Everlast

Everlast shows his own style

Alternative/Rap
Everlast
Sony 550 Music
"Whitey Ford Sings the Blues"

Seven years ago Everlast burst onto the scene with House of Pain. The group was huge; "Jump Around" has been one of the biggest songs in the '90s.
After three albums and years of tours House of Pain broke up. DJ Lethal quickly joined Limp Bizkit and Danny Boy went off and did his own thing. Then there was Everlast, the man who had once been part of Ice T's famed Rhyme Syndicate.
He had become bored with the rap scene and his music too. It took a conversation with his record label for Everlast to see that he had recreated himself into a new type of musician.
The song "What It's Like" came from his early writings. The song is simple, an acoustic guitar and a very ordinary bass beat, yet the song is one of the best released recently by any artist, yet alone a former hip-hop singer.
The 18 track disc has blown me away. Throughout the disc the styles change. You can never tell where he is going musically from song to song. One song can be an old school anthem, the next a sweet sounding melody, and the next a cry for all the wack rappers to stop remaking the same horrible music over and over.
This disc has a style all its own. Any House of Pain comparisons need to be checked at the door, Everlast built a stronger house with a new foundation. Only time will tell if he makes good on his new style. I wouldn't bet against him. -Ken Dunkin