The first non-Fugee signed to the trio's Refugee Camp label, John Forté met the group through vocalist Lauryn Hill early in the '90s, before the Fugees had even signed a recording contract. Also of Haitian descent, Forté worked on production for their breakout album, 1996's The Score, and also toured as part of Wyclef Jean's solo project, the Refugee Camp Allstars.
Forté debuted with the 1998 album Poly Sci and the single "Ninety Nine," before disappearing from the music scene for approximately four years. He returned with an introspective album titled I, John on a new record label. Unlike his debut album, which had featured assistance from the Fugees, this follow-up featured not a single Fugee. Instead, Forté worked with co-writer Joel Kipnis and such accomplished artists as Tricky, Esthero, and Herbie Hancock. ~ John Bush, Rovi
Rapper/producer John Forte, who worked closely with the Fugees before being sent to prison on drug charges, had his sentence commuted Monday (November...
and was serving time in Fort Dix, N.J., but will be released Dec. 22 after serving just over seven years. He must serve five years of supervised proba...
years and was serving time in Fort Dix, N.J., but will be released Dec. 22 after serving just over seven years. He must serve five years of supervised...
the remaining of his sentence on probation. Among those who rallied for Forte's early release were Carly Simon and her son Ben Taylor, who was reporte...
's early release is singer Carly Simon, who along with her son (a former prep school pal of Forte), held the Grammy-winning artist down since his arre...
and hitting the stage for the first time in eight years in New York with the Roots, Talib Kweli, Chrisette Michele and Pharoahe Monch. In addition to ...
Christophe Charlier, Forté's friend and former Phillips Exeter classmate, suggested the tour. The deputy CEO of Onexim Group and chairman of the board...
