John Forte
Sign in to saveAlso known as John R. Forte, Jr., J. R. Forte
American comic-book artist (1918-1966)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Plays's the thing
- The square of acceptance
- A Trolley to Abruzzo
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1975-01-30
- Active to
- 2026-01-12
hip hop
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,516
- Total plays
- 49,683
Tags
Hip-Hophip hopEast Coastrapalternative
John Forté (born 30th January 1975 in Brooklyn, New York; died 12th January 2026 in Chilmark, Massachusetts) was a rapper and producer. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy. 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 two songs on their multi-platinum and Grammy-winning 1996 album, The Score. After the group broke up in 1997, Forté released his debut solo album, Poly-Sci in 1998, which was pro
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rockaway
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- Commons category
- John Forte
- date of birth
- 1918-10-06
- date of death
- 1966-05-20
- birth name
- John Robert Forte, Jr
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