Knox Fortune

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]

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

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
  1. 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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