About

I’m Tauheed Rahim II, also known as Marco Pavé. I’m a hip-hop artist, dramatist, and writer born of a Memphis and Mississippi blues legacy. My work centers Southern Black life, epistemologies, and spirituality aiming to usher in new realities and radical possibilities. My practice is deeply rooted in the power Black spirit, and I use my perspective as a Black Muslim millennial from the American South to explore power, oppression, ancestral connections, generational trauma, and collective healing.

NOTHING’S EASY

Nothing's Easy is more than just a powerful hip-hop album—it's a bridge between two iconic river cities, Memphis and St. Louis, united by the gritty realities they share and the resilience that defines them. Tef Poe and linked up to deliver an independent classic.

Fall 2025 Residency:

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

In Fall 2025, I served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Colorado Boulder’s American Music Research Center and the Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS). During my residency, I taught classes, led workshops, and engaged students and audiences in conversations about music, culture, and artistic practice—blending performance with scholarship and community dialogue. The residency culminated in a public guest recital featuring selections from my body of work, an intimate performance that traced my evolution as an artist and explored new ways of presenting hip-hop in academic spaces.