Deric Hollings
Wild Out
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Brief Background on LOX I recently had a conversation with someone concerning my approach to Rational...
Deric Hollings
- Sep 10
- 24 min
Oki-woke, Pinoke
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **Pinocchio spoiler alert** Background A fan of the 1940 Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) classic...
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Deric Hollings
- Sep 3
- 7 min
You Gon' Die: The Existential Window
[DISCLAIMER] “The ‘therapeutic window’. What a delicious term for the interruption of medical treatment! Might you perhaps hurl yourself...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 29
- 5 min
Something's Missing
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Earlier this morning, when performing so-called “toxic masculinity” behavior by challenging gravity...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 28
- 6 min
Change Ur Beliefs
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Today’s gym time gem—a song heard when working out—interrupted my sweat-time flow and had me nodding...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 27
- 9 min
The Lowering Tide
[DISCLAIMER] An aphorism often misattributed to former President John F. Kennedy is, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” If true, simple...
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Deric Hollings
- Aug 2
- 25 min
KKK
[DISCLAIMER] The first song I ever heard by Maxo Kream was “Grannies.” His circular breathing technique, storytelling ability, Texas...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 12
- 14 min
My Ni
[DISCLAIMER] In his song entitled “The eND,” lyricist Torae, along with Shaquawna Shanté, addresses a topic I think is worth expanding...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 11
- 18 min
Unconditional Acceptance
[DISCLAIMER] **Fire hip hop music contained in each linked “Let It Go” reference** Context One of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 7
- 6 min
Remembering Shadows
[DISCLAIMER] One of the elements I appreciate about Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is that it “does not focus on the past.”...
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Deric Hollings
- Jul 1
- 7 min
The Proverbial "They"
[DISCLAIMER] Admittedly, I was a little late subscribing to the Wu-Tang Clan fandom of the ‘90s. I was introduced to the group’s music in...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 30
- 9 min
What the Future Holds
[DISCLAIMER] There are a number of rap groups—duos, trios, etc.—that are heavily intertwined with various periods of my life. One such...
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Deric Hollings
- Jun 15
- 6 min
I Have Moved On
[DISCLAIMER] Since my adolescence, I’ve paid close attention to quotes used in rap songs. Before the Internet was largely available to...
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Deric Hollings
- May 28
- 5 min
Stoically Existential
[DISCLAIMER] It’s relatively easy for me to highlight mental and behavioral health examples in rap. Rigid and extreme attitudes are...
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Deric Hollings
- May 25
- 14 min
Feel Some Type of Way
[DISCLAIMER] “I know you feel some type of way.” In 2013, rapper Rich Homie Quan released a song entitled “Type of Way” which reached...
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Deric Hollings
- May 19
- 6 min
Mind Tricks
[DISCLAIMER] One of my favorite lines from lyricist Buckshot, of rap group Black Moon, relates to the 1993 song “How Many MC’s…,” which...
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Deric Hollings
- Apr 9
- 16 min
Rap Made Me Do It
[DISCLAIMER] I recall that in the 90’s, hip hop—particularly “gangsta rap”—was accused of promoting violence within U.S. society. Blaming...
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Deric Hollings
- Mar 28
- 13 min
The Bad Hand
[DISCLAIMER] I recently posted a blog entry describing my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Subsequently, I drafted a...
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Deric Hollings
- Mar 25
- 8 min
Hip Hop and REBT
[DISCLAIMER] For a number of people with whom I grew up, rap music was a phase through which they went and revisit only on occasion. That...
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