Rhymefest (Che Smith) is an American hip hop artist, was born on January 1, 1977 from the South side of Chicago in Jeffrey Manor.

His first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. The Grammy Award winning co-writer of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" is signed to Mark Ronson's Allido Records. In 1997, he famously beat rapper Eminem in a freestyle battle at the Scribble Jam, the largest American hip-hop festival.

A mixtape released in 2001 entitled "Raw Dawg" was largely produced by the then relatively-unknown producer, West. More recently and most notably, he collaborated with West on the record "Jesus Walks," from the ground-breaking album The College Dropout.

On February 15, 2005, Rhymefest earned the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, along with West, for co-writing the song.

Rhymefest's much-anticipated first album "Blue Collar" was released July 11, 2006. On the album he works closely with long-time collaborator and producer Mark Ronson, as well as with producers Kanye West, No I.D., Just Blaze and Cool and Dre.

The first single off the album is entitled, "Brand New," and is produced by and features West with a video featuring renowned Hip hop model Bria Myles. Artists he collaborates with on "Blue Collar" are Citizen Cope, Carl Thomas, Mario and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.