Career
Influenced by a diverse range of musical traditions, Fortune has released 6 EPs and has collaborated with a number of artists from the Atlanta hip hop scene, including OG Maco, Dun Deal, and ILoveMakonnen. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fortune comes from a family of musicians and is related to cornetist National Adderley and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. He began rapping in high school and claims that he shortened his name because his birth name, "Jerome," reminded him of a aging pimp character from Martin Lawrence"s Martin television series.
Adderley co-produced and played the vibraphone on Fortune"s Beautiful Pimp II European Parliament and is featured in the music video for the track "OneDay".
Though Fortune"s early European Parliament was released on Wil May"s Makeshift label, he is currently unsigned. Pitchfork named Beautiful Pimp one of their "Overlooked of 2013." In the summer of 2014, Fortune joined British indie-rock group Glass Animals for their United States. and United Kingdom tours.
In January 2015, Fortune announced via Twitter that he was turning himself into police custody for unknown reasons. Fortune was booked into the Cobb County Jail in Marietta, Georgia on January 16, 2015 and announced his release on February 6, 2015.
Fortune joined Iamsu!"s "Eyes on Maine" North American tour in March 2015.