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Hip-Pop
[DISCLAIMER] Rappers and lyricists Although I can’t recall the specific details, I remember once hearing an interview that addressed...
Deric Hollings
Jan 18, 20249 min read
No B.S.
[DISCLAIMER] N.B.S. On his 2007 album The Dream Merchant Vol. 2, hip hop producer 9th Wonder released a song entitled “You Wanna” which...
Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20236 min read
The 'Rithm, the Rebel
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The rhythm, the rebel In 1988, rap collective Public Enemy released an album entitled It Takes a...
Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 20236 min read
Each One, Teach One
[DISCLAIMER] In high school, I drove my Ford Escort GT through the streets of Bomb City with the seat back. The above-indicated photo...
Deric Hollings
Jul 28, 20237 min read
Eternity
[DISCLAIMER] I’m comfortable admitting that I don’t know everything. In fact, I don’t know a lot about most things. Even those matters...
Deric Hollings
Jun 25, 20236 min read
Juneteenth
[DISCLAIMER] Juneteenth I don’t know how reliable my memory is after the passing of just over four and a half decades and repeated head...
Deric Hollings
Jun 18, 20239 min read
Pillars
[DISCLAIMER] When listening to the laidback song “Pillars” by MindsOne and Kev Brown, I’m reminded of something I heard when undergoing...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 min read
Precision
[DISCLAIMER] The critical A When I initially studied Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) between 2009 and 2011, while in graduate...
Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20236 min read
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20239 min read
Managing Expectations
[ DISCLAIMER ] That’s the point There are few hip hop duos who, if they never released another album, I could be satisfied with for the...
Deric Hollings
Apr 26, 20238 min read
Don't Rush Me
[DISCLAIMER] It was nitape’skw who put me on to Jean Grae. Admittedly, I was late to the hip hop party when it came to the early work of...
Deric Hollings
Apr 21, 20239 min read
2-Nice
[DISCLAIMER] (My high school friend, “1/2 Ton,” with me in the late ‘90s, as “2 Nice” was stenciled on my jacket) Shame attacking When...
Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 202312 min read
Sticks and Stones
[DISCLAIMER] From childhood, I recall when children would often say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never hurt...
Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20236 min read
The Original Hip Hop Therapist
[DISCLAIMER] What KRS-One taught me Lyricist KRS-One, also known as Teacha and Blastmaster, was the preeminent hip hop influence in my...
Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20235 min read
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