On My Mind (feat. Ian Evans)

from From the Woods by Jackson Whalan

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I’m staying diligent step into the void and I’m filling it
I’ve been in my element killing it since I was a little kid
Peep the message I’m distilling it sharpen up my skill a bit
Thrilling kids cuz I’m sticking to the syllabus
When I was a young boy anger was my job
But I began to find my purpose bumping Illmatic by Nas
And overnight I let the rhymes take hold
Start writing from the soul 'til I could hold a mic expose the light
Oh he's just a white rapper from Berkshire County
But when I start to win is when is you're wishing you were around me
I’m putting in all the hours cuz respect doesn’t come quick
Ten years deep and I was opening for Slick Rick
Hopped in his car he was sitting in the back
Promoter gave me the dough so I could hand his wife the cash
It takes ten years to blow up overnight
That’s why we’re celebrating while we light this dynamite ay

It's the only thing keeping me alive
I do what I gotta do just to survive
Why do I do this just to give you a vibe
Got my mind on the music and the music on my mind
It's the only thing keeping me alive
I do what I gotta do just to survive
Why do I do this just to give you a vibe
Got my mind on the music and the music on my mind

I masterfully drop into the beat so casually
I'm lyrically gifted naturally
Lifted and that was back in the day kid
I can barely remember how we did
Before Collie Buddz and Homegrown Bermuda
I was riding around in the back of town on a scooter
Out in Sommerset dockyard shows puffing on the buddha
Dr. Bernie swimming with sharks and barracuda
Port-au-Prince was ghettomatic
Konbit music was lit before the static
Speak the kréole gramatic
Chanmas with Kiko and Rebel was black magic
Leaving Delmas 33 was fucking tragic
Konshens and Barrington shows in the states
Best of best had us raising the stakes
Opened for Ri Ri in L.A. and it don't matter no way
At the end of the day I do this music thing my way

It's the only thing keeping me alive
I do what I gotta do just to survive
Why do I do this just to give you a vibe
Got my mind on the music and the music on my mind
It's the only thing keeping me alive
I do what I gotta do just to survive
Why do I do this just to give you a vibe
Got my mind on the music and the music on my mind

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from From the Woods, released January 29, 2021
Produced by Jackson Whalan
Co-produced with Ian Evans

Beat maker: Jackson Whalan
Keyboard: Ian Evans
Vocals: Jackson Whalan & Ian Evans

Mixing Engineer: John Davis
Mastering Engineer: Robert Macchiochi

Recorded at Jackson Whalan Music production studio in Housatonic, MA
Mixed at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered at Subvert Central Mastering (UK)

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