Rasheed grew up in Indianapolis where he attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory High School. He went on to attend Georgetown University, where he wrote movie reviews for the school newspaper, The Hoya. In 2002, Rasheed moved to Los Angeles and joined the entertainment industry. He worked as a production assistant; an executive assistant; an assistant to a showrunner; and the second assistant to a network president. He has an ID badge from every studio lot.

Rasheed’s writing career began when he was hired as a staff writer on the Fox drama Lie to Me. As a writing partner with a colleague, Rasheed and T.J. Brady have worked on Narcos, The Chi, and Shooter, among other drama series. They are currently executive producers on Bel-Air.

In 2023, Rasheed published his debut novel My Government Means to Kill Me. The novel tells a fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a young, gay, black man in 1980s New York City. It went on to become a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Prize for Gay Fiction.

Rasheed lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena, California.

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