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Che Smith (born July 6, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Rhymefest, is a Grammy Award winning American hip hop artist signed to Mark Ronson’s Allido Records. In 2006 he released his debut album Blue Collar, and released his second album, titled El Che, in 2010. In 2005 he won a Grammy Award for the Best Rap Song, along with Kanye West, for his contribution in writing Jesus Walks.

He gained attention because his lyrics were both witty and honest, and addressed the daily struggles that the average working person goes through, and not the over-glorified life of a drug dealer or clubgoer. He returned to Scribble Jam in 2003, where he defeated Yo Momma’s Pimp to capture the title. Rhymefest was born July 6, 1977 on the south side of Chicago in Jeffrey Manor. Although he dropped out of South Shore High School, he would go on to earn his GED and even enroll in college at Columbia College in Chicago to study radio broadcasting at night school. He also worked as a substitute teacher to inner-city preschoolers at the time. In addition to all this, he was also building a reputation as one of the better known freestyle battle rappers in the Midwest. After enrolling at Columbia however, he learned his girlfriend was pregnant. He married her and moved to Indianapolis because she had been attending Purdue University in nearby West Lafayette.
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  • El Che
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  • Brand New
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  • ThriceThreeTime

    He was busy in Chi-town running for Alderman.

    February 2012
  • Yo_Champ

    Where is he? Not even one guest verse for 2011...He could have been so much better - Blue Collar was a classic album....too bad it was followed by the average El Che.

    February 2012
  • gendervariant

    I love that he is trying to actually make a change in his community instead of just talking about it to gain popularity from the socially "conscious" folk. I don't agree with his methods, but I fully support him.

    January 2012
  • gendervariant

    Independent would be a better word to describe him rather than "underground". Even though the average person in the real world doesn't even know who he is outside of the commercialized BS he did with Kanye West. *shrug*

    January 2012
  • sqmaster1234

    Bullet is definitely one of my favorites. Awesome album.

    January 2012
  • sjm26b

    "wanted" is so underrated

    December 2011
  • jamiegotmadskil

    I dig the sample from my favorite band The Strokes.

    October 2011
  • AddictedShane

    God damn he made my day

    June 2011
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El Che Motorcycle Diaries

17 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/rhymefest

Rather than staying in plush hotels during the tour, I have decided to stay with fans. For those fans who are chosen to participate we will film the experience as I share music & …

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