Talib Kweli and Refugee Camp All-Stars member John Forté both went to boarding school and were roommates at NYU

Black Star and Reflection Eternal rapper Talib Kweli and Refugee Camp All-Star John Forté went to exclusive boarding schools. Kweli attended Chesire Academy while Forté was a student at Philips Exeter Academy. After school, the two Brooklynites were roommates while pursuing careers in rap music. Kweli is from Park Slope and Forté hails from Brownsville