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 "There is a rebirth brewing on the Memphis Hip Hop scene and Marco Pave`, is poised to lead the revival. This born and bred Memphis native is an amazing lyricist with a distinct style and charisma that appeals to the triple crown of rap enthusiasts: the purists, the radio lovers and the eclectic hipster. With a laid back demeanor that contradicts his energetic music and performance style."

"This is my neighborhood. I'm from Crosstown. Well, most people would consider it North Memphis. I'm North Memphis born and raised. I've been rapping for ten years, but professionally, one-and-a-half, going on two years now. My real name Tauheed Rahim II. It's my government name (laughs). It comes from my Islamic background. My parents are Muslim, and I was raised a Muslim child, and that influences a lot of my music because I saw two different sides [of life] growing up in North Memphis. I could go inside and maybe get in trouble for doing something bad because my dad always stayed on me. Or I could go outside and see crime. I wouldn't say it was great, but it really molded my future, because I could see both sides of the fence."

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Black Emotions

Marco Pavé's new single "One Hunnid" produced by King Mugzi. One Hunnid is a featured track in the brand new Netflix film, Uncorked.

One Hunnid

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Highlighting the slower dimensions of Only Now, as well as Only Now & Orogen. Includes a track by Bay Area Dark Ambient & mastering lord Thomas Dimuzio, who mastered the first Only Now & Orogen S/T release.

1. Only Now & Orogen - Avuls II
2. Only Now - Ghosted
3. Only Now - Merciless Destiny
4. Only Now - Desultory
5. Only Now & Orogen - Avuls I
6. Only Now - Virus Encoding 
7. Phelimuncasi - GQOM Venus Cemetrary (Prod By Menzi)
8. Citizen Boy - Demons
9. Thomas Dimuzio + Kris Force (Amber Asylum) - Shortening Of The Way
10. Only Now - Black Wind, Pt. 1
11. Only Now - Void Boy
12. Only Now - Arrow (Vengeance)
13. Only Now & Orogen - Avuls III
14. Black Curse - Finality I Behold

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Only Now presents: Avuls

Memphis native Marco Pavé is a gifted storyteller and musician whose love for black folks, Memphis, and the South drives his genius. Essentially, Marco Pavé is Project Pat meets KRS-One, spitting an urban country consciousness with a confidence that could only emerge from coming of age as a Muslim millennial in North Memphis. 

In spring of 2012, he released his first series of freestyle rap videos directed by Nina Stakz, and began performing on the local hip hop scene. After the success of his video “Cool,” Pavé opened for Memphis rapper Skewby at Hi Tone, solidifying his position as a popular hip hop artist in his hometown area. 

In May of 2013, Pavé hosted his first benefit concert called “Books on Beale” to promote literacy among blacks in Memphis. The concert raised over $20,000 in resources and 500 books that they donated to StoryBooth at Crosstown Arts, a contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis. That same month, Pavé also opened for Waka Flocka at the historical Minglewood Hall in Memphis.

In 2014, Pavé founded Radio Rahim Music, an independent record label and artist development entity that sits at the intersection of hip-hop, arts communities, technology, and activism. Through Radio Rahim Music, Marco has consistently employed a network of Memphis artists, standing in the gap where (white) arts organizations have failed to ensure the survival of black art, black artists, and black communities.

Pavé has become a sought-after public speaker in community and university contexts, he lectures on hip-hop and conducts workshops on hip-hop and social justice. In 2015, Marco delivered a Ted Talk on Arts Entrepreneurship  for the inaugural Tedx Memphis. Marco Pavé has opened for Mobb Deep, Waka Focka Flame, and Young Dolph, worked with GRAMMY Award-winning producers, and his most recent EP not only hit #2 on the CMJ charts, but the lead single from the project, "Black Tux," was also featured on Beats 1 Radio with Ebro Darden, and the video premiered on mtvU. 

Marco Pavé is the winner of an Addy award, with Carlos Broady and Trust Marketing, for an anti-gun violence campaign, he was named 20 under 30 by the Memphis Flyer, and recently finished a libretto for Opera Memphis based on his debut album Welcome to Grc Lnd. The Opera, Welcome to Grc Lnd: 2030 had two showings, April 7th and April 14th in Memphis, both were sold out and had rave reviews.

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