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Clapping: Either You'll Keep a Tool, or You'll Get Caught Lackin'

[ DISCLAIMER ] On the song “ Trappin Like a Fool ” by rapper Fat Trel , from his third mixtape No Secrets (2010), is a sample from rapper Gucci Mane ’s freestyle on the Hood Affairs Ent. Gucci Mane - Trap-A-Holic DVD (2008). I recall hearing the non-written lyrical content when it was first released! Gucci Mane stated, “I was trappin’ [selling drugs] like a fool, me and that fat fool. Kept that fuckin’ tool [firearm]. Didn’t go to school. I was trappin’ like a bitch. I

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Apr 215 min read

I Must Do Well, or Else I Will Be Worthless

[ DISCLAIMER ] The late psychologist Albert Ellis , who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), formerly called Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), addressed the matter of self-downing (how people upset themselves with unhelpful beliefs about themselves) through use of a technique. REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption , not the o

Deric Hollings

Mar 95 min read

A Gangsta Condition, Cuh

[ DISCLAIMER ] When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I teach people about the ABC model of self-disturbance (how people upset themselves through use of irrational beliefs ). Now, I’ll address a finer point of this psychotherapeutic model of wellness . For context, REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate how when an undesirable A ction occurs and you B elieve an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable a

Hip Hop and REBT

Deric Hollings

Dec 8, 202510 min read