Performance · Production
Rhymefest
Chicago, United States • b. 1977-07-06
Rhymefest is credited on 81 releases across 40 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1996–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
81
Pressings credited
40
Albums
4
Decades active
91
In collections
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
81 releases · 40 albums · active 1996–2024
- Performance · 88
- Production · 4
- Other credits · 2
Studios: Larrabee North · Gramophone Recording Co. · Axis Studios · Head First Media
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Kanye West
- AIR
- Consequence (2)
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- E.C Illa
- Mark Ronson
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Molemen
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