Information and truth are more important now than ever. For Che “Rhymefest” Smith, it is a part of the mental jewels he values the most, standing right alongside divine forgiveness and love. “We have ...

Rhymefest’s latest project is a breakthrough album that includes some of the brightest talents paying homage to the great activists James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni. Rhymefest‘s latest project, James ...

The Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician opens up about his inventive new album, Kanye memories, and hoping to score a seat on Chicago’s first ever school board Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at ...

*When Che ‘ Rhymefest ‘ Smith showed to the Nate Holden Performance Arts theater Thursday , July 28, for the L.A. premiere of PBS’ documentary “All the Difference.” Not only did he ‘slay’ in his rap ...

Rhymefest, a rapper who once worked closely with fellow Chicago native Kanye West, says his old friend and former co-writer is in need of "spiritual and mental" counseling. The two artists were ...

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In a recent appearance on the It’s Just My Opinion podcast, Rhymefest made a surprising claim about a rap battle with Eminem back in 1998, alleging that the Detroit rapper used the N-word—but ...

Rhymefest has gone from rapping on Chicago stoops in his youth alongside Kanye West to now stumping those same stoops for votes. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper, 47, tells PEOPLE he’s thrown his ...