Donnie Smith and Che Rhymefest Smith of Dondaã¢ââ¢s House Now Art of Culture
| Rhymefest | |
|---|---|
 Rhymefest in 2008 | |
| Background data | |
| Birth name | Che Smith |
| Born | (1977-07-06) July six, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, U.Southward. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Allido, J, dNBe |
| Associated acts | Mark Ronson, Kanye Westward, Citizen Cope, Mutual, Ol' Dirty Bastard |
| Website | rhymefest |
Che Smith (born July vi, 1977),[1] better known by his phase name Rhymefest, is an American rapper from Chicago whose first official album, Blue Neckband, was released in 2006. His prominent songwriting credits include co-writing Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won Best Rap Song at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, and "New Slaves", taken from West'due south 6th studio album Yeezus (2013).
Career [edit]
Born in Chicago, Illinois,[ane] Rhymefest started off boxing rapping at events such as JumpOff and ScribbleJam against acts like Eminem and Chalk. Smith co-wrote "Glory" alongside John Legend and Common, for the 2014 movement movie Selma. The song received the 2014 Golden Globe Accolade for Best Original Vocal and the 2014 Academy Award for Best Original Song.[ii] Che has expanded his gifts across the borders of music. The subject of a Offset and Intermission Thru Films documentary "In My Father's Business firm", Rhymefest purchased the childhood dwelling of his estranged Begetter simply to find that he'd been homeless for nearly of Che'south life, Rhymefest then embarks on a journey to reconnect and redeem their relationship. Rhymefest's film debut was in Emilio Estevez'southward 2018 film The Public. Fest played "Large George", starring alongside Alec Baldwin, Gabrielle Marriage, Taylor Shilling, Michael K. Williams, Christian Slater, and more.[3] Rhymefest has revealed that he will be releasing an album soon titled Love Lessons Pt. 1. The rails "OG Philosophy" featuring Black Thought and Raheem DeVaughn was released in early 2020.[4]
Politics [edit]
In Oct 2010, Smith appear his candidacy for Chicago's 20th ward alderman.[5] He placed second in the Feb 22, 2011, election, and was defeated by incumbent Willie Cochran in the April v, 2011, runoff election, getting 45.4% of the vote to Cochran'southward 54.6%.[half-dozen] [seven]
He hosted a "Truth & Reconciliation" consequence series to enhance awareness about gun violence in Chicago.[8]
Art of Culture (formerly Donda's House) [edit]
Rhymefest is Executive Director and co-Founder of Donda'south House, Inc., at present renamed Art of Civilisation, Inc. The system was originally named afterward Kanye West'southward mother Donda West. Artists who were accepted into Donda's House included Hex Hectic.[9]
Personal life [edit]
Rhymefest has iii children. He is married to Heather Michele Smith. He has always been a Muslim.[10]
Che Guevara namesake [edit]
Che Smith, named for the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, addressed the matter, stating:
"When you have a name, a real name, similar Che, information technology's definitely something, whether you lot want to or not, something that you have to live up to. How could I be named Che and then practise all songs near dancing in the order and who got the fattest ass? That would exist an oxymoron to who I am. I think there'southward something very important in a name. So I recall when nosotros name ourselves and proper name our children, I think we have to call back about what the future will wait similar. I named my son Solomon, and when people look at him they say, "Oh, Solomon, the wise king," and I remember he'due south growing into that role. It's evident even in hip-hop. You see people who are Lil' this and Young that. What do they practice? They act just like their proper name dictates."[11]
Awards and nominations [edit]
Grammy Awards [edit]
Discography [edit]
Albums [edit]
- 2006: Blueish Collar
- 2010: El Che
Singles [edit]
- 1996: "This Is How We Chill (Pts. ane & 2)"
- 2005: "Dirty Dirty" (Featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
- 2006: "Brand New" (featuring Kanye W) #38 Ireland, #32 U.k.
- 2006: "Dynomite (Going Postal)"
- 2006: "Fever"
- 2006: "Wanted"
- 2007: "Angry Blackness Man on the Elevator" (featuring Lil Jon)[12]
- 2009: "Chicago"
Mixtapes [edit]
- 2004: Brand New
- 2005: A Star Is Born, Vol. one
- 2006: Plugg City: City on My Back
- 2008: Marking Ronson Presents: Human in the Mirror
- 2009: El Che: The Manual Mixtape
- 2010: Dangerous: v-18
- 2010: Man in the Mirror 2.0
References [edit]
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Rhymefest Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "Paramount Pictures – Selma – Consider". Paramountguilds.com . Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ Gardner, John (February eleven, 2020). "Rhymefest: American Rapper, Writer, Community Organizer, and Explorer". The World Music Foundation Podcast. The World Music Foundation. Retrieved Baronial 19, 2020.
- ^ Gardner, John (Feb 11, 2020). "Rhymefest: American Rapper, Writer, Community Organizer, and Explorer". The World Music Foundation Podcast. The World Music Foundation. Retrieved Baronial 19, 2020.
- ^ "Political Rapper Gets More Literal Nearly It". Chicago Reader . Retrieved August xv, 2015.
- ^ "Archived re-create". www.friendsofrhymefest.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved January xiii, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". www.chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved January thirteen, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived re-create as title (link) - ^ Walker, Angus (October 9, 2016). "Rhymefest hosts Truth & Reconciliation consequence series". Hotnewhiphop.com . Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Reles, Marilyn (April 23, 2020). "Chicago's Hex Hectic Releases New Single Alongside Comic Book Series". The Hype Mag . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "RHYMEFEST On Prosperity Gospel, Authentic Christianity, and Joel Osteen (pt. 1 of ii)". Rapzilla.com. August 23, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Rhymefest: El Che by Chris Dart, Exclaim! Magazine, June 2010 Result
- ^ "Audio: Rhymefest f. Lil Jon, "Angry Black Human On The Elevator"". Thefader.com . Retrieved August 15, 2015.
External links [edit]
- Rhymefest'due south official site
- Rhymefest discography at MusicBrainz
- Rhymefest'due south Revolution by Craig Lindsey
- Rhymefest: Hip-Hop Is Scared of Revolution? – interview by Ismael AbduSalaam
- Interview on The World Music Foundation Podcast
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhymefest
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