Fugees Collaborator John Forté Lifeless at 50

John Forté, well-known for his work with The Fugees, is useless … TMZ has confirmed.

The Grammy-nominated recording artist died Monday at his house in Chilmark, Massachusetts — a city on Martha’s Winery — in accordance with Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin.

We’re informed John died all of a sudden and the reason for demise is unclear … although cops do NOT suspect foul play.

John is greatest identified for his contributions to The Fugees’ second studio album “The Rating,” which was launched in February 1996 and gained a Grammy for Finest Rap Album. John is featured on two tracks, “Household Enterprise” and “Cowboys,” and he co-wrote and produced a number of songs on the breakthrough album.

Lauryn Hill famously launched John to The Fugees … he confirmed Wyclef Jean and Pras a few of the music he was making they usually have been so impressed they requested him to anchor “Cowboys.”

Wyclef produced John’s debut album, 1998’s “Poly Sci,” however John’s profession was derailed in 2000 when he was arrested at Newark Worldwide Airport in reference to a legal conspiracy to promote liquid cocaine.

John was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute … he was convicted and sentenced to the mandatory-minimum 14 years, and spent seven years in a Pennsylvania jail earlier than his sentence was commuted in November 2008 by then-President George W. Bush.

When he received out of jail, John went to New York Metropolis and received again into music … writing the tune “One thing to Lean On,” a theme for the Brooklyn Nets that performed earlier than each sport throughout elaborate participant introductions of their inaugural season in 2012-13.

John met his spouse, Lara Fuller, on Martha’s Winery in 2015 … they received hitched and had two children collectively, daughter Wren and son Haile.

He was 50.