John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician, producer, and close collaborator with the influential hip-hop group Fugees, was found dead in his Massachusetts home at 50.

Chilmark, Massachusetts, police said in a statement that there were no signs of foul play or "readily apparent cause of death."

John Forté, the musician known for his work with Fugees and Wyclef Jean, has died. He was 50. Massachusetts’ Chilmark Police confirmed to Variety that Forté died yesterday at approximately 2:25 p.m.,

John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician and producer who collaborated with groups like the Fugees and Refugee Camp All-Stars, has died at the age of 50. Per the Associated Press, police found the recording artist dead in his Chilmark,

John Forté, famous for his work with The Fugees, is dead ... TMZ has confirmed. The Grammy-nominated recording artist died Monday at his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts -- a town on Martha's Vineyard -- according to Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin.

John Forté, an influential collaborator behind the Fugees, has died at 50, leaving behind a legacy tied to one of hip-hop’s most defining groups. Wyclef Jean reflected on John Forté’s lasting impact after the influential Fugees collaborator died at 50.

A native of City, Forté was a musical prodigy who broke through in his early 20s as a contributor to the Fugees’ Grammy-winning “The Score” and to Wyclef Jean’s Grammy-nominated “The Carnival.” A multi-instrumentalist and rapper,

According to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, Forté was discovered unresponsive on his kitchen floor by a neighbor on Monday (Jan.