Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist (born July 6, 1980) from the South side of Chicago in Jeffrey Manor whose 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.

Che Smith known by the stage name of Rhymefest is an American hip hop artist and rapper from the south side of Chicago whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006, selling 15,000 copies in it’s first week of release. The Grammy Award winning co-writer of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks” is signed to Mark Ronson’s Alli