Shameika Rhymes, Entertainment Journalist

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