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Released: October 22, 1996

Songwriter: DJ Lethal Everlast

Producer: DJ Lethal Everlast

Truly, truly...

[Verse 1: Everlast]
Well if Jesus is your Lord, then praise your God
If Islam's your thing, Allahu Akbar
And if you represent the six-pointed star
Well then my Heebs back home told me to say "Shalom!"
I put grooves in the mix
I make moves like the Knicks
And take you straight up the lane
I block out the frame
And then I freeze it, believes it
You needs it like heroin
Before you get your fight on
Kid, get your stare on
Here come the Don Dada making Ghettos Red Hotta
I drop the boom-bada like Jake LaMotta
I can single you out and isolate you like Mono
I'm undefeated like Rocky Marciano
Hit you right below the belt
Now you're singing soprano
Talk what you talk, still you don't know what I know

[Chorus]
Some fiend for ass
Some fiend for cash
Some do the knowledge
Some do the math
Some stick to the road
Some stray from the path
Some do the knowledge
Some do the math

[Verse 2: Everlast]
Now East Coast, West Coast
Money, what's the beef?
It's going down rough like swallowing teeth
I say word to Thin Lizzy, kid I get busy
And I'll knock all of y'all off this Wonderwall
Cause on a daily basis, I rock like Oasis
Bit the Beatles style, from a fetus to a child
I kill fourteen million cells puffing L's
Stomping devils on all nine levels of Hell
Check the transmission, hear the transition
Observe the technician in finite vision
Your highlight reels are laced by drug deals
As you scheme to check feels on chicks in high heels
It's all bright and sunny when you're holding big money
Buy my Sonic's got Youth plus my Mud got Honey
I can be the King of Grunge if I blow my sponge away
There's a little black spot on the sun today
Which I don't care if my soul's up there
So come on and feel the Sting from the true Pain King

[Chorus]
Some fiend for ass
Some fiend for cash
Some do the knowledge
Some do the math
Some stick to the road
Some stray from the path
Some do the knowledge
Some do the math

House of Pain

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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