Knox Fortune

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Knox Fortune
Birth nameKevin Rhomberg
Born (1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 33)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • 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

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.
  5. ↑ Frydenlund, Zach (May 14, 2016). "Meet Knox Fortune, the Singer Featured on Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book'". Complex . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Hyman, Dan (September 26, 2017). "Meet Knox Fortune, the Chance the Rapper Collaborator Going Solo on Hazy, Beatwise Debut". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Julious, Britt (September 15, 2017). "We're All Rooting for Knox Fortune". Vice . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ Corrigan, Graham (September 23, 2017). "Knox Fortune's Chicago Paradise". Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Hyman, Dan (April 11, 2018). "Knox Fortune on His Sound, Fame, and Battling Insecurity". Chicago . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Galil, Leor (November 1, 2017). "Knox Fortune learned his trade in hip-hop, but he wants to make his name in pop". Chicago Reader . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ Terry, Josh (September 18, 2017). "How Chicago's Knox Fortune Went From Producing His Friends (Like Chance The Rapper) To His Solo Debut". Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (September 15, 2017). "Knox Fortune Drops "24 Hours," Announces Release Date for Debut Album 'Paradise'". Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Hyman, Dan (August 17, 2017). "10 New Artists You Need to Know: August 2017: Knox Fortune". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ Saponara, Michael (September 26, 2017). "Knox Fortune Talks New Album 'Paradise', Working With Chance the Rapper on 'All Night' & More". Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Paradise by Knox Fortune". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Help Myself - Single by Knox Fortune". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Torture - Single by Knox Fortune". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Lil Thing - Single by Knox Fortune". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  19. ↑ "24 Hours - Single by Knox Fortune". Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Antidepressant by Sterling Hayes". Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper". Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Just Like the Movies by KAMI". Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  23. ↑ "The Big Day by Chance the Rapper". Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Intellexual by Intellexual". Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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