American artist Everlast (real name Erik Francis Schrody) performs songs in a style that combines elements of rock music, rap culture, blues and country. Such a "cocktail" gives rise to a unique style of playing, which remains in the memory of the listener for a long time.
Everlast's first steps
The singer was born and raised in Valley Stream, New York. The debut of the artist took place in 1989. The musical career of the famous singer began with a resounding failure.
As a member of the Rhyme Syndicate, the musician releases the album Forever Everlasting.
The material is released with the support of rapper Ice T. The debut album receives negative reviews from listeners and critics.
Financial and creative failures did not embarrass the singer. Together with his friends, Everlast creates the House of Pain gang, which signs an agreement with the publisher Tommy Boy Rec. In 1992, the album of the same name "House of Pain" appears, which sells in millions of copies and receives the status of multi-platinum. The audience especially remembered the hit “Jump Around”, which constantly played on the air of TV channels and radio stations.
After the successful release, the group released two more albums, which did not receive much popularity.
The band continued their creative activity until 1996. For some time, Erik Schrody was a member of the popular band La Coka Nostra, which played hip-hop music. After the collapse of House of Pain, Everlast prefers solo work.
Everlast's victory over death
At the age of 29, the singer had a severe heart attack, caused by a congenital heart defect. During a complex cardiac operation, an artificial valve was installed on a young man.
The musician, who has recovered from his illness, releases his second solo album entitled "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues". The record was a resounding commercial success and received a lot of positive reviews from music critics.
The compositions of the album successfully combine rap and guitar music. Most of all, the listeners remembered the tracks "What It is Like and Ends". The songs hit the top lines of the music charts. The release of "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues" took place with the active assistance of John Gamble and Dante Ross.
The fate of the third solo album was quite difficult. The record "Eat at Whitey's" did not receive commercial success in America immediately upon release. Gradually, the public "tasted" the new musical material, and the disc began to be actively sold all over the world. Over time, the album went platinum and received critical acclaim. Rolling Stone named Eat at Whitey's the most important album of the month.
The singer does not stop there and releases two more records, as well as a mini-album "Today".
Creative works are positively received by the public and critics, but do not receive platinum status. There is less rap on White Trash Beautiful. Blues fragments and melodic losses appeared in the songs. Everlast has worked with dozens of world famous musicians during his creative activity. He sang with Korn, Prodigy, Casual, Limp Bizkit and others.
Song content
The musician's songs grew up along with the author. The first albums of the singer did not differ in lyricism. It was real gangster rap. After a severe heart attack, other motives began to appear in the work of the American musician.
The compositions of the latest Everlast albums are a kind of collection of stories. He told about human vices, broken destinies, greed, borderline near-death experience and death.
The philosophical lyrics of the musician are largely based on his own experience and personal experiences.
Frankness, openness and an abundance of emotions are the main secrets of the popularity of the songs of the American artist.
Interesting facts from the life of the singer
In 2000, a conflict began between Everlast and Eminem. Two well-known rappers periodically insulted each other in their songs. A real song war broke out. It all ended with Eminem in one of the verses threatening his opponent with murder if he mentions Hailie (daughter of rapper Eminem). Gradually, the conflict situation came to naught, and the singers stopped insulting each other.
In 1993, Everlast was arrested at a New York airport for attempting to transport unregistered weapons. As a measure of restraint, the court chose a three-month house arrest.
The pseudonym of the singer Whitey Ford is the name of a baseball player who played with the New York Yankees in the 50s of the 20th century.
Everlast was married to fashion model Lisa Renee Tuttle, who posed for the erotic magazine Penthouse.
The rapper has several tattoos on his body. One of them is dedicated to the Irish political party Sinn Fein. Members of this organization adhere to left-wing nationalist views.
In 1997, the singer changed his religion. He changed from Catholicism to Islam.
In 1993 Everlast starred in the thriller Judgment Night directed by Stephen Hopkins.
Everlast is the recipient of the prestigious Grammy Award for the song "Put Your Lights On", performed in collaboration with world famous musician Carlos Santana.
