Knox Fortune

Knox Fortune
Birth nameKevin Rhomberg
Born (1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • record producer
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.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]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Studio albums

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  • Paradise (2017)[15]
  • Stock Child Wonder (2020)

Singles

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  • "Help Myself" (2017)[16]
  • "Torture" (2017)[17]
  • "Lil Thing" (2017)[18]
  • "24 Hours" (2017)[19]
  • "Shirtless" (2020)

Guest appearances

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b 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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