Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist and rapper (born January 1, 1977) from the south side of Chicago 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. In 1997, he famously beat rapper Eminem in a freestyle battle at the Scribble Jam which is a giant hip-hop festival.