House of Pain

Released: June 28, 1994

Songwriter: DJ Muggs Everlast Danny Boy

Producer: DJ Muggs

[Intro: Danny Boy]
Uh shoot 'em all baby
Just call it in one time for me, real heavy!

[Everlast]
Back In Black
Who's The Mack?
Sittin' on the back
Of a Cadillac

[Verse 1: Danny Boy]
Well it's the D, motherfucker
Better pass me the mic
So I can rock on
And drop the styles I write
I like hip-hop
Ya don't stop
And all that
I rock the freak styles
And neat styles
That are crazy phat
It's making me sick
Punk get off my dick!

[Chorus: Danny Boy & Everlast]
Cause I'm the same motherfucker
That I ever was
(Same motherfucker!)
But I can't pay attention
Cause I'm on that dust

[Verse 2: Everlast]
My head's not swell
Kid I'm not sell
Don't feed me soup
Just give me the funky loop
I'll rock it to the best of my ability
Running mad styles and showing flexibility
Cause I'm the man that's On Point
When I jam a funky joint
I'm on some other Over There
Yo, I just don't care shit
Pass the mic
Then I'm gonna tear shit
Up like a piece of paper
Your girl caught the vapor
When I ran the caper
I ain't rearranged, so don't look strange
I'm the same motherfucker
Ain't a damn thing changed

[Chorus: Danny Boy & Everlast]
Cause I'm the same motherfucker
That I ever was
(Same motherfucker!)
But I can't pay attention
Cause I'm on that dust

[Verse 3: Danny Boy]
Cause I'm hard like stone
Don't play me soft
And I rock rhymes frequently
I drop it often
I'm off in space
I remember your face
But don't remember your name
Cause it's all the same
As it ever was
That's what it is, money grip
Don't trip or I'm a bust that lip

[Chorus: Danny Boy & Everlast]
Cause I'm the same motherfucker
That I ever was
(Same motherfucker!)
But I can't pay attention
Cause I'm on that dust

[Verse 4: Everlast]
Bust it, flip it, skip it
Just like a stone on a river
Ya know I'm gonna' give her
Whole lotta' flavor
Criminal behavior
Used to be how I made it
But that shit's over rated
Now I rock rhymes over funky beats
I fuck fine hookers between satin sheets
They say money changes people
But I won't cause
I'm the same motherfucker that I ever was!

[Chorus: Danny Boy & Everlast]
Cause I'm the same motherfucker
That I ever was
(Same motherfucker!)
But I can't pay attention
Cause I'm on that dust

[Outro: Everlast]
And ya don't quit
Cause I'm on that dust
Soul Assassins are on that dust
My man J. Disco is on that dust
Cypress Hill is on that dust
Funkdoobiest is on that dust

Everlast was barely of legal drinking age when he released his major label rap debut, Forever Everlasting, as part of Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate. Next he teamed with his high school pal Danny “Danny Boy” O'Connor, a hype man and graphic designer, to form the Irish American-centric House Of Pain, backed by Everlast’s longtime DJ, DJ Lethal (who is of Latvian/Russian descent).

“Jump Around” (produced by DJ Muggs) pushed House Of Pain’s debut to multiplatinum status, followed by the crossover rap/rock remix of “Shamrocks & Shenanigans.” After tours with Beastie Boys and Rage Against The Machine, their sophomore album went gold, but the group disbanded by the time their third album dropped.

DJ Lethal joined Limp Bizkit and Everlast went solo, going multiplatinum yet again on the acoustic/rap hybrid, Whitey Ford Sings The Blues. House Of Pain has reformed for festivals and club dates here and there ever since, often performing with Everlast’s backing band.

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