Description
Everlast was once best known for his tenure in the rap unit House Of Pain however Everlast successfully reinvented himself in 1998 with the best-selling Whitey Ford Sings The Blues, a largely acoustic, hip-hop-flavoured effort in the genre-crossing mold of Beck. Born Erik Schrody, Everlast first surfaced in Los Angeles as a member of Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate Cartel, issuing his debut album, Forever Everlasting, in 1990. When the album failed to find an audience, he formed House of Pain with Danny Boy and DJ Lethal; carving out an image which drew heavily on Everlast and Danny Boy’s shared Irish heritage, the trio managed to overcome the stereotypes facing white rappers and scored a massive hit with their 1992 single Jump Around. Their self-titled debut LP also went platinum, but when such follow-up efforts as 1994’s Same as It Ever Was and 1996’s Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again failed to repeat House of Pain’s early success, the group disbanded. Everlast then returned to his solo career. While recording Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, however, he suffered a massive cardiac arrest stemming from a congenital defect, resulting in heart bypass surgery and an artificial valve implant. Following his recovery, he completed the album, which appeared in the fall of 1998 to strong commercial notices. It entered the Top Ten, went platinum, and launched the pervasive Top 40 single What Its Like. After appearing on Santana’s vaunted comeback album Supernatural, Everlast began work on a follow-up album with an eclectic group of guest artists. Titled Eat at Whitey’s, the album was released in late 2000, and enjoyed critical notice. This limited album features rare material with both Everlast and House Of Pain
Track listing:
1. Everlast – Some Nights (Are Better Than Others)
2. Everlast – Whiteys Revenge
3. Everlast – What Its Like-live
4. Everlast and Mobb Deeop – Shook Ones Pt.II
5. Everlast – Greatest
6. Everlast – I Cant Move-live
7. Everlast – So Long
8. Everlast – Black Jesus-live
9. Everlast and Kurupt – Kuruption
10. Everlast – Blues For XMas-John Lee Hooker cover
11. Everlast – Put Your Lights On-live
12. Everlast – Shamrock And Shenanigans-Butch Vig mix
13. Helmet And House Of Pain – Just Another Victim-T-Ray Devil Worship mix
14. House Of Pain – Jump Around-DJ Bizznizz remix
15. House Of Pain – Whos The Man-Underdog mix
16. House Of Pain – Shamrock And Shenanigans-famous mix
17. Helmet And House Of Pain – Just Another Victim-instrumental