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Che Noir's New Album 'It Takes A Village' Is About Motherhood, and the Buffalo, New York Rapper Brought Black Thought
The rapper-producer's 12-track album pairs family-centered writing with beats from Havoc, Nottz, Conductor Williams and Mathematics.
Che Noir, the Buffalo, New York rapper and producer, released her new album It Takes A Village on Oct. 23, 2026. HotNewHipHop says the 12-track project "explores motherhood, family, personal growth," with Black Thought, Bruiser Wolf and The Uce among the guests.
Who's in the village?
HotNewHipHop credits the production to Havoc, Nottz, Conductor Williams and Mathematics, though it doesn't say who made which beat. Black Thought appears on "Fame & Fiction," Bruiser Wolf on the closer "Magic," and The Uce on "Urban Essence."
Jynx716 joins her on "Olive Branches," and Conductor Williams picks up two "w/" credits on "Conductor's Interlude" and "Wasted Time." Elsewhere, titles like "Grandma's Cookies," "A Caged Mockingbird" and "My Village" keep the focus close to home. HotNewHipHop calls the album a "deeply personal statement" from the "Buffalo-born rapper."
From teenage beatmaker to label owner
Born Marche Lashawn in Buffalo in 1994, Che Noir started producing instrumentals at 15 and rapping at 16, mostly in Fruity Loops, according to Wikipedia. She lists DMX, Foxy Brown, Jay-Z, Tupac Shakur, and The Notorious B.I.G. among her influences.
She signed to 38 Spesh's Trust Comes First in 2018 and founded her own label, Poetic Movement, in 2020. That same year, she released As God Intended with producer Apollo Brown through Mello Music Group, and her collaborator list has since grown to include Rapsody on "Black Girl," Skyzoo, and Benny the Butcher, whom she met in Niagara Falls, where she built a studio.
Her early run included the 2016 mixtape Poetic Thoughts and two Thrill of the Hunt projects with 38 Spesh in 2018 and 2019. In 2023, she teamed with Big Ghost on Noir or Never.
A busy two years
The new album caps a prolific stretch. Wikipedia counts four releases in 2025 alone: Seeds in Babylon with Superior, The Color Chocolate 2, No Validation with The Other Guys, and Desired Crowns with 7xvethegenius.
Family has shaped her recent work before. Her 2024 EP The Lotus Child was informed by the deaths of her brother and uncle in 2022. Off the mic, she and her husband opened a barbershop in Buffalo's Elmwood Village that same year, a hometown footprint that fits an album named for the people around her.
Her work has also drawn industry notice: she was nominated for Adult Contemporary Hip Hop at the 2023 Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
Where to listen and follow
Sources
HotNewHipHop — "It Takes A Village - Album by Che Noir"
Wikipedia — "Che Noir"