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Everlast, the former lead rapper of the group House of Pain, has proven that white guys can rap. Born Erik Schrody on Long Island, New York, Everlast moved to the San Fernando Valley area near Los Angeles at the age of 11. While in school, he was one of the only kids - white or black - that listened to the burgeoning form of music known as rap, and even attempted some songs of his own in the genre. One of his friends gave a tape of Everlast to well-known rapper Ice-T, and soon the two were working together in Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate Cartel.
Not long after, Everlast dropped out of high school just short of graduating in order to go on a European tour with Ice-T. By the beginning of the next decade, he had released his debut solo album, Forever Everlasting. The album was a bust, and Everlast turned to doing odd jobs while continuing to try and make music. He got together with school friend Danny Boy and DJ Lethal to form the hip-hop group House of Pain later that yea...
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