony Ppl
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, R&B[1], neo soul[2]
Years active 2010–present
Website phony-ppl.com
Members
  • Bari Bass
  • Matt "Maffyuu" Byas
  • Aja Grant
  • Elijah Rawk
  • Elbie Thrie
Past members

Phony Ppl is a musical group based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally founded in 2010[5] with 9 members, the current members are Elbee Thrie (vocals), Elijah Rawk (lead guitar), Matt "Maffyuu" Byas (drums), Aja Grant (keyboard), and Bari Bass (bass guitar).[6]

Background

Members of Phony Ppl met in high school. Elbee (Robert Booker) and Aja first formed the group, with Dyme-A-Duzin (Donnovan Blocker), Bari Bass (Omar Grant), Elijah Rawk, Ian Bakerman, Maffyuu, and Sheriff PJ joining later.[7] In 2012, they released the album Phonyland.[4]

In January 2015, they released the album Yesterday's Tomorrow. The album peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart.[8] The album also peaked at number 15 on the Trending 140 chart and at number 7 on the Emerging Artists chart.[9] They released the single "This Must Be Heaven" in November 2016.[10] They made their first television appearance on June 9, 2015 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing "Trap Queen" with Fetty Wap.[11]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
U.S. Heatseekers
[8]
WTF is Phonyland? -
Phonyland -
nothinG special -
53,000. -
Yesterday's Tomorrow 24

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, David. "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Sacher, Andrew. "Phony Ppl playing 2 NYC shows (one free, one with Prodigy of Mobb Deep) & more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Legendre, Raymond (10 September 2015). "Phony Ppl Talk Kimmel, T-Pain and Who They Are Not - Mixologi". Mixologi. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Phony Ppl's Nine Lives - Mass Appeal". Mass Appeal. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Blue Note PHONY PPL feat. SPECIAL GUESTS MAX & CHRIS TURNER - 2016-04-13". www.bluenotejazz.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Shaw-Faber, Levi. "Phony Ppl: The Most Famous Band You've Never Heard Of". Not Mad. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Phony Ppl, Real Talk: An Interview with the New York Collective + Video & Free Download | AFROPUNK". AFROPUNK. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Phony Ppl Yesterday's Tomorrow Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Roberts, Randall. "Social media buzz the new barometer of a hit". latimes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Bundy, Will. "Hear Phony Ppl's Sunny New Single "This Must Be Heaven"". The FADER. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Fetty Wap & Phony Ppl - Trap Queen + My Way (Live On Jimmy Kimmel)". ILLROOTS. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Yesterday's Tomorrow by Phony Ppl". 13 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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