Rhymefest
| Rhymefest | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Che Smith |
| Born |
July 6, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels |
Allido Records J Records dNBe Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Mark Ronson, Kanye West, Citizen Cope, Common |
| Website | rhymefest |
Rhymefest (born July 6, 1977) is an American hip hop artist, philanthropist, and politician from Chicago, Illinois, whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. His prominent songwriting credits include co–writing Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won the Grammy for Best Rap Song at the 47th Grammy Awards, "New Slaves" taken from West's sixth studio album Yeezus (2013) and "Glory", which received the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 2014 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Rhymefest started off battle rapping at events such as JumpOff and ScribbleJam against acts like Eminem and Chalk. Rhymefest was seen on the MTV show Punk'd when Kanye West was the subject of a practical joke on the set of his second music video for "Jesus Walks." Rhymefest was the first to greet West as he stepped out of a van after it had been revealed to him that he had just been "Punk'd." Rhymefest was on the set of the video to give his input as he was co writing the track. Also appeared on TRL along with Kanye West and other stars introducing new artists to the game such as Pharrell Williams introducing Robin Thicke.
Rhymefest was also featured heavily on the episode of the VH1 show Driven that dealt with the life story of Kanye West as told by his family, friends and colleagues. They met as 15-year-olds in Chicago and have been close friends ever since.
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