Che “Rhymefest” Smith

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Che “Rhymefest” Smith is an American rapper, songwriter, and activist best known for co-writing Kanye West’s Grammy-winning hit “Jesus Walks” and for his work in Chicago community organizing and politics.

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Che “Rhymefest” Smith canonical 2
Che "Rhymefest" Smith 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
associatedAct Common ⓘ
GLC ⓘ
John Legend ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
No I.D. ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Rap Song ⓘ
awardReceivedForWork "Jesus Walks" ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Walks
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
coWrote "Jesus Walks" ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Walks
coWroteFor Kanye West ⓘ
ethnicGroup African-American ⓘ
familyName Smith ⓘ
fieldOfWork community organizing ⓘ
music ⓘ
social activism ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
givenName Che ⓘ
knownFor Chicago community organizing ⓘ
co-writing Kanye West's song "Jesus Walks" ⓘ
political activism in Chicago ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Che Smith ⓘ
notableFor work in Chicago community organizing and politics ⓘ
notableWork album "Blue Collar" ⓘ
album "El Che" ⓘ
co-writer of "Jesus Walks" ⓘ
occupation community organizer ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
rapper ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago ⓘ
linked to: City of Chicago
politicalActivity Chicago city politics ⓘ
politicalFocus Chicago communities ⓘ
residence Chicago ⓘ
linked to: City of Chicago
stageName Rhymefest ⓘ
stateOfBirth Illinois ⓘ
workLocation Chicago ⓘ
linked to: City of Chicago

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Che Smith → alsoKnownAs → Che “Rhymefest” Smith ⓘ
El Che → creditedTo → Che "Rhymefest" Smith ⓘ
linked to: Che “Rhymefest” Smith
The Public → castMember → Che “Rhymefest” Smith ⓘ