It's an album that ushered in an era of a thousand suburbanites drinking malt liquor, wearing U.S. Postal Service caps, and reawakening their Irish (or in some cases pseudo-Irish) heritage. And it's also the debut album that ushered House of Pain into the forefront of ap culture for a brief period of time. While it's unfair to expect a whole album's worth of quality material like the dynamite classic "Jump Around," there are some strong points on their eponymous debut that emulate the single's strength. Admittedly, there is a significant amount of filler and the topics du jour aren't exactly the most original in hip-hop, but the impact of such songs as "Jump Around," "Shamrocks and Shenanigans," and "Put on Your Shit Kickers" more than makes up for the filler. A debut for a group that showed immense promise that sadly wasn't fully realized.
It is Thursday night and time for another round of hip-hop jams. I brought this one out after getting some info on the now defunct group House Of Pain. Everlast has formed another group with Danny Boy, Slaine, Lethal, Big Left, and Kaves. Their new name is La Coka Nostra, and plan on releasing an album sometime this year. I had always liked House of Pain, and the work Everlast did as a solo art...
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It is Thursday night and time for another round of hip-hop jams. I brought this one out after getting some info on the now defunct group House Of Pain. Everlast has formed another group with Danny Boy, Slaine, Lethal, Big Left, and Kaves. Their new name is La Coka Nostra, and plan on releasing an album sometime this year. I had always liked House of Pain, and the work Everlast did as a solo art...
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