October 01, 2019

For the Record Playlist no.04: #30DayMusicChallenge2k19

October 01, 2019/ Chymere A.

Anyone who knows me, anyone who has spent a significant amount of time browsing The Sky Box Suite archive - even anyone who follows me closely enough to pay attention to my Instagram stories - knows I love music.

September 27, 2019

NFL Gets Deep with Snoop Dogg and DeSean Jackson Discussing the Life and Impact of Nipsey Hussle

September 27, 2019/ Chymere A.

In this heartfelt recollection of the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle, I couldn’t help but get emotional all over again Seems like yesterday

September 11, 2019

For the Record Playlist no.03: Quality Time

September 11, 2019/ Chymere A.

Fitting of the topics my Twitter timeline has been fixated on lately - for whatever reason - this playlist has a very intimate, chill, date night vibe to it. Even with the influence of what social media thinks my love life should look like,

August 24, 2019

Top 4 New-ish Album Releases in Heavy Rotation

August 24, 2019/ Chymere A.

With the fload of new music being pushed out every second via streaming apps, sometimes it’s easy to miss new gems that drop within that cluster. A few of my favorite creators have brought up the simplicity of the blog era and

August 23, 2019

Missy Elliott Blesses the Culture with Brand New EP, 'Iconology' and Video for "Throw it Back"

August 23, 2019/ Chymere A.

I was sitting in my room on a Friday night when the video for Missy Elliott’s new single, Throw it Back, showed up on my timeline. There I was, excited to play what I knew would be a gem of a music video.

April 05, 2019

Forced to Live Without: an Open Letter Dedicated to Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom

April 05, 2019/ Chymere A.

I’ve been searching for the words to say...about why I’m taking this death so personally. Something about this hit so close to home and apparently, I’m not the only one person - fan or not - who was impacted in this way. It’s been a major energy shift, for sure

April 02, 2019

For the Record Playlist no.02 (Mar.19): Blog Era

April 02, 2019/ Chymere A.

I started my first blog in 2009, or rather that’s when I started to take blogging more seriously. Before then, Xanga and Myspace were the platforms I used to write little blurbs about teenage woes and whatever else came to mind. What was once a personal blog became

March 04, 2019

Another #PressPlay Gem from 2 Chainz

March 04, 2019/ Chymere A.

When ‘Pretty Girls Like Trap Music’ dropped in 2017, I remember listening to that entire album at least once per day that entire summer. As someone who was only a casual fan of his up to that point, that particular album was a pivotal point in my fandom. To this day, .