- Hip-hop group consisting of two Irish-American rappers, Everlast and hype man Danny Boy, and DJ Lethal. Considered among the most well respected white hip-hop groups.
Everlast was discovered by Ice-T and originally part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate collective, until forming House of Pain with high school friend Danny Boy and DJ Lethal. On the strength of a hit single featuring a beat by Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs ("Jump Around"), House of Pain broke into a crossover audience with alternative rock fans.
The group broke up in 1996, despite success, and Everlast became a successful solo artist, fusing hip-hop, country, folk, blues and rock, while DJ Lethal joined the nu-metal band Limp Bizkit. House of Pain had sporadic reunions afterward.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- House of Pain is an American hip hop group.
- Their self-titled album cover was photographed in front of Tom Bergins located at 840 South Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.
- The Irish-American cultural background that made the group instantly recognizable in the highly competitive hip-hop scene of the 1990s was largely a strategic branding choice. While Everlast and Danny Boy had Irish-American roots, DJ Lethal is a Latvian-born Eastern European immigrant to the U.S.
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