Today, Desmond brings another CROSSover to the hardwood, this time unpacking DMX's "The Convo" to encourage us to find our strength in Jesus in the moments we feel our lowest.

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In today's episode, Desmond goes back to his preteen years to dive into "Rise and Shine," his all-time favorite J.Cole song from the debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, where J. Cole used the song as a metaphor to describe his pending emergence in Hip-Hop.

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Today, Desmond is back with another song breakdown, this time diving into "Children's Story," the 1988 classic from the OG storyteller himself, Slick Rick, who delivers an intense yet cautionary tale to wake up the youth, rather than put them to sleep.

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In this episode, Desmond continues his "You Had To Be There" series, this time with help from Dylan Dreyfuss, host & creator of the Forgotten Seasons podcast/platform. And in this installment, Dylan gives flowers to his first favorite player ever; Sam Cassell. An extremely reliable point guard drafted in 1993 who went on to have a very long and consistent career with three championships to his resume.

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Today, Desmond once again introduces you to a new idea for the show: You Had To Be There, an NBA offseason exclusive where he gives flowers to NBA players near and dear to our hearts. With You Had To Be There, there is no discrimination. Role players, All-Stars, and Superstars are all welcome. And in this first volume, Desmond shows love and reflects on the career of all-around point forward Andre Iguodala.

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Today, Desmond returns with more NBA discussion, this time centered around some hot offseason topics:

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• Duos in the modern NBA - Not so dynamic?
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In this episode, Desmond returns with another edition of The CROSSover, this time diving into Common's classic song "The Light" to inspire us to choose relationship with Jesus and illuminate the world through His love.

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Desmond is back this week with a brand new element to H2DG: "The CROSSover," where his love for Hip-Hop intertwines with his faith journey. These episodes will connect shared themes found in Hip-Hop songs and Bible stories to help us all see how God can work in every one of us. Today, Desmond pulls from the chorus of J. Cole's "h u n g e r. o n. h i l l s i d e" to inspire us to be secure in our identity and focus on the Lord as we find ourselves in the midst of challenge, much like Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego did in the book of Daniel.

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Today, Desmond shares his thoughts on some more hot topics in and around the NBA including:

• Prime Derrick Rose vs Ja Morant
• Jaren Jackson Jr. and the DPOY criteria
• Kings vs Warriors
• The Knicks up 3-1 over Cleveland
• What If?...Lakers in the Conference Finals?!
• NBA makes Draft Combine mandatory in 2024---Good or bad?

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YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS! The 2023 NBA Playoffs are here! And H2DG veterans Devaughn & Johnny are back for the third straight year to help Dez dive into all 12 teams who solidified spots in the Playoffs. Each of them received two teams from the West and two teams from the East to discuss & assign challenges and Hip-Hop theme songs to. Listen and see what the fellas came up with this year! Get ya popcorn (or other snack) ready!

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