Biography

" I want to give the world a real experience "
Kenneth Antione Moore (born May 19, 1977) age 39, known by the stage name of Young Fortune, also known as Ice Man, is an American rapper, producer and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, Young Fortune owns "Fortune Empire Record Label" (formerly known as Fortune Productions), and Fortune Empire TV which aired on cable network TV. After the release of "Recession Proof 2", in 2010 on Island Def Jam Distribution, Young Fortune's music was ranked next to Nas by Rhapsody Music as the best of the year. Young Fortune married American rap artist First Lady Jae, on August 28 2014.

He has a daughter Tonje' Alesse Moore, born November 24 2012. Young Fortune was born, in Baltimore, Maryland and was raised in East Baltimore City and Essix. He and his eight siblings, six sisters and two brothers were raised in a single parent home, by his mother Patsy Jackson, after she and his father James Moore Jr. separated. Young Fortune attended Madison Square Elementary School and Middle River Middle School, in Baltimore Maryland. During attend middle school Young Fortune was placed in an alternative school for at risk youth in Rose Dale. Due to environmental circumstances, he started to sell crack and eventually dropped out of school to accommodate his life needs as an adolescent. Young Fortune's father later relocated Young Fortune to Durham North Carolina in 1996 for better job opportunity and a better environment for him.

Young Fortune was a member of a well know local rap group called World War 3 the members of the group consisted of Young Fortune and his to brother P Gates (James Moore 3rd), Gen Han (William Moore) and Dj Swift. In 2001 World War 3 released "The War Has Begun" ep. In 2002, the group split up and Young Fortune started his own record label.

Young Fortune pursued higher learning, he first attained his GED from Portage Public Schools in Western Michigan and later enrolled into North Carolina Central University where he majored in Business Management & Administration. Young Fortune then released his first solo album in 2008 titled "Recession Proof". Then released "Recession Proof 2 Diamond", in 2011. Currently, Young Fortune is a partner and executive producer of Bird Castle Music Group (BCMG) a subdivision of Capitol Records. Young Fortune is working on his first commercial album "Castle Empire" set to release and distributed by Fortune Empire/BCMG in December 2015.