Overview
- A neighbor discovered Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor around 2:25 p.m. Monday in Chilmark, Massachusetts, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Chilmark police said there was no readily apparent cause of death and referred the case to the Massachusetts State Medical Examiner’s Office.
- Family friends told the Martha’s Vineyard Times he was hospitalized after a seizure about a year ago and had been taking medication, though the cause of death remains undetermined.
- Forté co-wrote and produced tracks on the Fugees’ landmark 1996 album The Score and was part of the Refugee Camp All-Stars, later releasing solo work and composing for film and television.
- Wyclef Jean and Pras shared public tributes, and Forté is survived by his wife, photographer Lara Fuller, and their two children.