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I Can't Believe
[ DISCLAIMER ] On underground hip hop group Strong Arm Steady ’s 2005 mixtape The Collectors Edition, Vol. 1 is a track called “ I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 247 min read
Changing Behavior
[ DISCLAIMER ] In childhood, my dad instilled in me his Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs. Aside from it being disagreeable to celebrate...
Deric Hollings
Sep 237 min read
Who Are You? This Is the Question.
[ DISCLAIMER ] On July 11, 2023, I posted a blog entry entitled Who Are You? in which I stated of the question “ who are you ?”: I...
Deric Hollings
Sep 216 min read
Power
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , fair use I’m at a stage in life whereby I realize how distinct my upbringing was from the younger...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1913 min read
Don't Push Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his the fifth studio album, serving as his first posthumous album and the last released with his creative input, The...
Deric Hollings
Sep 187 min read
Not a Stain on Me
[ DISCLAIMER ] Although there are various remixes of the track, I prefer Big Tuck ’s “ Not a Stain on Me (Remix) ” which features Fat B...
Deric Hollings
Sep 184 min read
Civilization Isn't Inherently Civilized
[ DISCLAIMER ] On July 18, 2024, I stated in a blogpost entitled A Principled Stance on Free Speech : Similar to my opposition to...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1712 min read
Welcome to My World
[ DISCLAIMER ] On his 2013 mixtape Ghetto Heaven, Vol. 1 , rapper Cam’ron released the track “ Welcome to My World ”. The intro...
Deric Hollings
Sep 167 min read
I Guess It Must Have Been Magic
[ DISCLAIMER ] I can’t recommend enough for eclectic hip hop heads to check out the 2011 album Professional Dreamers by Looptroop...
Deric Hollings
Sep 158 min read
We Buy Things We Don't Need, to Impress People We Don't Like
[ DISCLAIMER ] On I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (2008), lyricist Killer Mike released “ Grandma’s House ” in which he stated,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 1110 min read
What Can I Do?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use One of my favorite albums of 1993 was lyricist Ice Cube ’s anthology Lethal Injection ....
Deric Hollings
Sep 105 min read
Personal Responsibility and Accountability
[ DISCLAIMER ] * Highest 2 Lowest (2025) spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of A24 and Apple Original Films, fair use...
Deric Hollings
Sep 911 min read
Need to Know
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 89 min read
You Better!
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 77 min read
Have To
[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC...
Deric Hollings
Sep 78 min read
Bringing Meaning to the Words
[ DISCLAIMER ] In my youth, I could hardly wait to be grown (old and mature enough to live on one’s own). When living with my dad and...
Deric Hollings
Sep 68 min read
Control What You Can
[ DISCLAIMER ] I’m the sort of old school hip hop head who’ll debate a person about the distinction between a lyricist and a rapper....
Deric Hollings
Sep 68 min read
Do Degrees Infer Intelligence?
[ DISCLAIMER ] When enlisted in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps (1996-2007), I considered military officers to be intelligent for...
Deric Hollings
Sep 48 min read
They Don't Know Trauma
[ DISCLAIMER ] An Empirical Perspective On his 2018 album Black Privilege , Ace Clark released a track entitled “ They Don’t Know ”...
Deric Hollings
Sep 312 min read
Let's Just Not Even Discuss It, Man
[ DISCLAIMER ] Fickle Neuroticism At times, hip hop fans behave in a manner which is fickle (marked by lack of steadfastness,...
Deric Hollings
Sep 210 min read
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