Fortunato is no stranger to the hustle and from the beginning he had to grind hard to prove his talent and stamina in the hip-hop scene. Born and raised in Toronto’s west end he dropped his first album in 2008 and began freestyle battling in 2001, since winning tournaments in both Beastmode and KOTD. He credits his proudest battling moment to KOTD’s Proud 2 Be Eh MC Tournament in 2012 where he took down three MCs to take the championship. With hard work comes success and Fortunato has made prestigious moves touring with Onyx and collaborating with Sean Price on a track called “Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid” as well as tracks with Steele of Snif N Wessun. If he didn’t work so damn hard you could say he was fortunate but everything that comes Fortunato’s way is well deserved. He has been seen taking the stage alongside rap majors such as AZ, Freeway, Sean P, Smif N Wessun, M.O.P and PMD across Canada and Europe.

Fortunato delivered a clip for "I Am" off of his The Blue Collar EP late last year, and now the Toronto rapper has dropped a video for "Ain't Nobody Know" from the same record.The track features production from Sean One, while the video comes courtesy of director Lucrative Sight. The new video tells the story of Fortunato's struggle to make it in the hip-hop world. "I speak on my first time performing and how I struggled for respect," the rapper tells Exclaim! "The point of the story is that none of that stuff matters when you're gone, so hang on to what's really important and enjoy every day." He'll be taking that message and his most recent material on tour across Eastern Canada this summer. You can see the upcoming live dates below, and past those, you can get your first look at the video for "Ain't Nobody Know."

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