Hip Hop Or Not? Thread 8 (Everlast)

Everlast, formerly of House of Pain, solo artist, Ice T affiliate, and current member of La Coka Nostra

I misspelled shenanigans...I'm a sorry excuse for a mick.

r u asking if that specific song is hip hop or if Everlast in general is hip hop?

All threads are for artists in general.

Everlast is hip hop

yea Everlast is hip hop, but hes also done other genres. He's a multi-dimensional artist who has been successful in different genres, not all of his stuff is hip hop but for the purpose of these threads Everlast is (at least part) hip hop artist

Whitey's hip hop, I like his bluesy shit better though.

Of course Everlast is hip-hop, that's a no brainer

KJ, please explain to me the major differences between Everlast's career path compared to Kid Rock. Their career paths are so similar that it's scary. Yet, Kid Rock is a definitive no, and he's compared to Fred Durst. Everlast on the other hand is a no brainer? Really? Which of the two artists did a cover version of Johnny Cash on their most recent album?

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, please explain to me the major differences between Everlast's career path compared to Kid Rock. Their career paths are so similar that it's scary. Yet, Kid Rock is a definitive no, and he's compared to Fred Durst. Everlast on the other hand is a no brainer? Really? Which of the two artists did a cover version of Johnny Cash on their most recent album?

Well, Everlast came in as a hip-hop artist and still does hip-hop with La Coka Nostra. He just dips into other genres as well. Kid Rock came in as hip hop, failed at it (other than DJ'ing) and then turned to rock and country because that's what he was better at. While Kid Rock has some hip-hop roots, he no longer does hip-hop music whereas Everlast still does.

KJ Styles wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, please explain to me the major differences between Everlast's career path compared to Kid Rock. Their career paths are so similar that it's scary. Yet, Kid Rock is a definitive no, and he's compared to Fred Durst. Everlast on the other hand is a no brainer? Really? Which of the two artists did a cover version of Johnny Cash on their most recent album?

Well, Everlast came in as a hip-hop artist and still does hip-hop with La Coka Nostra. He just dips into other genres as well. Kid Rock came in as hip hop, failed at it (other than DJ'ing) and then turned to rock and country because that's what he was better at. While Kid Rock has some hip-hop roots, he no longer does hip-hop music whereas Everlast still does.

Both of these statements are so far from the truth. I wouldn't call what Everlast did dipping in other genre's, and Kid Rock is working on hip hop music still. He's working on a 3 disc album with a whole disc dedicated to hip hop. so I'm not seeing a huge difference other than Everlast's success as an mc compared to Kid Rock's. Have you heard Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, Early Mornin Stoned Pimp, or The Polyfuze Method? Hell, Devil Without A Cause had plenty of hip hop elements.

Indeed. His first few albums were just as hip-hop as LL Cool J

J. Linker of 0nSlaught3r wrote:

Indeed. His first few albums were just as hip-hop as LL Cool J

I await a riot based on this statement.

N3R0N0N Of 0nslaught3r wrote:

J. Linker of 0nSlaught3r wrote:

Indeed. His first few albums were just as hip-hop as LL Cool J

I await a riot based on this statement.

Not a riot, but that statement definitely deserves one of these......

lol. I was watching C'mon Son today...funny stuff.

But take a listen to Kid Rock's first few albums. Just as hip-hop as anything else.