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Deric Hollings

Jan 189 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

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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