Che Noir

Marche Lashawn, known professionally as Che Noir or Ché Noir, is an American rapper and record producer from Buffalo, New York.

Early life Marche Lashawn was born in Buffalo, New York in 1994. Lashawn began producing instrumentals at age 15 and rapping at age 16.

Career Lashawn released her debut mixtape, Poetic Thoughts, in 2016. In 2020, she released Juno, a collaborative album with 38 Spesh, She founded her own independent record label, Poetic Movement, in 2020. In July 2022, she produced Jynx716's Careful What You Wish For EP and released Poetic Sounds, a live EP. In March 2023, she released Noir or Never in collaboration with Big Ghost. The album featured Flee Lord, D-Styles, 7xvethegenius, Planet Asia, Skyzoo, Ransom, and 38 Spesh.

She released The Color Chocolate, Vol. 1, an EP featuring Ransom, Your Old Droog, Evidence, and IceColdBishop, in January 2024. She produced the Jynx716 EP Andy, released in March 2024. In October 2024, she released The Lotus Child, a self-produced EP. The album included features from Brady Watt, Abiodun Oyewole, Rapsody, 38 Spesh, Jack Davey, Bairi, and The Souly Ghost. She released Seeds in Babylon, a collaborative album with German producer Superior, in March 2025. The Color Chocolate 2, a sequel to the 2024 EP, released in June 2025 with features from Elzhi, 7xvethegenius, Evidence, and Son Little. In August 2025, she released No Validation, in collaboration with Washington, D.C. production duo The Other Guys. The album featured Jack Davey, Jae Skeese, Ransom, Skyzoo, Von Pea, DJ Eveready, and Smoke DZA. In November 2025, she released 7xvethegenius collaborative album Desired Crowns. The album featured American rapper Reason.

Artistry Paul Simpson of AllMusic described Che Noir's music as having "strong, uncompromisingly direct lyrics" and "production inspired by mid-'90s East Coast rap."

Personal life Lashawn's brother and uncle died in 2022, which influenced her 2024 album The Lotus Child. Lashawn opened a barber shop with her husband in Elmwood Village, Buffalo in 2022.