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4.0 ( 17 total votes )
John Regan - Paint the World
Artist: John Regan
Featuring: PackFM
Producer: YZ
Album: Sorry I'm Late
Label: Culture VI
Some call graffiti self-expression, others (cough, old people) consider it a scar on the urban environment, but there’s no denying the central role street art (legal and otherwise) has played in the development of hip-hop culture and aesthetics. On the latest single and first Booth feature from John Regan, the Baltimore up-and-comer looks back on his formative years as a young artist determined to Paint the World with just a few spray cans and a variety of caps. Over YZ‘s hypnotically fresh, headphone-ready instrumental, the rapper chronicles how he went from tagging “bathroom stalls… b-ball courts, old train cars and walls of all sorts” to, figuratively, making his mark on the world with rap as his canvas. PackFM, the Brooklynite who brought us Nasty back in April, holds things down on the guest tip, lending his rapped vocals to the hook and closing proceedings with a spoken-word outro. Those who enjoyed this nostalgic, retro-informed street banger should keep it locked for the latest on Regan’s debut studio album, Sorry I’m Late, set to hit record store shelves and online retailers “soon”
right now.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on September 13, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11633 |
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Throughly impressed with this joint... which explains why it found its way onto our homepage this evening. The verses are solid, but the hook/scratches make it a banger. Whats next, Mr. Regan?
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| Posted on Sep 09, 2010 |
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Love the premise for this whole song. The production is deep and the samples work well. i give out a lot of 5 star ratings i don't truly believe are classic but just better then banger, but this time that's not the case. Definitely a classic.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Big props to YZ for that beat, talk about mellow. And Regan and Pack do it more than justice with some of the more solid verses you're going to hear. I know it's cliched to say, but this is that real hip-hop. Respect.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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Another summer time, lay back and chill song. Production is great, verses are quality. I could see this as the background to a movie scene, or one of the tracks they feature in tony hawk or some such. I enjoyed it.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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Nice debut for Regan on our site. Both artists spit pretty seamless over this nice upbeat production.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 42 |
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Instant classic
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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Yup.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 5 |
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Thanks for the support, and i'm glad y'all like the record, got some CRAZY songs we're about to release, stay tuned!
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| Posted on Sep 11, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 455 |
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Wow. the production is soft, but hard at the same time. They both killed it.
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| Posted on Sep 11, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 308 |
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good
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| Posted on Sep 11, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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A very cool introduction to a artist i never heard of. This is repeat worthy.
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| Posted on Sep 12, 2010 |
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I'm happy this song is getting solid recognition. It's a really, really solid record - all the way around.
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| Posted on Sep 13, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 50 |
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its ok
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| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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I'm feelin the beat and verses. Song got a nice deep and classic feel to it too. Add in PackFM and you just can't hate this breakthrough single. Keep it up
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| Posted on Sep 14, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1142 |
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Dope track. YZ did a great job on this one.
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| Posted on Sep 16, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 25 |
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smooth track, scratches add that old school feel, beautifully done
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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| Posted on Oct 06, 2010 |
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