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Deric Hollings
Jan 18, 20249 min read
Hip-Pop
[DISCLAIMER] Rappers and lyricists Although I can’t recall the specific details, I remember once hearing an interview that addressed...
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Deric Hollings
Sep 20, 20236 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...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 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...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 28, 20237 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...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 25, 20236 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...
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Deric Hollings
Jun 18, 20239 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...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20235 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...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 28, 20236 min read
Precision
[DISCLAIMER] The critical A When I initially studied Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) between 2009 and 2011, while in graduate...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 27, 20239 min read
Crossroads
[DISCLAIMER] Tha Crossroads During the year I graduated from high school, hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (“Bone”) released their...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 26, 20238 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...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 21, 20239 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...
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Deric Hollings
Apr 8, 202312 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 7, 20236 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...
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Deric Hollings
Mar 4, 20235 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...
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