Knox Fortune

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Knox Fortune
Born
Kevin Rhomberg

(1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 33)
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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