Image Credit: Getty Images John Forté, the recording artist and frequent Fugees collaborator, was found dead in his Chilmark, Massachusetts, home in January 2026. He was 50 years old. The late Grammy nominee's death shocked fans everywhere, especially when a report claimed he died "suddenly." Forté for being a member of the collective Refugee Camp All-Stars and for his collabs "We Trying to Stay Alive" (with Wyclef Jean) and "Rumble in the Jungle." Below, learn more about Forté's life, career and sudden death.