Rhymefest

Che Smith, 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

How Music Got Free
8.2

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 Date:2024-06-11

Character:Self - Artist

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:5

6.2

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 Date:2024-03-09

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
6.8

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 Date:2022-02-16

Character:Self (archive footage)

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:49

10.0

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 Date:2020-03-13

Character:Self (archive footage)

6.5

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 Date:2019-04-05

Vote Count:81

6.6

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 Date:2017-11-10

Character:Himself

Vote Count:5

7.4

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 Date:2014-12-25

Department:Sound

Job:Songs

Vote Count:2203

Alligator Boots

Alligator Boots

Unaired pilot. Leaked online in 2024.

Release Date:2009-09-11

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Pork Troy

Episode Count:1

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
8.1

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 Date:2005-07-28

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:65

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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

Release Date:2003-01-26

Character:Himself

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:162

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