On the left is James Fortune and on the right is rapper Skee Lo.
James Fortune is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated gospel music recording artist born on November 29th 1978 in Richmond, Texas. He was raised in the church where his dad was a pastor, and was playing drums by the age of five. He graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas. James Fortunes ability in understanding how to put gospel and praise songs over to a youths and with his featured choir, FIYA (Free in Yahweh’s Abundance) gain alot of attention in the gospel world. He freely incorporates hip-hop arrangements and urban beats into his recordings. In 2012, He was nominated for Best Gospel Album of the Year and Best Gospel Song of Year.
James Fortune & FIYA’s highly anticipated debut CD, “You Survived” was released in September 2004. He was honored at the 19th annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards for his hit single “You Survived” off the same album. “You Survived” also peaked as the #2 most played Gospel song in the country and has remained in the Top 7 for the last 3 years. The radio single, “God Can” features Micah Stampley and upcoming gospel artist Zacardi Cortez. James Fortune received a 2006 ASCAP Writers Award for “You Survived” alongside some of music’s finest like L.L. Cool J., Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin and J. Moss. FIYA has been nominated four years in a row for the Texas Gospel Youth & Young Adult Choir of the year. They have been featured on Eric Carrington’s album, “Soar”.
Rapper Skee Lo born Antoine Roundtree on March 27th 1975 he made a song called “I Wish I Was A Little Bit Taller I Wish I Was A Baller” in the 90`s. The song became a Top 40 hit in several countries. Skee-Lo had moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s when he began producing his own music. His first hit single was called “I Wish.” The single became a hit on radio and TV during the summer of 1995 with a number one MTV video, and his debut album of the same title was released shortly thereafter, earning him two Grammy nominations for both the album and single. In 1996, Skee-Lo became a VJ for both MTV’s The Beach House and The Grind.
Skee Lo and James Fortune are both musicians. These men are bald, light skin and have the ability to produce good music.