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John Regan - Yesterday
Artist: John Regan
Featuring: Joell Ortiz
Producer: YZ
Album: Sorry I'm Late
Label: Culture VI
Considering Yesterday has literally been covered more times than any song in history, it isn’t surprising that John Regan, the Baltimore emcee who impressed us with his DJBooth debut Paint the World, has chosen to use The Beatles classic…wait, what’s that? Producer YZ didn’t use the original Yesterday at all in crafting his melancholy, piano driven and eventually explosive beat? Fair enough, but whether intentional or not, Regan’s record does share a sense of longing and regret with McCartney’s version, especially with vocalist Meylin providing some soaring, rock-tinged vocals on the hook. Impressively, John paints a vivid lyrical picture of a hard lived life on his verse, touching on his thoughts of suicide and a non-existent relationship with his father, with Slaughterhouse alum Joell Ortiz (yaowa!) backing him up with yet another impressive guest verse. Like B.o.B.’s Airplanes, this one has rap/rock crossover hit written all over it to me. If he keeps releasing music like this, the buzz surrounding Regan’s upcoming project, Sorry I’m Late, should be more than significant when it drops “soon”
right now.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on September 27, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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The rock foundation with the indie vocals are not a good look for all rappers, but John Regan pulls it all together nicely.
The vibe is emotional, and while we don't hear Regan's vocals break, he remains in control while clearly vulnerable. Its a hard line to walk, but you can only get used to it by putting one foot in front of the other. 
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| Posted on Sep 22, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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DJBooth.net & All The Listeners, Once Again I Appreciate Everything Y'all Do!
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 681 |
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Regan is impressive, looking foward to more - does Ortiz ever sleep?
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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I didn't know who John R. was before listening to this track, and I'm not the biggest fan of Joel Ortiz because he can be too aggressive despite the tone or mood of any track. But dispite all this it doesn't matter because everybody deserves a chance. And i'm happy to hear joel restained his aggressive flow over this somber but yet beautiful instrumental and the female vocals at the end were a nice touch to an already steller track. Job well done.
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 241 |
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EPIC
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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This stands out to me for some reason. Nice track here. Love the production and the rock influence as well as the piano.
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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great track
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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I was feeling this track...and then that rock vibe kicked in at the end at the track went to another level. As I wrote, like Airplanes, this has the potential to get play on both rock and rap stations, and that kind of a true hybrid is rare.
Keep grinding Regan, big things will happen.
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| Posted on Sep 23, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 24, 2010 |
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Def deserves a good couple more plays. Will be forgotten tho eventually
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| Posted on Sep 24, 2010 |
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| Posted on Sep 28, 2010 |
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I LIKE THIS CROSSOVER TRACK! ONE!!!!
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| Posted on Sep 28, 2010 |
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