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Rhymefest

(1977) Rapper United States

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Rhymefest is a rapper from the United States.

Quick Facts About Rhymefest

Born: July 6, 1977
Nationality: United States
Profession: Rapper

About Rhymefest

Che Armond Smith, known professionally as Rhymefest, is an American rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his work with fellow Chicago rapper Kanye West, having co-written West's "Jesus Walks" in 2004 and "New Slaves" in 2013. He also co-wrote "Glory", for Common and John Legend in 2014, which received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Rhymefest

Real artists offer authenticity, not just money.

Art

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There's an economy of violence. It's sexy. It's being exploited.

Crime

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Our visual and musical artists have no incentive to be educated. So what we get is a bunch of uneducated artists inspiring…

Art

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New York is the financial capital of the world. Everything moves so fast, and the music is fast, and some of it…

Financial

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There's a duty and an obligation to community that we must teach our children to honor no matter how far they go.…

Baseball

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I think it's interesting that a lot of times people want celebrities to give back in the way that they want them…

Athlete

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I know rappers who are grandparents and we still haven't conquered politics, social development, philanthropy and these are areas, as we become…

Areas

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I don't think that we should look to celebrities to solve problems that are on our end of the street.

Ends

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When I think about a Chicago sound, I think about the Great Migration from the South. Many of Chicago's black artists are…

Artist

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I definitely believe that the power of the artist is in the artist's hands now. We're kind of in the wild, wild…

Art

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True power is the power to empower others.

Empowering

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