My Life Expedition

[thejayperkins]

Acknowledgements

I want to thank everyone who helped me in creating the soundtrack to my life. Everyone hear has had a positive influence on my life and I thank you for that. There aren’t too many people in this world that can be trusted so I want to thank the ones I can: CJ, Collin, Clay, and Rupert. You all really helped shape the person I am today. 

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Spend more time with my friends / I ain't worried 'bout nothin'

Ariana Grande

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I had just recently discovered this song and I really enjoyed my first encounter with it. My roommate is a huge fan of Ariana Grande, so he was all for it when I blasted it through my speakers. I let him borrow my panda head and he took it away from there.

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Brown (brown) paper (paper) bags (bags) (cash)

Migos

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My years of varsity soccer are some of the most memorable. Before, during, and after the game, My friends and I would always rap the lyrics to this song just to make each other laugh. Someone would start by saying “brown”, and then the other would follow with “paper”, then “bag”, and then in unison we would yell “CASH!”

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I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free

George Strait

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I went through a country phase from my transition from middle school to high school. I can’t say I’m proud of it, but I’m not embarrassed that I went through it either. My neighbor and my buddy across town would pretend to be George Strait while singing this song. We sang the song with passion and would yell at the top of our lungs when the bass drop hit. 

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Why you keep hitting my phone?

THEY.

[thejayperkins]

At heart, I will forever and always be a gamer. Before I left for college, gaming was my outlet and I will never forget my buddies that I played with constantly. We would listen to this song before matches, missions, or just to turn up for fun! I may be a game nerd, but the memories I have make it worth it. 

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It's Grape Gang, no jelly

BlocBoy JB

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May 18, 2018, this the day my senior class was declared victorious for our senior games. This was also the day I had one of the most intense, yet greatest dance battles ever. The games were over, but the music was still playing. Shoot came on and one of my closest friends and I began to show off our dance moves as they corresponded with lyrics of the song. 

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I'm that little bit of hope / When my back's against the ropes

R. Kelly

[thejayperkins]

I don’t believe there is another song that unites my family like this one. We could have literally just gotten out of an argument and if this song comes on, we’re all going to sing to it. The song is so empowering and whenever we sing it together you can easily pick up the vibe that we’re all radiating. 

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Iron on me, hoo-hoo / That's a Tony Stark

Juice Wrld

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My friend CJ and I are always dancing and turning up to Juice Wrld. He introduced me to this song a few weeks ago and it is one of the best the artist has produced. On my list of the artist’s best songs, it is close to number one which is Jet Lag featuring Future. 

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I'm gettin' really rich

Sheck Wes

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I usually stayed in my dorms on the weekend to get ahead on my homework and prepare for the week to come. I finally caught a break one weekend and I was encouraged by my peers to join them at our home team’s football game. Our football team was crushing the other and the DJ knew exactly how to feed the intensity of the student section. Experiencing an entire college stadium singing to Mo Bamaba is a memory I will never forget.