{{Short description|American rapper (born 1988)}} {{Infobox musical artist | embed = no | name = Rome Fortune | image = Rome Fortune 2016.jpg | caption = Fortune performing in May 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|13}} | genre = Hip hop | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}} | label = Fogwood Records | years_active = 2011–present | birth_name = Jerome Raheem Fortune<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/890814724 |title=ALL THE WAY |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref> | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *Childish Major *Dun Deal *Four Tet *ILoveMakonnen * OG Maco *Toro y Moi *What So Not}} }}
'''Jerome Raheem "Rome" Fortune''' (born October 13, 1988) is an American rapper.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/romefortune/profile/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017065721/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/romefortune/profile/|url-status = dead|archive-date = October 17, 2013|title = Rome Fortune|date = |accessdate = 3 March 2015|website = Hot New Hip Hop|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> who rose to prominence after the release of his ''Beautiful Pimp'' mixtape in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = https://www.spin.com/2014/03/rome-fortune-interview/|title = Rome Fortune Thinks Outside the Trap, Shoots Dolphins With Laser Guns|date = 5 March 2014|accessdate = 3 March 2015|website = SPIN|publisher = |last = Soderberg|first = Brandon}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/everyone-wants-to-work-with-rome-fortune/|title = Everybody Wants to Work With Rome Fortune|date = 9 October 2014|access-date = 9 March 2015|website = Noisey|publisher = Vice|last = Brydon|first = Grant}}</ref>
== Life and career == Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fortune comes from a family of musicians and is related to cornetist Nat Adderley and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. He began rapping in high school<ref name=":1" /> and claims that he shortened his name because his birth name, "Jerome," reminded him of an aging pimp character from Martin Lawrence's ''Martin'' TV series.<ref name=":1" /> Fortune considers his grandfather, jazz musician Richard Adderley, to be one of the most influential figures in his life. Adderley co-produced and played the vibraphone on Fortune's ''Beautiful Pimp II ''EP<ref name=":0" /> and is featured in the music video for the track "OneDay".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385756156/rome-fortune-oneday|title = Rome Fortune, 'OneDay'|date = 12 February 2015|accessdate = 3 March 2015|website = all songs tv|publisher = NPR|last = Fitzgerald|first = Kiana}}</ref>
Pitchfork named ''Beautiful Pimp'' one of their "Overlooked Mixtapes of 2013."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9297-overlooked-mixtapes-2013/|title = Overlooked Mixtapes 2013|date = 24 December 2013|accessdate = 9 March 2015|website = Pitchfork|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In the summer of 2014, Fortune joined British indie-rock group Glass Animals for their U.S. and U.K. tours.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/02/rome-fortune-glass-animals-hazey|title = Rome Fortune & Glass Animals Rework "Hazey"|date = 2 October 2014|accessdate = 9 March 2015|website = Fader|publisher = |last = Turner|first = David}}</ref>
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<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/01/rome-fortune-jail/|title = Hear Rome Fortune's New Song and Write Him a Letter While He's in Jail|date = 16 January 2015|accessdate = 3 March 2015|website = Pigeons and Planes|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> and announced his release on February 6, 2015.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=romefortune |number=563872765045125120 |date = 6 February 2015 |title=papa rome's back ! Who missed me?? }}</ref> Fortune joined IAMSU's "Eyes on Me" North American tour in March 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://hypetrak.com/2015/01/iamsu-announces-tour-with-rome-fortune/|title = Iamsu! Announces Tour with Rome Fortune|date = 16 January 2015|accessdate = 9 March 2015|website = Hypetrak|publisher = |last = Nyquvest|first = Tyler}}</ref>
Though Fortune's early EP ''The Air Mattress'' (2011) was released on Wil May's Makeshift label,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2014/12/rome-fortune-record-deal/|title=Is there a label deal fit for Rome Fortune?|last=Fortune|first=Rome|date=1 November 2014|website=Pigeons and Planes|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> he was unsigned until late 2015, when he was backed by Fool's Gold Records.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/rome_fortune_signs_to_fools_gold_reveals_kaytranada_collaboration_dance|title=Rome Fortune Signs to Fool's Gold, Reveals Kaytranada Collaboration|access-date=2017-02-09|language=en}}</ref> Fortune released his debut album, ''Jerome Raheem Fortune'', in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/02/rome-fortune-new-album-jerome-raheem-fortune|title=Rome Fortune Releases His Debut Album, 'Jerome Raheem Fortune'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref>
In summer of 2024 Fortune signed with record label Fogwood Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fogwoodrecords.com/releases/t4rfpse4guy80hhe4qmxu2qkcrmf1j|title=Fogwood Records Welcomes Rome Fortune|website=Fogwood Records|language=en|access-date=2024-06-18}}</ref>
== Artistry ==
=== Influences === Fortune has stated that he is influenced by 90s rap, particularly DMX,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.an-mag.com/rome-fortune/|title = Rome Fortune Gives the 'Copy, Paste, Reblog' Generation Something to Look up to|date = 2013|accessdate = 3 March 2013|website = Art Nouveau Magazine|publisher = |last = Petersen|first = Leanne}}</ref> whose ''Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood'' he cites as the "rap album that changed [his] life".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/the-break/2014/11/the-break-presents-rome-fortune/|title = The Break Presents: Rome Fortune|date = 3 November 2014|accessdate = 3 March 2015|website = XXL Mag|publisher = Townsquare Media, Inc|last = C.M.|first = Emmanuel}}</ref> Fortune also draws inspiration from jazz, considering it "pretty much parallel to hip-hop."<ref name=":0" />
=== Musical style === Fortune's style frequently combines regional hip hop traditions, such as the blending of ratchet and trap music elements on ''Beautiful Pimp''.<ref name=":0" /> He entered the world of electronic music for his ''Small VVorld'' EP, which features a number of tracks produced by U.K. electronic artist Four Tet.<ref name=":2" />
== Discography ==
=== Albums === * ''Jerome Raheem Fortune'' (2016) * ''Freek'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rome-fortune-announces-new-album-freektales-shares-new-song-ethan-hawke-listen/|title=Rome Fortune Announces New Album FREEktales, Shares New Song "Ethan Hawke": Listen|website=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref>
=== EPs === * ''The Air Mattress'' (2011) * ''Voyeur'' (with Childish Major) (2012) * ''Beautiful Pimp II'' (2014) * ''Drive, Thighs, & Lies'' (with Dun Deal) (2014) * ''Yep'' (with OG Maco) (2015) * ''Toro y Rome Vol.1'' (with Toro y Moi) (2018)
=== Mixtapes === * ''Lolo'' (2012) * ''Beautiful Pimp ''(2013) * ''Small VVorld'' (2014) * ''loloU'' (2015) * ''Vvorldvvide Pimpsation'' (2016) * ''Banned by Kaytranada'' (2024)
=== Collaborations === * "Stripes" (with Gucci Mane & Bankroll Fresh) (2014) * "Hazey" (with Glass Animals) (2014) * "Drop That Ass on the Ground Like Some Change" (with Ethereal & Relly Jade) * "Rollin'" (with Brenmar & Lil Uzi Vert) (2014) * "Lights Low" (with Four Tet) (2014) * "Men of Glass" (with Sevdaliza) (2015) * "No Ma'am" (with IloveMakonnen & Rich the Kid) (2016) * "Buried" (with What So Not) (2016) * "Leave It" (with ƱZ) (2018) * "Dr Feel Right" (with Josh Baker & the Egyptian Lover) (2025)
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