Late November 2025.
No hype thread. No countdown. Just a quiet Discord ping in a handful of servers and a stream that simply went LIVE.
Nigel J. didn’t need a megaphone. He fired up the game, dropped the lobby code in the Discord server, and let the scene do what it’s always done best: show up when one of its own calls.
What started as twenty or thirty regulars quickly turned into something else entirely. The Discord voice channel numbers kept climbing. The lobby kept filling.
Nigel laughed, dropped a new code, and the cycle repeated until the entire Skate corner of the internet was in the same place at the same time.
The Glo Navy presence was unmistakable but never forced. Chief Keef’s squad moves like a family: affiliates sliding into the Discord, like it was just another night at the house. It felt less like a brand activation and more like the crew heard Nigel was hosting and simply pulled up.
Nobody needed an official headcount or a press release; everyone that was in the Discord call already knew what they were part of: Glo Navy elevating Skate from niche game to cultural hub.
All it took was one creator—Glo Navy’s go-to Skate host—going live, opening Discord and trusting the community with the rest.
The lobby’s gone for now, but the server’s still warm, and the stream’s still in everyone’s follow list.
Glo Navy × Skate.Next meetup is probably loading as you read this.
CXM caught up with Nigel on how it all happened:
1. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from, and what got you into content creation?
I’ve always had big dreams and aspirations. Coming from the small town of Laurel, Miss., we usually only get to see the “next big thing,” not actually become it — so I strive every day to prove that no matter where you come from, you can make it.
2. When did you first start playing the Skate series, and what got you into it?
I started playing Skate at 12 years old.
My introduction to the series was through my older brother. He was really into skateboarding, and even got to meet Tony Hawk once. He played Skate 1 all the time before I had any interest, but when Skate 2 came out, I picked up the controller too.
I’ve been a fan ever since.
3. Do you have a favorite pro skater, and if so, who?
Nyjah Huston is definitely my favorite skater. I grew up watching his videos, and as a Black man, he was one of the main reasons I ever picked up a board along with my older brother.
Seeing the things Nyjah could pull off before he was even a teenager was mind-blowing to me as a kid.
4. What is your favorite installment in the Skate series?
Skate 2 would have to be the best one for me. It brings the most nostalgia — from the intro scene all the way to the end credits. The game is a solid core memory.
5. How do you feel in-game meetups help bring the Skate. cxmmunity together?
Skate meetups bring people of all races and from all places in the world together.
It honestly ends racism, even if just for the brief moment we’re all together. We come together, we chill, we network, and we make the best out of the time we have — and no one judges anyone.
6. What plans do you have for the future with in-game meetups, and do you see them growing?
I plan on continuing my meetups and growing my community so big that we eventually branch out and try other games as well.
It’s bigger than Skate, but Skate is what brings us together as a whole — so Skate will ALWAYS be there. But for the community to last and grow in the future, we have to evolve and try new things.
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