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BLP sources|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist| image =| image_size = 150 ||name = Rhymefest|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Che Smith|birth_date = Birth date and age|1977|7|6|birth_place = Chicago , Illinois , United States |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |instrument =|occupation = Rapper |years_active = 1996 to present|label = Allido Records / J Records |associated_acts = Mark Ronson , AJ Crew , Kanye West , Citizen Cope |website = http://www.rhymefest.com Che Smith (born July 6, 1977), known by the stage name of Rhymefest , is an American hip hop music|hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois whose first official album, Blue Collar (album)|Blue Collar , was released on July 11, 2006. He co-wrote Kanye West 's " Jesus Walks ", which won a Grammy Award|Grammy at the 47th Grammy Awards . In October, 2010, Rhymefest announced his candidacy for Chicago's Chicago City Council|20th ward alderman . http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/10/18/political-rapper-gets-more-literal-about-it Chicago Reader: Political Rapper Gets More Literal About It He placed second in the February 22nd, 2011 election, and was defeated by incumbent Willie Cochran in the April 5th, 2011 runoff election, placing 45.4 to Cochran's 54.6. http://www.friendsofrhymefest.com/cms/index.php? option=com_content& view=category& layout=blog& id=2& Itemid=4 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-rhymefest-smith-losing-in-bid-for-alderman-20110405,0,1059147.story
Notable television appearances
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 Grammy Award for Best Rap Song#2000s|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.
Rhymefest guest starred in an episode of the second season of Nick Cannon 's '' Wild 'N Out on MTV , originally aired on Thursday, February 23, 2006. During the "Wildstyle" segment of the show, Fest freestyled to Nick Cannon, "The black team, a real hard team to deal with, what the hell is this? A little baby Will Smith ? I don't understand, by all accounts, Nick Cannon, get out of here, you need to Roll Bounce|Roll... Bounce !" After that, in response to a rap about his lisp, he rapped, "Yeah I got a lisp, I understand this, but why you look like a piece of big Suge Knight 's shit? I don't understand, wait a minute, don't buzz me, Celie from The Color Purple , 'You sho is ugly!'" He also performed "Brand New" with Kanye West on the episode.
"Brand New" was featured on the series premiere of the MTV program 8th & Ocean . It was being played in the Miami club Privé while Britt danced with Adrian.
Fest appeared on Chicago PBS station's local affairs program Chicago Tonight as the first rap artist ever on the program.
Appears in puppet form and performs the new Crank Yankers theme song.
Appeared on an episode of Chancers with Matthew Knowles.
Appeared on an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly , where he performed his single "Fever". Instead of reciting the third verse, he broke into a freestyle about Carson Daly|Carson and people in the audience.
Collaborated with A.J. Crew on "Destiny & Desire" for Ruby Hornet, Dope Couture and Soundscape Studios presented album, "Nightmares & Daydreams".
Rhymefest the Goodwill Hip Hop Ambassador
On October 19, 2006, Rhymefest met with the United Kingdom's Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition , David Cameron of the Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party . They discussed the issue of violent rap lyrics which Cameron had highlighted as a problem and they both agreed that hip hop music should not be banned, but that rappers should portray the positive side of life in their music. According to the Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|London Metro , Rhymefest treated the British politician to a performance in his British House of Commons|House of Commons office and even invited him to venture with him to a nightclub . However this was turned down by Cameron due to his busy schedule. In a March 2011 interview on http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/index/2010-10-30T10_07_48-07_00 Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Rhymefest discussed his relationship with David Cameron , including a frank discussion regarding Mr Cameron's reaction to him, http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/index/2011-03-26T07_53_19-07_00/ Rhymefest Uncensored Radio Interview
Che Guevara namesake
Che Smith, named for the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara , addressed the matter, stating: quote|"When you have a name, a real name, like Che, it's definitely something, whether you want to or not, something that you have to live up to. How could I be named Che and then do all songs about dancing in the club and who got the fattest ass? That would be an oxymoron to who I am. I think there's something very important in a name. So I think when we name ourselves and name our children, I think we have to think about what the future will look like. I named my son Solomon, and when people look at him they say, "Oh, Solomon, the wise king," and I think he's growing into that role. It's evident even in hip-hop. You see people who are Lil' this and Young that. What do they do? They act just like their name dictates." http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx? csid1=144& csid2=865& fid1=46711 Rhymefest: El Che by Chris Dart, Exclaim Magazine, June 2010 Issue
Discography
Albums
2006: Blue Collar (album)|Blue Collar
2010: El Che (album)|El Che
Singles
1997: "This Is How We Chill (Pts. 1 & 2)"
2006: "Brand New" (featuring Kanye West ) #32 UK
2006: "Dynomite (Going Postal)"
2006: "Fever"
2006: "Wanted"
2007: "Angry Black Man on the Elevator" (featuring Lil Jon ) http://www.thefader.com/articles/2007/05/25/audio-rhymefest-f-lil-jon-angry-black-man-on-the-elevator thefader.com - Rhymefest featuring Lil Jon, Angry Black Man on the Elevator
http://www.newsobserver.com/life/story/175247.html Rhymefest's Revolution by Craig Lindsey
http://allhiphop.com/stories/features/archive/2010/05/11/22213798.aspx Rhymefest: Hip-Hop Is Scared of Revolution? - interview by Ismael AbduSalaam
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