House of Pain
Danny Boy, Everlast & DJ Lethal
Background information
Origin	Valley Stream, New York
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Years active	1992-1996
Label(s)	Tommy Boy Records
Associated acts	Limp Bizkit Cypress Hill La Coka Nostra Pete Rock
Members
Everlast DJ Lethal Danny Boy

House of Pain was an Irish-styled American hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around". Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who are quite possibly most known for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ... La Coka Nostra (or short LCN) is an American hiphop supergroup, comprised mainly of all former members of House of Pain, Ill Bill of Non Phixion and various other MCs and producers. ... Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970[1] in Bronx, New York) is an American hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. ... Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969 in Valley Stream, New York) is an Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, best known for his hit What Its Like, and for his genre-crossing mix of rap and acoustic-based rock music. ... Leor Dimant (Latvian: Leors Dimants; born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer. ... This article is about the country in North America. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969 in Valley Stream, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his genre-crossing mix of rap and acoustic-based rock music. ...

Band history

Rise to fame

After a failed short solo career, Everlast teamed up with DJ Lethal and high school friend Danny Boy to form House of Pain. The group was signed to Tommy Boy Records, and their eponymous debut album (1992) went multi-platinum, spawning the successful DJ Muggs produced single "Jump Around". This song was also remixed twice by Pete Rock, one version featuring a verse from him and one without. "Jump Around" also influenced the soul singer Amy Winehouse, who sampled the bass line on her song "You Know I'm No Good." The album also featured Cypress Hill member, B-Real, on the song "Put Your Head Out". Leor Dimant (Latvian: Leors Dimants; born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968 in Queens, New York), and better known as DJ Muggs (or simply Muggs), is Cypress Hills DJ and producer. ... Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970[1] in Bronx, New York) is an American hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. ... House of Pain was an Irish-American hip-hop group formed by Everlast in 1991 (see 1991 in music), comprised of himself, Danny Boy OConnor, and DJ Lethal. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Amy-Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, R&B singer and songwriter. ... Amy Winehouse U.S. singles chronology You Know Im No Good (2007) Rehab (2007) Alternate cover UK CD 2 cover You Know Im No Good is the second single from Amy Winehouses second studio album, Back to Black (2006). ... Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who are quite possibly most known for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ... Louis Freese (born June 2, 1970), known by stage name B-Real, is a Latin rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage[1]. He is best known for being the lead rapper in hip hop group Cypress Hill, who debuted with their self-titled album Cypress Hill in 1991. ...

Fashioning themselves as rowdy Irish-American hooligans (Lethal is actually of Latvian heritage), they toured with various rap and alternative-rock bands after their breakthrough. They participated together with Helmet, along with several other rap acts, on the influential 1993 rock-rap collaborative Judgment Night movie soundtrack. Helmet is an American Post-Hardcore band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar) with Henry Bogdan (bass), Peter Mengede (guitar) and John Stanier (drums) in 1989. ... The Twilight Zone episode, see Judgment Night. ...

Second album and decline in popularity

Their follow-up album, 1994's Same As It Ever Was, went gold despite minimal airplay and no major hits. The first single, "On Point," is noted for taking a swipe at another American rapper with a strong Irish heritage, "Marky Mark" (Mark Wahlberg) ("Calvin Klein's no friend of mine/So I don't like Marky"). Like Cypress Hill, who, with House of Pain, were a part of the loosely-affiliated Soul Assassins posse, they found urban radio airplay an increasingly closed path, which affected album sales. Same as it ever was is the second album from House of Pain, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. ... Cypress Hill is a mostly-Latin American hip hop group from South Gate, California, who are quite possibly most known for their song Insane in the Brain. Their consistent advocacy around the legalization of cannabis consumption has contributed to their popularity. ... Soul Assassins are a loose collective of musicians and graphic artists affiliated to the hiphop group Cypress Hill, formed in the early 90s. ...

Third album

House of Pain abruptly broke up in 1996 after the release of their third album, Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again, which featured guest appearances by rappers Sadat X of Brand Nubian, Guru of Gang Starr, producer/rapper Divine Styler and reggae singjay Cockni O'Dire (credited as the Scheme Team). On the release date of the album, Everlast announced his departure from the group. Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again is the third (and last) album from House of Pain, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Brand Nubian is a hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, consisting of three MCs; Grand Puba (born Maxwell Dixon, March 4, 1966), Sadat X (formerly Derek X, born Derek Murphy) and Lord Jamar (born Lorenzo Dechalus, on September 17, 1968, and two DJs, DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere. ... Brand Nubian is a hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, consisting of three MCs; Grand Puba (born Maxwell Dixon, March 4, 1966), Sadat X (formerly Derek X, born Derek Murphy) and Lord Jamar (born Lorenzo Dechalus, on September 17, 1968), and two DJs, DJ Alamo and DJ Sincere. ... Born July 17, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, Guru (and occasionally Baldhead Slick), is an American rapper, and the lyrical half of Gang Starr, together with DJ Premier. ... Gang Starr is an influential hip hop group that consists of Guru and DJ Premier from Brooklyn, New York. ... Divine Styler is an alternative rapper who first emerged as part of Ice-Ts Rhyme Syndicate. ... CoknI ODire (born 1969 in Wembley, England) is a Ragga MC and Hip Hop artist best known for been a member of the original Scheme Team featured on the Rhyme Syndicate/Epic Records release of Divine Stylers Word Power. ...

Split, solo and current affairs

From this point on, the status of the group would seem to be in the past tense, though the members would continue their careers separately. Danny Boy would found an art company. DJ Lethal became a member of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, who would cover the famous "Jump Around" at live concerts, particularly in Limp Bizkit's early years during the Family Values Tour 1998. Everlast would finally get multi-platinum solo fame in 1998 with his acoustic rock/blues-inflected album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues The first single from that album was "What It's Like". In 2000, a feud between Everlast and rapper Eminem coincided with the gold-selling Eat at Whitey's, which included minor hits "Black Jesus" and "Black Coffee", and featured a collaboration with Carlos Santana. After the sale of the Tommy Boy Records' master tapes to Warner Bros. Music, Everlast signed with Island/Def Jam, and released the solo LP White Trash Beautiful in 2004. Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Family Values Tour 1998 was a music tour headlined by Korn. ... Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (1998) was Everlasts second solo album. ... What Its Like is a song by the band Everlast. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Eat at Whiteys (2000) was Everlasts third solo album. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... White Trash Beautiful is an album by Everlast, released on May 25, 2004 internationally and a day later in the United States. ...

Later the same year Rhino Records, a subdivision of Warner Music, released a hit collection, Shamrocks & Shenanigans, with singles from Everlast's early solo days, the House of Pain and his post-group solo efforts. Before the release, Everlast announced on his official message board that he was not endorsing the compilation album. Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Shamrocks & Shenanigans is a Best Of album from House of Pain and their former lead singer Everlast, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ...

Founded by Danny Boy in early 2006, La Coka Nostra is a new project that has reunited him, Everlast and DJ Lethal for the first time since House of Pain's split. Other group members include Ill Bill of Non Phixion, and newcomers Slaine and Big Left. La Coka Nostra (or short LCN) is an American hiphop supergroup, comprised mainly of all former members of House of Pain, Ill Bill of Non Phixion and various other MCs and producers. ... Ill Bill (right) and Sabac Red William Braunstein (born 1972), better known as Ill Bill is a politically minded MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... Non Phixion (left to right): Goretex, Eclipse, Sabac and Ill Bill. ... Slaine is a caucasian hiphop MC from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for his work in the groups Special Teamz with Edo G, Jaysaun and DJ JayCeeOh and La Coka Nostra with Danny Boy, Everlast, Ill Bill, DJ Lethal and Big Left. ...

In popular culture

• "Top O' The Morning To Ya" was the theme song for Bullseye in the film Daredevil. It did not appear on the film's soundtrack album.
• The group was briefly featured on the 2002 VH1 program 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in where "Jump Around" got ranked #63 on the list.^[1] and again in 2007 for VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's at number 24 for their song "Jump Around." ^[2]
• "Jump Around" is played at various sporting events in North America, from football to hockey. A notable example is the playing of "Jump Around" between the third and fourth quarter at every Wisconsin Badgers home football game. Another notable example is the use of "Jump Around" as the background music to appearances of the Rally Monkey, the mascot of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels. "Jump Around" is also featured at Miami University Hockey games, towards the end of the third period. The song is also featured on Jock Jams volume 4, and is considered by many to be a "sports anthem" or a "pump-up song."
• "Jump Around" is featured as a minor plot device on several episodes of My Name is Earl
• "Jump Around" was featured on the television commercials for Strongbow Cider in Australia .
• "Jump Around" was also featured on the television commercials for the Mars Bar in the United Kingdom.
• "In the 1993 film Mrs Doubtfire, Robin Williams character Daniel Hillard dances to "Jump Around" at his children's birthday party.
• "Jump Around" is played during a golfing montage in the film, "Happy Gilmore".
• "Jump Around" is played in the film, "Black Hawk Down".
• "Jump Around" is played in the film, "Kiss of Death" in the scene where a pumped-up and sociopathic Nicolas Cage (as Little Junior Brown) beats Michael Rapaport (Ronnie Gannon) to death.
• In 2007, comedian Des Bishop had the lyrics translated into Irish (with the title "Léim thart") when working on the RTÉ series In the Name of the Fada.

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Discography

For a complete House of Pain discography, see external links.

Albums

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EPs

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Compilations

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Singles

• Jump Around / HOP Anthem (1992)
• Shamrocks & Shenanigans (US) (1992)
• Shamrocks & Shenanigans / Who's The Man (UK) (1992)
• Top O' The Morning To Ya (Remix) (1992)
• Who's The Man? (1993)
• Legend EP (US) (1994)
• On Point (1994)
• Over There (I Don't Care) (1994)
• It Ain't Crime / Word Is Bond (UK, CD 1/2) (1994)
• Legend / It Ain't A Crime (UK, CD 2/2) (1994)
• Word Is Bond / Legend 12" (1995)
• Pass The Jinn (1996)
• Fed Up / Heart Full Of Sorrow feat. Sadat X (1996)
• Fed Up (Remix feat. Guru) (1996)

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Soundtrack contributions

• Judgment Night (1993) -- song with Helmet "Just Another Victim"
• Who's the Man (1993) -- song "Who's the Man"
• Eddie (1996) -- song "Punch Drunk"
• Jerky Boys (1996) -- song "Beef Jerky"

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External links

• House of Pain biography by All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine