Phony Ppl is a musical group based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally founded in 2008 [7] with five members; the current members are Elbee Thrie (vocals), Elijah Rawk (lead guitar), Matt "Maffyuu" Byas (drums), Aja Grant (keyboard), and Bari Bass (bass guitar).[8]
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, Temi O, Maffyuu, and Sheriff PJ joining later.[9] In 2012, they released the album Phonyland.[5]
In January 2015, they released the album Yesterday's Tomorrow. The album peaked at number 24 on the BillboardHeatseekers Album chart.[10] It also peaked at number 15 on the Trending 140 chart and at number 7 on the Emerging Artists chart.[11] They released the single "This Must Be Heaven" in November 2016.[12] They made their first television appearance on June 9, 2015 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing "Trap Queen" with Fetty Wap.[13]
In October 2018, they released the single "Something About Your Love" (stylized as "somethinG about your love."). Their album mō’zā-ik. was released on October 19, 2018.[14] In January 2020, the group released "Fkn Around" with Megan Thee Stallion;[15] their solo version was released in May.[16] In November, they released the single "On My Shit" with Joey Badass.[17]
On November 18, 2022, the group released a new album titled 'Euphonyus'. The album featured artists and production from JoJo, Kaytranada, Leon Thomas, and Domo Genesis.[18]
