Rhymefest

Che Armond Smith (born July 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Rhymefest, is an American rapper from Chicago whose first official album, Blue Collar, 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's sixth studio album Yeezus (2013).

Works

The Public

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

Release Date2019-04-05

Charactersd Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)

Vote Count85

Alligator Boots

Alligator Boots

Unaired pilot. Leaked online in 2024.

Release Date2009-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Pork Troy

Episode Count1

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Release Date2003-01-26

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count191

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

The lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades.

Release Date2022-02-16

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Episode Count2

Vote Count67

Word is Bond

This documentary film examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews and excursions with artists like Nas, Tech9, J Cole, Rapsody and Anderson. Paak, the film explores the many dimensions that hip-hop poetics occupy.

Release Date2017-11-10

Charactersd Self

Vote Count5

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

Additional/cut footage from the leaked Kanye West documentary titled "500 Days in UCLA", directed by Nico Ballesteros. Includes a lengthy "presidential vlog" segment at the start documenting Kanye West's visit with former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Release Date2020-03-13

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

How Music Got Free

Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.

Release Date2024-06-11

Charactersd Self - Artist

Episode Count2

Vote Count8

How Music Got Free

The fascinating, and often hilarious, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music in the late '90s and early 2000s," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary looks at the technology that made it possible for millions of young people to quench their thirst for new music by simply downloading it for free.

Release Date2024-03-09

Charactersd Self

Vote Count6

Selma

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Release Date2014-12-25

DepartmentSound

JobSongs

Vote Count2278

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.

Release Date2005-07-28

Episode Count1

Vote Count67