John Forte' - Hungry (feat. Ben taylor)
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I am hopping on an airplane for Boston tomorrow morning so this will be my final contribution of the week. The one comes from ex-Fugee member/current Fort Dix Federal Prison inmate, John Forte'.
As the title of one the tracks on John's 2002 album, I, John, states; what a difference a day makes. Almost like a scene right off a VH1 Behind The Music special, one day John is a Grammy nominated producer living the high life in the club scene with a promising brand new solo deal. Next, some shakeups at the record label leave an album with no promotion and have an artist struggling to make ends meet on the road in back alley clubs. Artist meets drug dealer...drug dealer needs female drug couriers...artist knows many a female...couriers get busted...roll over on dealer and artist...sting nets artist with 1.5 million dollars of liquid cocaine...14 years federal pound you in the ass prison.
During John's trail and while under house arrest John recorded what would become I, John. Personally, it's one of my favorite hip-hop albums. It has great flow, excellent guest spots and an undercurrent theme of someone analyzing their life while facing 14 years.
John is eligible for parole in 2013.