’90s rap pioneer found dead in his home at 50

Published on: 01/18/2026

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Musician John Forte, left, performs at the Gibson Guitar Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Sunday Jan. 24, 2010. (Katy Winn/AP Images for Gibson Guitar)

John Forté, a Grammy-nominated rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s, has died.

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