In this episode Dee Jay Doc speaks with Regis Jones aka K-Drama about his work supporting students in Refresh Collective's embedded Hip-hop studio classrooms in Cincinnati Public Schools. He'll share his secrets to building trust with students who are having a hard time.

K-drama is an accomplished Recording Artist and teacher from Cincinnati, OH. With over 10 albums under his belt, 2 of them have placed on the illustrious Billboard Charts in the Christian, Gospel & Heatseeker categories. As a producer, he's crafted beats on a Grammy-Nominated project as well as several Dove Award & Stellar Award nominated albums for some of the most well-known CHH artists of our time including Lecrae, Tedashii, Flame, Derek Minor, KJ-52 & many more.

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Dee Jay Doc
https://deejaydoc.com/
IG @deejaydoc

K-drama
https://k-dramatherapper.com
IG @kdrama513

Refresh Collective
https://refreshcollective.org
IG @refreshthecity

Cypherstyle
https://cypherstyle.org
IG @cypherstylemusic

In this episode Dee Jay Doc speaks with his brother Lee Harrill about how songwriting and vulnerability have been keys to processing the grief of losing 4 students. Lee is the Director of Operations at the non-profit, Refresh Collective, as well as a music producer, singer and MC. We dedicate this episode to all teachers who deal with the grief of losing their own students to unfortunate tragedies as well as the precious families of those young people.

Hear Lee's newly released song, "Dark Days" on all streaming channels.

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Dee Jay Doc
https://deejaydoc.com/
IG @deejaydoc

Lee Harrill
IG @just_too_grateful

Refresh Collective
https://refreshcollective.org
IG @refreshthecity

Cypherstyle
https://cypherstyle.org
IG @cypherstylemusic

Through Refresh Collective, Jeremy Bryan aka Quill the Messenger has helped over 150 young people at the Cuyahoga County Youth Detention Center write and record their own motivation music this year. Thanks to the Spread the Love Foundation, this facility is equipped with a recording studio. Hear how Hip-hop songwriting helps young people open up about their life and their fears while collaborating to create a song filled with hope.

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Dee Jay Doc on Instagram @deejaydoc

Quill the Messenger on Instagram @quillmatic

Refresh Collective @refreshthecity

Cypherstyle @cypherstylemusic

Veteran hip-hop artists Dee Jay Doc (48) and Quill the Messenger (46) share an introspective conversation about navigating midlife transitions alongside their decades-long music careers. The discussion explores how their personal journeys mirror hip-hop culture's own midlife moment at over 50 years old, while Quill reflects on his latest release, "Midlife Crisis" as well as his upcoming remix EP "Midlife Crysalis" as an artistic response to this transformative life stage.