John Forte Gets a Pardon From George W.
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John Forte is getting out of the big house thanks to President Bush:
President George W. Bush has pardoned rapper John Forte, an affiliate of the Fugees, who has been serving prison time for smuggling drugs, sources told AllHipHop.com. Forte was one of 14 persons that Bush has pardoned or granted commuted prison sentences. This wave of White House pardons is Bush’s latest, as he has less than two months in his presidency. A pardon cannot be overruled.
Forte was arrested at Newark International Airport in 2000 and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute. Police caught him accepting a briefcase with about $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine in it.
Forte was hit with a 14-year sentence in a federal penitentiary under minimum sentencing laws even though it was his first offense and he was a non-violent offender. He began his bid in jail in 2001 and has fought the laws vehemently.
Through the ordeal, he maintained his innocence and turned down a plea deal.
We have to congratulate John for getting out of the big house. So, are we to assume that the millions of black men who are behind bars for getting caught with less than $1.4 million dollars worth of street drugs will be pardoned as well?
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John Forte was very good friends with singer Carly Simon’s son. Carly Simon tried herself to get him out in the beginning.
never even heard of dude
Fourth., thatnis all I care about. And I would do this guy.He is probably swollen now.
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pardon the other 375,000 brothers thats innocent behind the walls
He’ll be selling more drugs to kidz in no time HOO-RAY ! ! !
oh and TOP ten sNiTchEz
Dam I ain heard nothin about him in YEARSSSS! I thought he was dead
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John Forte was NOT pardoned!!! His sentence was commuted, that’s all
Not that I would begrudge this brother an early release or pardon, but aren’t there plenty of brothers incarcerated that deserved a pardon just as much or more than him? Does Bush plan to pardon more brothers who’s sentence has been considered “harsh and unjust.” as was John Forte’s? Did Bush select him for a pardon based on his notoriety and therefore designed to salvage some of his legacy? Again, John’s release is a blessing but what about the other innocent or unfairly sentenced brothers in AmeriKKKan prisons?
I forgot all about this guy…..
wow
Ahhhhhh *****!! John Forte is out. That youngin’ can spit. He dropped some legendary verses on The Fugees’ The Score…..
We used to jump rope,
But now we gun hope
Bustin’ shots off of project roof tops
Sending signals with the blunt smoke.
Ock, don’t talk a lot if you can’t hold it in lock
If you think lips sink ships,
Imagine full glock clips.
I hold a gl***** of Remy Martin
Gettin’ milks by the carton
Extortin’ the light weights for thinkin’ they important
The night pays and heavenly ways
Ain’t nothin’ free guy
Knowledge of your family and steppin’ to your B.I.
You see I, stay on top of s*** like a fly
My *****s reach when they got beef
Then jet down to South Beach
Yo mouthpiece is yappin’
I hear it in your rap and
My family is thick so that bull***** could never happen.
Hopefully him and clef can combine to make an album. There’s no hope for Lauren.
Oh….and this was another one. He definitely was one of the few that actually was moving weight on the street and transposed it to wax. These words sit on my soul because for those of us that are old enough to have been involved in the *****e game in nineties on the east coast from d.c. to new york this ***** illustrated what we were about realisticly.
When pandemonium strikes, at midnight
Full moon splits soft *****s and a lunatic
On some absurd *****
You talk back, hustlin’ crack don’t make you bigger
*****s who take your measurements quick, don’t make you quicker.
Stick and slide with vigor
City streets hot like liquor
21 gun salutin, shootin’ *****s from the roof and
Got nerve to mouth about it and the weight you claim you movin’
Your whole style is loose and we gon’ sew it like it’s cotton.
You fail to recognize that everybody could get gotten
the bounty on your head, says your dead by my gun a pop
Babies whisperin’ that there’s a body dropped, behind the lot
Police blew up the spot and locked the whole block
Medina is the east side of town lounge never till we own it
Gun play is regular front page is the bonus
Life will keep existing while I’m *****tin’ on the opponents
Life will keep existing while I’m *****tin’ on the opponents
Must be running drugs for some very important people to be getting a pardon by George Bush
Oh yeahhh.. for those that sayin’ he’s innocent. Naahh..this dude wasn’t innocent. He got caught with several keys of raw uncooked weight on him. At first they were talkin’ about deporting his ***** back to Trinidad but they decided to lock his ***** up. Hopefully he grew like the rest of us and won’t go back to that trafficing ***** again, and he’ll just go back to making albums. But I know if money get’s tight; youngin’ probably going to be bringing in that weight in again. But for those that don’t know his work don’t get him confused as a gangster rapper. He’s concious and on the same tier as Common, Talib, and Black Thought. Hopefully this ***** comin’ back to the rap game….we need him. I wonder if they are going to deport him though upon his release?
…I use to have the biggest crush on this man…
@ Maybeline
I know right. This ***** was like a concious/knowledge rapping type. And he let out his first album that was kind of weird….and then it came out in the media that this dude got caught up with like 100 keys of cocaine.
@ circa081
They can’t deport him as he is an American citizen (he was born in Brooklyn.) I agree with you, dude was nice, but I doubt anyone will be rushing to sign him or put him on.
*****, Wyclef can’t even keep his home in Miami
@ The Grundle
I thought that he was born in Trinidad…I thought were trying to deport him when he got caught.
Me and my crew
And a little tour show
Learned to flip the dough
With the money we’ve got
In Ninety Nine, more war, more crime
I’m a fan!
Yes!!! I was just googling him about two months ago and I saw that he had got locked up, I had no idea, dude was nice on the mike, I had bought his single “the message” Somethings out there, he was good, and it would be great if him and Wyclef could do an CD, I agree with Circa 81, 100%
Ooh! Liquid cocaine!
*drooling like Homer Simpson*
LOL
@ It’s Me Dammit
Yeah…those verses that I quoted from him were like the only verses I ever remember with him actually talking about that street ***** (which is a good thing). The rest of his stuff was like Common or Talib Kweli-ish. I guess the real dudes want to distance themselves as far from the ‘game’ as possible. Not pointing fingers and any imposters (rick ross.)
Congratulate him, but John didn’t do it alone. He’s had Carly Simon and her son Ben advocating for him ever since he was sentenced. Wyclef, where were YOU?
Free Forte !!!!! YES
They did him wrong, there are people on the streets, dirty people in these streets that need to be put behind bars, not Forte.
Cool I guess, but dude had a whole bunch of *****e so I don’t think the sentence was excessive. I know people who have served less time than him for a lot less product.
If and when he gets out I wonder if Lauryn, Pras, and Clef will be there.
Forte knows people in high places. I am not surprised at all.
@ Somer…thats the bottom line…don’t sleep on who he knows…he was a prep school kid with big friends in his corner.
Secksaay
I remember him and his story…he is friends with Ben Taylor….James Taylor and Carly Simon’s son..they were on 20/20 a few years ago..trying to help him get an appeal…he’s pretty talented…I hope he takes his second chance and make the most out of it…..!!!
More champaign Mr. Forte?
Bout time!
John better be more careful in the future, keep his circle small. I want more music!!
PEA Cl***** ‘99
(.J.F. was cl***** of ‘93)
Mad support from NH.
“While im eating mango’s in Trinidad with attorney’s”
“Oops we nuts baby!”
JUSTICE!
According to who???
I wonder if he hadn’t gone to Exeter…
Privileged douche.
huh?
This guy is insanely intelligent. I was very disappointed to hear he was involved with drugs, but after reading his blog from jail, I truly believe he won’t make the same mistakes twice. A rap deal upon release? Maybe. A book deal? Definitely. He won’t need a ghost writer either.