Early career Rutling was a
paraprofessional in New York City public schools for 10 years before he decided to pursue a musical career. In 2017, Phresher's management duo Jay Andino and Michael Caseau had become sought after by Shady Records staff; initially, to aid in production for the upcoming
Revival album. After several hundred instrumentals were sent by the Young 'N Grateful collective to no avail, Caseau suggested to Shady Records A&R's, stating: :''"Phresher collaborating with Em' could give that same platform and vibe Royce gave on the remix. Instead of using a similar beat, we just need any beat with him on it to recreate the energy, not the sound design."'' Eminem's mix engineer flew to New York to meet with Phresher to record "Chloraseptic," listed as track No. 3 on
Revival. Phresher spoke about the collaboration, stating: :''"When I first heard that he wanted me on the project, I was astonished. I didn't believe anything until they actually flew in and recorded the record. That's when I was like, 'Oh! This is real.' It was about two months ago, three the most. That was just amazing, man. We met in the studio. That was just crazy."'' On April 5, 2018, Phresher released the song "Teamwork" as the lead single from his debut studio album,
PH (2018). The song's music video was released four days later on April 9. The second single from the album, "You Do", was released on May 11, 2018. The music video for "You Do" was released on May 23, 2018. On June 3, 2018, Phresher was brought out to perform "
Chloraseptic (Remix)" alongside Eminem on the third day of the
Governors Ball Music Festival in
Randall's Island, New York City. After multiple delays,
PH was released on June 15, 2018. The album contains sixteen tracks and features guest appearances by
Busta Rhymes,
Joey Badass, and
Cardi B, among others. From December 2019 to March 2020, Phresher starred as a cast member on VH1's reality series
Love & Hip Hop: New York. On July 10, 2020, Phresher released his second extended play,
Brick by Brick. It features guest appearances by
Stunna 4 Vegas,
A Boogie wit da Hoodie,
Fivio Foreign, and
Casanova, among others. == Artistry ==