Shameika Rhymes, Lifestyle Host & Journalist

We recently had the chance to connect with Shameika Rhymes and have shared our conversation below. Shameika, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: Would YOU hire you? Why or why not?Yes, I would absolutely hire me. I’m intentional about the kind of stories I tell and the sp...

Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has been honest about her breast cancer journey, telling fans about her diagnosis four years ago. She said that she delayed getting mammograms for years due to concerns about radiation. Once diagnosed, Lewis opted to treat her cancer with holistic methods, instead of the medical protocols of radiation, chemotherapy and mastectomy. But in a recent conversation with CNN reporter Sara Sidner, who also has breast cancer, and their friend journalist Stephanie Elam, Lewis...

TV personality Ananda Lewis is shedding light on her breast cancer journey. “What I would like to clarify is that last year … last year October is when all the craziness started happening in my body. That’s when things got worse, that’s when I got elevated, I guess, to a stage IV,” Lewis, 51, said during a Wednesday, October 16, interview on Soulibration on BlackDoctor.org. “Those things sound scary to people, I get it. That was a year ago. Today I am fantastic.”In a CNN sit-down on Tuesday, Oct...

Former MTV veejay Ananda Lewis is standing her ground despite fan concern over her decision not to undergo the doctor-recommended surgery for her Stage III breast cancer, which has spread and is now Stage IV. “You can’t spend your time wishing you did things differently. You will never live. I’m not going to spend time regretting. I understand that people don’t get it,” she told host Shameika Rhymes on the radio show Soulibration from BlackDoctor.org on Wednesday (October 16). “They’re entitled...

Ananda Lewis is sounding off on the backlash about her decision not to have the doctor-recommended surgery for Stage 3 breast cancer, saying, “You can't spend your time wishing you did things differently. You will never live. I'm not going to spend time regretting.” “I understand that people don't get it,” the former MTV VJ, 51, told host Shameika Rhymes on Soulibration on BlackDoctor.org. “They're entitled to their opinion.” Lewis, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer early this yea...

Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis is defending her decision to forego a preventative double mastectomy.Earlier this week, Ananda came under fire when she revealed that she went against her doctor's recommendations for surgery, instead deciding to heal her stage III breast cancer with homeopathic remedies, in addition to medication and radiation. It has since progressed to stage IV.But in an October 16 episode of the radio show Soulibration, Ananda fired back, saying, “You can't spend your time wishing...

Shameika, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Do you have a hero? What have you learned from them? Two of the biggest heroes in my life are my maternal grandparents. They were both a shining example of what hard work, love, and faith could do in a person’s life. They were my safe place where I was allowed to just be a kid and tap into my imagination and be creative and carefree.

coined “where GenX meets pop culture,” the show’s discussions delve into the lives of media personalities and celebrities. Rhymes has interviewed such celebrities as Sean Patrick Thomas and McKinley Freeman from the TV series “Reasonable Doubt,” singer Will Downing, Nicco Annan from “P-Valley,” WWE star Bobby Lashley and others. TheMofochronicles.com is Rhymes' deeply personal passion platform where she can express her authenticity and be fully transparent. She also created the “Ladies Edition”

Today we’d like to introduce you to Shameika Rhymes. Hi Shameika, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today? I am an entertainment journalist and host that loves old-school everything and pop culture. I started out in television news as a production assistant and worked my way up to senior news producer. However, there was always something missin

When Shameika Rhymes didn’t see the content she wanted on the internet, she did what any skilled producer would do: created her own. The Asheville, North Carolina native wasn’t noticing any love being shown to the music legends that she admired growing up, so during the early stages of the 2020 pandemic, she created Check the Rhymes TV, a YouTube channel (named as an ode to the classic track from A Tribe Called Quest) built to celebrate the individuals who ruled the radio airwaves during her fo