My second solo album was a complete opposite from my first album in terms of direction. I was an 18 year-old trying to discover myself musically and I had the tools to do it. This whole album was made in my first apartment. '[songwritersintro]' was recorded on the first day I moved in. (a cold January with no heat with just a bog and a bottle of Tequilla for nourishment) I felt accomplished. I've done what I said I was going to do at 18: moved out of my moms house and I needed to have a creative space with no distractions from my work. My theory was if I had my own space, that would open more avenues for creativity, and I was right. I was on my '[songwritermode]'. I felt that the people I put on at the time weren't putting their all in what they claimed they wanted to do. Therefore, I felt that I was the only one on my "songwritermode"; anyone who were not on the same mode would be left behind. I felt I was on top of the world. I achieved my dream of moving out at 18, I had all the space I wanted to be creative (and destructive), I was recording my labels tracks alone along with mine; got into beefs with an indie label too. A bit big-headed? Yes; in my eyes, rightfully so. The fuel for this ego-trip was my frustration with people because I expected my teams work ethic to match mine. Frustrated with myself because I was foolish enough to expect people to be like me. i was young dumb and very ambitious. For some reason, I though putting brackets around my titles with no spaces was cool. lol

Though there is one version out in stores which was released 2018, THIS is the original version (available only on edonothegaijij.com). This version only contains 14 tracks including the "lost" tracks "R.O.B. (Rappin' Ova Bitches") and "Lo$t & Found" I made this song for a woman that I regret making it for; for this reason, I re-released this album in 2018 (E.O.J. 2: JUGGERNAUT Bonus Edition) along with four additional tracks ('Few Women', 'I Spy', a WPKN 89.5FM live Collaborative track, and a dedication track titled 'For Sandy Hook'. This 2018 version does NOT contain 'Lo$t & Found' or R.O.B. and is available on Amazon, Apple Music, Instagram, and Tik Tok.

The #donotape will be the start of a new mixtape series being utilized as a package containing an assortment of original songs and /or snippets of songs that may or may not be on introduced on a future album. Some songs such as the snippets are smaples of raw un mastered material. With this First donotape, I want to be upfront and raw with you. As if im showing you things that are in the works that only you heard brefore any one else. Hopefully this compilation gives you a work-in-progress kinda' feeling.