Roc Marciano

Roc Marciano
Marciano in December 2022
Background information
Birth name	Rahkeim Calief Meyer[1]
Born	(1978-02-11) February 11, 1978 (age 47) New York, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop drumless
Occupations	Rapper songwriter producer
Discography	Roc Marciano discography
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Decon Records Man Bites Dog Records Pimpire Records Marci Enterprises
Website	https://rocmarci.com/

Rahkeim Calief Meyer (born February 11, 1978), better known by his stage name Roc Marciano, is an American rapper and record producer. He is known for his intricate internal rhymes and wordplay detailing mafioso and pimp themes over sample based production. He has been called the "Godfather of the Underground" for pioneering the resurgence of gritty, lyrical rap and use of drumless sample loops in the early 2010s with his highly influential debut album Marcberg (2010).^[2]

Marciano has gone on to release 11 studio albums and a variety of mixtapes and EPs, most of which are almost entirely produced by Marciano himself with the notable exceptions of the DJ Muggs-produced Kaos (2018) as well as the Alchemist-produced The Elephant Man's Bones (2022) and The Skeleton Key (2024). He frequently collaborates with the two, in addition to other underground artists such as Knowledge the Pirate, Ka, Action Bronson, Flee Lord, and various members of the Griselda collective while also producing for other artists.