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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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.