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Tommy Boy Records celebrates the 30th Anniversary of House of Pain’s debut album House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) with a deluxe digital edition, deluxe double LP limited edition on 180 gram white & orange opaque vinyl, with a free ‘Jump Around Rope’, and a limited deluxe edition cassette, all featuring newly imagined artwork from Tristan Eaton. Deluxe editions contain 5 Bonus Tracks available only at independent record stores. A standard edition vinyl LP, Compact Disc and Cassette also available. For all exclusive 30th anniversary release merchandise items, visit: https://houseofpain-store.com

Reflecting on what by now can be considered a cultural touchstone, the trio’s centerpiece Everlast, aka Erik Francis Schrody observed, “To be a part of something that has impacted the culture as much as House of Pain and ‘Jump Around’ did is beyond an honor and a blessing. As a kid with rap dreams, I never could have imagined 30 years later that our work is still being listened to and played in the biggest venues in the world.”

Everlast, DJ Lethal and Danny Boy formed House of Pain while attending high school and were signed to Tommy Boy Records after fashioning themselves as rowdy Irish-American hooligans, hitting the local rap & alternative music scene. Their debut album House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) was released in 1992 and went multi-platinum, thanks to the smash hit single “Jump Around” which was produced by Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs. The song hit #3 on the Billboard Top 100 Chart in the US and charted Top 10 globally, including in the UK and Canada.

“Jump Around” has been named one of the best songs in Hip-Hop (NME, VH1, Q Magazine, The Source) and continues to remain not only a club classic, but also one of most recognizable sports anthems, energizing crowds at stadiums, arenas and ballparks throughout the world, with one of the most recognizable beats in hip-hop history.

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This week, Slick Rick is celebrating the 30th-anniversary of his landmark debut album, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick. On Def Jam/Columbia Records, the nimble storyteller offered a collection of shorts about crime, sex, stick-ups, and messages to the youth. The moment was pivotal for Hip-Hop as Rick enhanced Rap verses to a conversational style. MCs from Snoop Dogg to OutKast to Ghostface Killah took note, studying and emulating the contributions of the onetime Doug E. Fresh affiliate.

After 30 years, Rick and Def Jam are still working together. MC Ricky D and his label since the earliest days (he was the third act signed by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin’s imprint) have created a deluxe 30th-anniversary edition of The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick. The package includes some 1984 demos that show Rick, like his then-label-mates Public Enemy, was even more ahead of his time than he gets credit for. There are also official merchandise bundles surrounding Rick’s most celebrated album and its birthday (image embedded below). However, Heads are also treated to a song from the cutting-room floor—and all can listen.

Slick Rick May Still Be Hip-Hop’s Best Storyteller. A New Video Explains Why.

“Snakes Of The World Today” was a song that Rick wrote, produced, and recorded himself more than 30 years ago. The song features some of the same samples Ricky used elsewhere, such as Bob James’ “Nautilus” (which recently got a sequel). Rick uses animals to spin a tale about deceit, peril, and mortality lurking around every corner. Treachery has not changed in 30 years, making this one timelessly applicable.

Rick also seems to be addressing the record industry, and artists who sold their souls for a check. Whether it was Rick or his trusted DJ at the time, Vance Wright, the track also features some superb scratches. The audio quality is not perfect, but no one is complaining at receiving some new material from a legendary MC in his career-defining stride.

Slick Rick’s Children’s Story To Be Re-Released As Actual Children’s Book

Here is the tracklisting to the special edition re-release:

1. Treat Her Like a Prostitute
2. The Ruler’s Back
3. Children’s Story
4. The Moment I Feared
5. Let’s Get Crazy
6. Indian Girl (An Adult Story)
7. Teenage Love
8. Mona Lisa
9. Kit (What’s the Scoop)
10. Hey Young World
11. Teacher, Teacher
12. Lick the Balls
13. Children’s Story (Demo) – previously unreleased
14. A Teenage Love (Demo) – previously unreleased
15. Mona Lisa (Demo) – previously unreleased
16. Hey Young World (Demo) – previously unreleased
17. Snakes of The World Today (Session Track) – previously unreleased
18. Can’t Dance To A Track That Ain’t Got No Soul (new song) – previously unreleased

Last week, Rick appeared on The Black Eyed Peas’ Masters Of The Sun, Vol. 1 album, care of video single, “Constant Pt. 1 & Pt. 2.” Additionally, Rick made a cameo in French Montana’s “No Stylist” video, featuring Drake. He is also part of the single’s artwork.

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