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American singer and record producer
Knox Fortune
Birth name Kevin Rhomberg Born (1992-08-12 ) August 12, 1992 (age 31)
Chicago ,
Illinois , U.S.Genres Occupation(s) Years active 2012–present Website
www .knoxfortune .com
Musical artist
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]
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
Paradise (2017)
[15]
Stock Child Wonder (2020)
Singles
"Help Myself" (2017)
[16]
"Torture" (2017)
[17]
"Lil Thing" (2017)
[18]
"24 Hours" (2017)
[19]
"Shirtless" (2020)
Guest appearances
Sterling Hayes - "Mathematics" from Antidepressant (2016)
[20]
Chance the Rapper - "All Night" from
Coloring Book (2016)
[21]
Kami - "The Both of Us" and "Just Like the Movies" from Just Like the Movies (2017)
[22]
Chance the Rapper - "Let's Go on the Run" from
The Big Day (2019)
[23]
Intellexual - "Roxstar" from Intellexual (2019)
[24]
References
^
a
b Thompson, Stephen (March 1, 2018).
"The Austin 100: Knox Fortune" .
NPR . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ Knox Fortune (August 12, 2017).
"I just woke up a 25 year old man" .
Twitter . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ Camp, Zoe (July 21, 2017).
"Knox Fortune Explores "Chillers Paradise" in His Video for "Lil' Thing" Video" .
Vice . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^ Frydenlund, Zach (May 14, 2016).
"Meet Knox Fortune, the Singer Featured on Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' " .
Complex . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ Julious, Britt (September 15, 2017).
"We're All Rooting for Knox Fortune" .
Vice . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ Corrigan, Graham (September 23, 2017).
"Knox Fortune's Chicago Paradise" .
Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ Hyman, Dan (April 11, 2018).
"Knox Fortune on His Sound, Fame, and Battling Insecurity" .
Chicago . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Espinoza, Joshua (September 15, 2017).
"Knox Fortune Drops "24 Hours," Announces Release Date for Debut Album 'Paradise' " .
Complex . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ Hyman, Dan (August 17, 2017).
"10 New Artists You Need to Know: August 2017: Knox Fortune" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^
"Paradise by Knox Fortune" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^
"Help Myself - Single by Knox Fortune" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^
"Torture - Single by Knox Fortune" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^
"Lil Thing - Single by Knox Fortune" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^
"24 Hours - Single by Knox Fortune" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
^
"Antidepressant by Sterling Hayes" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^
"Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^
"Just Like the Movies by KAMI" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^
"The Big Day by Chance the Rapper" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^
"Intellexual by Intellexual" .
Apple Music . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
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