Deric HollingsJun 156 minI 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...
Deric HollingsMay 285 minStoically Existential[DISCLAIMER] It’s relatively easy for me to highlight mental and behavioral health examples in rap. Rigid and extreme attitudes are...
Deric HollingsMay 2514 minFeel 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...
Deric HollingsMay 196 minMind 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...
Deric HollingsApr 916 minRap 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...
Deric HollingsMar 2813 minThe Bad Hand[DISCLAIMER] I recently posted a blog entry describing my approach to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Subsequently, I drafted a...
Deric HollingsMar 258 minHip 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...