Biography
Che Armond Smith (born July 6, 1977), known professionally as Rhymefest, is an American rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his work with fellow Chicago rapper Kanye West, having co-written West's "Jesus Walks" (which won Best Rap Song) in 2004 and "New Slaves" in 2013. He also co-wrote "Glory", for Common and John Legend in 2014, which received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. As a recording artist, he signed with Mark Ronson's Allido Records, an imprint of J Records to release his debut album, Blue Collar.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
157 releases · 40 albums · active 1996–2024
- Performance · 167
- Other credits · 10
- Production · 8
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Miloco Studios · The Soundmasters · Gramophone Recording Co. · Palomo (Adelaide)
Frequent collaborators
- Kanye West
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- E.C Illa
- Groove Armada
- AIR
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Consequence (2)
- Mark Ronson