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Forté began his professional music career when he was introduced to The Fugees by Lauryn Hill in the early 1990s. He co-wrote and produced several songs on their multi-platinum and Grammy-winning 1996 album, The Score. At 21 years of age, Forté was nominated for a Grammy for his work on the album.
Feb 25, 2022 · Forté discovered music in the early eighties, as an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort...
He built up a circle of hip-hop-obsessed friends, started writing his own music, and when he graduated he moved to Manhattan, briefly living with old friend Talib Kweli, soon to be a big-deal...
Oct 26, 2021 · In the mid '90s, John Fortéburst onto the rap landscape after receiving the ultimate endorsement from the biggest group in music at the time — The Fugees. Proving himself as MC, songwriter, and...
Since the end of 2008 the former Fugees-affiliated singer/rapper/producer/songwriter has recorded more than 60 songs, performed over 40 concerts, started work on a memoir and embarked on a...
Apr 24, 2015 · Apr 24, 2015. 36:17. From humble beginnings, musician, John Forté discusses where he is now. About the speaker. Few understand second chances better than John E. Forte.
Watch on. John Forté is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer from Brooklyn. This July, marking the nine-year anniversary of his date of arrest on charges of drug trafficking, Forté released StyleFREE the EP, his first collection of new music in eight years.
