The Music Collective

When I was younger I had so many dreams and ambitious; I was so full of ideas, and there were so many milestones I wanted to touch by certain ages. I spent a lot of time dreaming, planning, seeking out role models and inspiration. Later on in life, an equal amount of time was spent wishing I’d started things sooner, did things differently
One of my favorite things to do almost as soon as I wake up is tune into NPR’s Tiny Desk Performances. Not only does it give me a feel for how some of my favorite artists sound live, it’s just a good way for me to set the tone for my intentions and start my day on a positive note.
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.
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
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,
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
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.
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
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
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, .