Malik Rashad

Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn native son Malik Rashad, is the definition of a modern day renaissance man. With music as his foundation, he continues to stretch beyond limits as an actor, voice over artist, writer and entrepreneur. Malik possesses a genre bending style fused between hip-hop, soul and a bunch of other things and has performed at locations all over NYC including The Knitting Factory, The Bowery Electric, The Paper Box, and Brooklyn’s famous International Arts Festival just to name a few.  He has been able to grace the stage with greats such as KRS-ONE, CL Smooth and The Last Poets and garner praise from legends like producer/hitmaker Easy Mo Bee who proclaimed Malik to be “everything hip-hop needs right now” and world renowned battle rapper Loaded Lux exclaiming “Malik Rashad…mean!! pay close attention to this brother.” 

A gifted poet and storyteller, Malik Rashad believes in the words of the late great Nina Simone “An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.” Simply put, Malik Rashad makes real music for real people and will tirelessly continue in his pursuit of becoming a musical great. Previous works have landed him great reviews on sites like OkayPlayer, Digiwaxx and video airplay on networks such as BET, MTV, MTV2 and others. His songs have also been featured on soundtracks for films in the Sundance, Big Apple and BAM film festivals and most recently have landed him a feature opportunity on the amazingly popular Black & Sexy TV network, licensing songs for the network's hit show Chef Julian. 

Once characterized as “A low timbre, gruff sound that could be best described as what pavement would sound like if it had a voice. Or what the vocal tone of a graffiti tagged bodega would be.” ,his standout vocal tone and lyricism continue on his most current release The Colors of Life, with top notch production, a mix of live instrumentation and amazing singers, plays as an audio movie. Never one to rest on his accomplishments Malik has already released a new single “Breathe” which will be featured on a yet to be titled project and has plans for multiple releases this year alone. His distinct voice has kept him busy on other fronts as well, doing voice over work for Budweiser, Vevo, Nissan, and Lipton Brisk Iced Tea among other major brands. He also joined the cast of the hit web series "Tough Love" as Jason, with season 2 set to air in November 2016. Spawned by his phrase Stay Fly Remain Grounded his latest venture is into the fashion world. Initially a t-shirt idea sold as merchandise at shows the overwhelming response and demand has now turned into a full out apparel brand. It has been a busy year for Malik and with his newly formed company God’s Image Ent. the best is yet to come!