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