Knox Fortune

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Knox Fortune
Birth nameKevin Rhomberg
Born (1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active2012–present
Website www.knoxfortune.com

Kevin Rhomberg [2] (born August 12, 1992), [3] better known by his stage name Knox Fortune, is an American singer and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. [4] He provided a guest vocal on Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book track "All Night". [5] [6]

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Early life

Born Kevin Rhomberg in Chicago, Illinois, Knox Fortune grew up in the Western suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. [7] He took piano lessons when he was young. [8] He graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School. [9] Afterwards, he took classes at Triton College. [10]

Career

Knox Fortune has collaborated with Joey Purp, Kami, Towkio, Vic Mensa, and Chance the Rapper. [11] His debut solo studio album, Paradise, was released in 2017. [12]

Style and influences

In 2017, Dan Hyman of Rolling Stone described Knox Fortune as "a key sonic architect of the contemporary Chicago hip-hop scene." [13] In a 2017 interview with Billboard , Knox Fortune stated that he was inspired by skateboarding, as well as the Beach Boys, Kanye West, J Dilla, the Neptunes, and the Beatles. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Stephen (March 1, 2018). "The Austin 100: Knox Fortune". NPR . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Greeley, Shakeil (September 25, 2017). "Knox Fortune, the Voice You Know From Chance the Rapper's "All Night," Is Finally Making Music for Himself". GQ . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Knox Fortune (August 12, 2017). "I just woke up a 25 year old man". Twitter . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Camp, Zoe (July 21, 2017). "Knox Fortune Explores "Chillers Paradise" in His Video for "Lil' Thing" Video". Vice . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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