House of Pain — Bellazon

House of Pain is an Irish-American hip-hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached #3 in the United States, #6 in Ireland and #8 in the United Kingdom.^[1]

^{Band history}

^{Rise to fame}

^{After a brief unsuccessful solo career,}^Everlast^{teamed up with}^{DJ Lethal}^{and high school friend}^{Danny Boy}^{to form House of Pain.}^[1]^{The group was signed to}^{Tommy Boy Records}^{, and their}^{self-titled 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. The album also featured}^{Cypress Hill}^member,^B-Real^{, on the song "Put Your Head Out".}

^{Fashioning themselves as rowdy}^{Irish-American}^{hooligans (although Lethal is 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 1993 rock-rap collaborative}^{Judgment Night}^film^soundtrack^.

^{Second album}

^{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")}^.[^{citation needed}^{] 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.}

^{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 as he had recently embraced Islam, and felt he had to get away from the culture that surrounded House of Pain.}^[2]

^{Split, solo and current affairs}

^{From then on, the members continued their separate careers. Danny Boy founded an art company. DJ Lethal became a member of}^{nu metal}^band^{Limp Bizkit}^{, who would}^cover^{"Jump Around" at live concerts, particularly in Limp Bizkit's early years during the}^{Family Values Tour 1998}^{. Everlast achieved multi-platinum solo fame in 1998 with his album}^{Whitey Ford Sings the Blues}^.^[1]^{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. Records}^{, Everlast signed with Island/Def Jam, and released the solo LP}^{White Trash Beautiful}^{in 2004.}

^{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}^.

^{Founded by Danny Boy in early 2006,}^{La Coka Nostra}^{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 newcomer}^Slaine^{. Apart from recording and performing as La Coka Nostra, House of Pain continues to tour as an act.}

^{In popular culture}

^{"Jump Around" is played at various sporting events in North America. It is played between the 3rd and 4th quarters of every University of Wisconsin home football game, with the entire stadium and players often participating. It is used in many television and cinema productions, such as in the 1993 film}^{Mrs. Doubtfire}^{, the 1997 film}^{Happy Gilmore}^{, the TV series}^{My Name Is Earl}^{, and in commercials for}^{Strongbow Cider}^{in Australia,}^{Mars Bar}^{in the United Kingdom and for}^Pringles^{in the US. It also played in the American film}^{Black Hawk Down}^{and in a Bridgestone tire commercial aired during 2009's}^NFL^{Super Bowl.}
^{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.}
^{"Top o' The Morning to Ya" is used in the 2003 film}^Daredevil^{when Bullseye made his first appearance.}
^{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}^.
^{UFC Fighter Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis uses "Jump Around" as his entrance theme, preceded by a quote from the movie}^{The Boondock Saints}^.
^{"I'm A Swing It" is featured on the soundtrack of}^{Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3}^{video game}^.
^{"Top O' The Mornin' to Ya" was used in the 1994 film}^Heat^.
^{"Jump Around" was also featured in the cartoon TV series,}^{American Dad!}^!^.

^Discography

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

^Albums

^{YearAlbumChart Positions}^US ^{US Hip-Hop}¹⁹⁹²^{House of Pain}^14161994^{Same as It Ever Was}^12121996^{Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again}⁴⁷³¹^{^[1]}

EPs

YearAlbum1994Legend

Compilations

YearAlbum2004Shamrocks & Shenanigans

Singles

"Jump Around" / "HOP Anthem" (1992) #3 US, #8 UK
"Shamrocks & Shenanigans" (US) (1992) #65 US, #23 UK
"Shamrocks & Shenanigans" / "Who's The Man" (UK) (1992)
"Top O' The Morning To Ya" (remix) (1992)
"Who's The Man?" (1993) #96 US
"Legend EP" (US) (1994)
"On Point" (1994) #19 UK, #85 US
"Over There (I Don't Care)" (1994) #20 UK
"It Ain't Crime" / "Word is Bond" (UK, CD 1/2) (1994) #37 UK
"Legend" / "It Ain't A Crime" (UK, CD 2/2) (1994)
"Word Is Bond" / "Legend" (1995)
"Pass The Jinn" (1996)
"Fed Up" / "Heart Full Of Sorrow" feat. Sadat X (1996) #68 UK
"Fed Up" (remix feat. Guru) (1996)^[3]^[1]

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"
The Jerky Boys (1995) - song "Beef Jerky"