John Forté, a Grammy-nominated musician from Brownsville, died on Monday at his home in Massachusetts. He was 50 years old.
The recording artist and producer, best known for his work with the Fugees and as a member of the collective Refugee Camp All-Stars, was found dead Monday afternoon at his home in Chilmark, Mass., police confirmed to the New York Daily News.
Law enforcement didn’t provide a cause of death, but said there were no signs of foul play, the newspaper said. Family friends confirmed to the Martha’s Vineyard Times that Forté was hospitalized a year ago after suffering a seizure and had since been taking medication to control the threat of a grand mal seizure…