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The intro to the ALL-ISLAND mixtape.

I've been making music on the island of Guam for 10+ years and now i'm ready to share all the tracks i've been cooking up over that time span. Micronesia was always viewed as the inferior "nesia" compared to Polynesia, Melanesia, etc.

Although we are from Micronesia, we still have the same aspirations to do it big and represent the Pacific in our own unique way.

Address us as MACRONESIA from this point on.

I poured my heart out in this intro. I hope you all vibe!

lyrics

Intro:

I’d rather not sulk in my regret
I think i got the whole island in my hands

Verse:

2 AM I’m in downtown. Lack of sleep
Hella motivated from heartbreak and love
Got a new muse, she fully understands who I be
Was incarcerated hardened by cold shoulders
I’ve lost all sense of my being. Im soul searching
Left behind all I know just to find purpose
Island boy, building bridges. Pedestal be burning
Pika pika, stay authentic. Straight up
Who else deserve it but ya mans?
I’ve been swimming in cause. I’ve been drowning in my hurt
Art disturbs the comforted and comforts the disturbed
Pot was stirred life was turned on its head
I was cursed with imposter syndrome, thought I was dead inside
I was revived by the real Jed inside
He still there. Never left, the music still felt right
12 years in this bitch the internet was my vice
From GHURA housing, who woulda thought that I could live this life?
No one can tell me shit. I ain't deluded either
Project’s to still inspire got the fire me
Guam on my mind, not defined by my peers
To change the game, to rock the boat, you need to learn how to steer
Kinda weird how i'm here, but it's also not a coincidence
I’ve lost battles, friends, hope and found it all again
It’s like Im back at square one

credits

from ALL​-​ISLAND MIXTAPE, released July 16, 2022
Produced by: CRUX
Mixed and mastered by: STRAIGHTUPJED

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STRAIGHTUPJED Los Angeles, California

JED is a Guam based songwriter, producer AND singer.

In 2021, JED was credited as a songwriter for TWICE’s new album: Formula of Love: O+T=<3.

JED has opened up for E-40, MadeinTYO, PnB Rock and Jhené Aiko. Along with being the highest streamed artist on Guam, JED opened up Straight Up Studios, a recording/production studio based in Guam. ... more

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