Name: Same As It Ever Was
Brand: House Of Pain

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Release date

1994-06-28

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TB10892

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16998108925

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House Of Pain

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Tommy Boy

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Electronic

Tommy Boy is a US label that was established in 1981 by Tom Silverman. It quickly gained success with the release of Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force's revolutionary debut single, "Planet Rock." This marked the beginning of Tommy Boy's influence on the genre-defining house music. As one of hip-hop's pioneering labels, Tommy Boy and its roster of artists played a significant role in bringing urban street culture to mainstream audiences. With numerous high-charting crossover hits, the label has earned almost 80 gold and platinum certifications.

In 1985, Warner Bros. Records acquired 50% ownership of Tommy Boy and appointed Tom Silverman and Monica Lynch as vice presidents. However, instead of using Warner Bros.' distribution channels, Tommy Boy opted for independent distribution. Five years later, Warner Bros. acquired the remaining 50% stake in the label.

In 1995, due to controversy surrounding Warner Music's gangsta artists, Tom Silverman repurchased half of his label. Then in February 2002, he bought back the remaining half from Warner Music to make Tommy Boy an independent entity once again. As part of this split, Warner Music obtained ownership rights to contracts with artists signed under Tommy Boy and became owner of all master recordings released by the label until that point.

House Of Pain is an Irish-American hip hop group hailing from Los Angeles, California, USA. The group was formed in 1990 by Everlast (born Erik Schrody), who had a passion for hip-hop since his high school days and was previously associated with Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate. After the release of his debut album, Forever Everlasting, which didn't perform well commercially, Everlast joined forces with his high school friend Danny Boy (born Daniel O'Connor) and DJ Lethal (born Leor DiMant) to form House Of Pain.

Their music style can be compared to artists such as Delinquent Habits, Onyx, Naughty By Nature, Funkdoobiest, Das EFX, Public Enemy, The Psycho Realm, Digital Underground,Cypress Hill,and ICE-T. Their unique blend of Irish-American heritage and hip hop elements brought them success in the early 1990s.

With their energetic performances and catchy tracks like "Jump Around," House Of Pain quickly gained popularity among fans of the genre. Although they disbanded in 1996 after releasing three albums together,Everlast continued his solo career while Danny Boy pursued acting. Despite their relatively short time together as a group,House Of Pain left a lasting impact on the hip hop scene.

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"Jump Around," an impossibly infectious and catchy single, instantly elevated House of Pain from an unknown white hip-hop group to near-stars when it became a massive crossover hit in 1992. It made the band and it also broke the band, consigning them to the level of one-hit wonders. House of Pain continued to release records after their eponymous 1992 debut and "Jump Around," yet none of them gained much attention, partially because of the band's self-consciously loutish behavior. Led by rapper Everlast, the group celebrated their Irish-American heritage by wearing green, drinking prodigious amounts of beer, and swearing constantly. It certainly earned them attention at the outset, particularly when it was tied to a single like "Jump Around," but the bottom quickly fell out of their career. The group's second album, 1994's Same as It Ever Was, went gold, but it failed to generate a hit single, and by the time of 1996's Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again, the band had been forgotten.

Same As It Ever Was

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