Tauheed Rahim II is a Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and Memphis-raised Muslim writer whose work explores questions of race, labor, and spirit in the American South. Rahim is the librettist for Grc Lnd 2030 and Requiem for the Enslaved. His music has been featured on MTV News and NPR. His memoir essay "Dear Queen" was published in the Oxford American and selected as a 2025 Best American Essays notable. From 2019-2024, he served as the hip-hop artist-in-residence at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Pronouns: He/Him/His