Flashback Friday: Everlast ‘What It’s Like’ [VIDEO]

Flashback Friday and the B101.7 Spotlight Song is Everlast 'What It's Like.' It was released 1998 off the album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 40 chart.

Everlast is the stage name for Erik Schrody who was at one time the lead man in the group House of Pain. Does that group name ring a bell? Here's a hint 'Jump Around.' Yes, the hip-hop meets alternative rock song. I have the video below.

A few notes about 'What It's Like' from songfacts.com:

This song tells 3 different stories. The first is about a man who lives on the street. The second is about a girl who gets pregnant by her boyfriend and then he ditches her and she has to go and get an abortion. The third is about a drug dealer trying to support his family; he is shot one night and the family wakes up to see it on the news and finally finds out what their husband/father has been doing. The song speaks about how society is so quick to label people.

This was Everlast's first solo single after leaving House Of Pain. When he left the band, he quit alcohol and cigarettes and became a Muslim.

Everlast 'What It's Like'

House of Pain 'Jump Around'

Listen to B101.7 Friday at 5pm for the Flashback Friday Spotlight with Greg Thomas. Get more flashbacks with the B101.7 Saturday Night Party, 8pm-1am, with Louie Linguini.