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John Forté

Rap music
Old school hip hop
East Coast rap
The hip-hop producer and solo artist John Forté was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 30, 1975. Trained on the violin at a young age, he grew up appreciating the music of Vivaldi, then pivoted toward hip-hop during his early 20s. His artistic breakthrough arrived in 1996, when he contributed to The Fugees' Grammy-winning album, The Score, as both a co-writer and co-producer. When The Fugees' three members launched solo projects the following year, Forté worked on Wyclef Jean's double-platinum release Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival as a producer and backup vocalist, That s...
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We Trying to Stay AliveWyclef Jean, John Forté and Pras
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Street JeopardyWyclef Jean and John Forté
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We Trying to Stay AliveWyclef Jean, John Forté, Refugee Camp Allstars and Pras
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Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)John Forté
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Flash the MessageJohn Forté and Butter
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Poly SciJohn Forté
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We Trying to Stay AliveWyclef Jean, John Forté and Pras

The Score

3:11

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Street JeopardyWyclef Jean and John Forté

The Carnival

3:57

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We Trying to Stay AliveWyclef Jean, John Forté, Refugee Camp Allstars and Pras

Revival

3:11

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Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)John Forté

3:45

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Flash the MessageJohn Forté and Butter

Poly Sci

3:41

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Poly SciJohn Forté

Poly Sci

5:22

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