''Forever Everlasting'' is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist

Everlast Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage names Everlast and Whitey Ford, is an American Rapping, rapper, Singing, singer, and songwriter who was the Lead vocalist, frontman for Hip hop music, hip hop group House of Pain. ...

. It was released on March 27, 1990, via

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. The eleven track full-length album features a remix song of his 1988 single "Syndication", and singles "Never Missin' a Beat" (released in 1989), "The Rhythm" and "I Got the Knack" (both dropped in 1990). Single "The Rhythm" featured guest appearances from his Rhyme Syndicate bandmates

Donald D Donald Lamont, professionally known by his stage name Donald-D, is an American rapper and record producer from the Bronx, New York. He is a member of the Universal Zulu Nation, a member of the B-Boys, and is best known as a member of Ice-T's ...

and

Ice-T Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop music, hip hop and heavy metal music, heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground r ...

, as well as an early appearance from

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singer

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who is credited as "Diva", and "I Got the Knack" featured scratches provided by

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, whom he would later join to form

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Critical reception

The ''

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'' opined, "To Everlast's disadvantage, Ice-T takes a star turn on 'The Rhythm'... His brief time on the mike highlights the fact that he's a rap heavyweight while Everlast is at best an up-and-coming welterweight."

Track listing

Samples *"Syndicate Soldier" sampled "It's Just Begun" by

the Jimmy Castor Bunch James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", " The Bertha Butt Boogie", and ...

(1972) and " Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by Honorific nick ...

(1986) *"Speak No Evil" sampled "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)" by

Gary Toms Empire The Gary Toms Empire was an American funk, R&B and disco band from New York City, whose hit records in the 1970s included "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)". Career The band was formed by keyboardist Gary Toms, who had been performing and touri ...

(1975), "Cold Gettin' Dumb" by

Just-Ice Joseph Williams Jr. (born June 22, 1965), better known by the stage name Just-Ice, is an American rapper from New York City. Career In 1986, he was charged with the murder of drug dealer Ludlaw DeSouza, but later proven innocent.Bradley, Joh ...

(1986), "

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" by

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(1987), and "Let's Have Some Fun" by

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(1977) *"Syndication (Remix)" sampled "Apache" by

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(1973) and " the Champ" by

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(1968) *"What Is This?" sampled "D'Ya Like Scratchin'?" by

Malcolm McLaren Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010) was an English fashion designer and music manager. He was a promoter and a manager for punk rock and new wave bands such as New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Adam and the Ants, and ...

and World's Famous Supreme Team (1983), "Disco Circus" by

Martin Circus Martin Circus was a French band formed in the late 1960s, whose musical style developed over time from progressive rock through pop to disco and new wave music in the 1970s and 1980s. Career The band formed in 1968, at a time when the popular mu ...

(1978) and "Jam on the Groove" by

Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer. His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the due ...

(1976) *"The Rhythm" sampled "The Champ" by the Mohawks (1968), "Comic Strip" by

Mikey Dread Michael George Campbell (4 June 1954 – 15 March 2008), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. Biography Born in Port Antonio ...

(1979), "Operattack" by

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her Model (person), modelling career in New York State, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves St ...

(1985), "

Top Billin' "Top Billin'" is a single for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, released as the B-side of the single "Make It Funky" from the album '' What More Can I Say?'' It was released before First Priority Music signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Recor ...

" by

Audio Two Audio Two was the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of rapping, emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, best known for their first hit "Top Billin'". History The duo's debut single, "Make it Funky", was released in 1987, bu ...

(1987), "God Make Me Funky" by

the Headhunters The Headhunters was an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music. History and band name Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with ...

Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have had a repertoire with many genres, they have sold around 50 million records throughout their c ...

(1975), "Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love (1986), "

Rebel Without a Pause "Rebel Without a Pause" is a song by hip hop group Public Enemy and the first single from their 1988 album, ''It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back''. The title is a reference to the 1955 film '' Rebel Without a Cause''. History "Rebel Wi ...

" by

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(1987), "The Message from the Soul Sisters" by

Myra Barnes Vicki Anderson (born Myra Barnes; November 21, 1939 – July 3, 2023) was an American soul singer best known for her performances with the James Brown Revue. She recorded a number of singles under both her birth and stage names. She was the wi ...

(1970), "Jones the Rhythm" by Grace Jones (1985), " (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" by Whistle (1986), "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" by

Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa) is an American hip-hop, hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (rapper), Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (rapper), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). ...

(1988), "Saturday Night Style" by Mikey Dread (1979), "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren (1982), "Girls I Got 'Em Locked" by Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rud (1988), "

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" by

Afrika Bambaataa Lance Taylor (born April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa (), is a retired American DJ, rapper, and record producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of ...

& James Brown (1984), and "

You Gots to Chill "You Gots to Chill" is a song by EPMD, released as a single from their 1988 debut album '' Strictly Business''. It reached number 22 on the U.S. R&B chart. The song prominently features a sample from "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp and " Jungle ...

" by

EPMD EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York. The duo's name is an initialism for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referring to its members: emcees Erick Sermon ("E" a.k.a. E Double) and Parrish Smith ("PMD" a.k.a. Parrish Mi ...

(1988) *"I Got the Knack" sampled "My Sharona" by

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(1979), " I Know You Got Soul" by

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(1971), " The Big Beat" by

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(1980), "Hook and Sling - Part I" by

Eddie Bo Edwin Joseph Bocage (September 20, 1930 – March 18, 2009), known as Eddie Bo, was an American singer and pianist from New Orleans. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, soul and funk recordings, compositions, productions and arrang ...

(1969), "Money Is" by

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the "Ar ...

(1972), "Shout and Shimmy" by James Brown &

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(1962), "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside (1982), "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)" by

the Real Roxanne Adelaida Martinez (born July 24, 1963), better known by her stage name the Real Roxanne, is an American female hip hop MC who recorded for Select Records. Martinez was born in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, she, the producer of Roxanne Sha ...

Howie Tee Hitman Howie Tee (born Howard Thompson) is an English-born hip-hop DJ and producer of Jamaican origin, but raised in Brooklyn. Howie Tee is best known for his work with U.T.F.O, Chubb Rock, Special Ed and The Real Roxanne. Howie got his sta ...

(1986), and "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by

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(1985) *"On the Edge" sampled "Danger! She's a Stranger" by

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(1967) *"Fuck Everyone" sampled "Black Grass" by Bad Bascomb (1972), "Smiling Phases" by

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(1968), "Getting It On" by

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& the Detroit Guitar Band (1971), "Shack Up" by Banbarra (1975), and "Blow Your Head" by

Fred Wesley Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s. Biography Wesley was born the son of a high school teacher and big band le ...

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(1974) *"Goodbye" sampled "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by

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(1969) and "

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(1973) *"Pass It On" sampled T' Plays It Cool" by

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(1972), "Sister Sanctified" by

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(1972), "I Can't Stand It" by James Brown (1974), " Impeach the President" by the Honey Drippers (1973), "The Assembly Line" by

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(1974), and "Syndication" by Everlast (1988) *"Never Missin' a Beat" sampled "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)" by

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(1982), "

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" by

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(1979), "

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" by James Brown (1970), and "Midnight Theme" by Manzel (1979)

Personnel

*Bilal Bashir – producer *

– featured vocals (track 5) * Leor Dimant – scratches (track 6) *Lawrence A. Duhart – associate producer, engineer, auralist *Jeff Higgenbothem – photography *Karen Jones – A&R management *

Quincy Jones III Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is a Swedish-American music producer, composer and documentary film producer. Family Jones was born in Wimbledon, London, the only son of American musicia ...

– producer & keyboards (track 6) *

Donald Lamont Donald Alexander Lamont (born 13 January 1947LAMONT, Donald Alexander
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– featured rap vocals (track 5) * Tracy Lauren Marrow – executive producer, featured rap vocals (track 5) *

Benny Medina Benny Medina (born January 24, 1958) is an American record executive, talent manager, and television producer. Early life and education Medina was born in East Los Angeles, California, into a poor family. The death of his mother and abandonment ...

– executive producer *Deborah Norcross – art direction * Erik Francis Schrody – main artist, rap vocals

References

{{Authority control Everlast (musician) albums 1990 debut albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Quincy Jones III