NEW YORK (AP) — John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, has died at age 50. He was found dead Monday afternoon in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, according to police.
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A native of New York City, Forté was a musical prodigy who broke through in his early 20s as a contributor to the Fugees’ Grammy-winning “The Score” and to Wyclef Jean’s Grammy-nominated “The Carnival.” A multi-instrumentalist and rapper, he also released such solo albums as “Poly Sci” and “I John,” with contributors including Carly Simon, whose son, Ben Taylor, was a close friend of Forté’s.
In 2000, he was arrested at Newark International Airport and charged with possession of liquid cocaine and drug trafficking. Forté was sentenced to 14 years in prison, but the sentence was commuted after seven years by President George W. Bush. Simon was among many public figures who advocated for his release.
FILE – John Forte appears at the Fall 2013 Nanette Lepore Runway Show in New York on Feb. 13, 2013. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, File) FILE – Musician John Forte appears at the Vanity Fair Tribeca Film Festival Party in New York on April 9, 2013. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) FILE – John Forte appears at the Fall 2013 Nanette Lepore Runway Show in New York on Feb. 13, 2013. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, File) Show Caption1 of 3FILE – John Forte appears at the Fall 2013 Nanette Lepore Runway Show in New York on Feb. 13, 2013. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, File) ExpandSurvivors include his wife, the photographer Lara Fuller, and two children.
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