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House of Pain may not be around anymore, but every single DJ I know still plays 'Jump Around' like it just came out yesterday. A bunch of friends all ended up at DJ Lethal's studio in LA for an after party, and he started telling me the story about how he met Everlast.
DJ Lethal: Well first I met this chick called Terri B and we hit it off. She got signed to Ruthless Records. She was the first white rappper chick that got signed. She was down with Easy E and NWA. I was 15. We were homies and a year later she calls me up and says "My boyfriend is this guy and his name is Everlast and he's going on tour and he wants to hear you beatbox..." And I was like "Wow!" So I met Everlast in the parking lot at Pink Dot on LaCienega and Sunset. I put on my dad's Matinique suit and a polka dot tie, kinda like my Latin homies would do. So, he makes me beatbox and shit, then I rolled and joint and we chilled... You know what? I couldn't even DJ, but I had turntables. (lights up a cigarette) Everlast wanted me to come on tour with him and Ice T. I pressed play on a DAT and scratched on top.
Bronques: You produced Funkdoobiest too right?
DJ Lethal: Yeah, I made the beat. The voice box at the beginning of "Bow Wow Wow", that's my dad...
Bronques: Wow.
DJ Lethal: Yeah, he passed away. I still have the disk with his voice on it.
Bronques: (to ladyfriend sitting nearby) Genie, you gotta hear this...
Genie: (she stands and looks at DJ Lethal) I'm Genie.
DJ Lethal: I'm Lee.
Genie: Where are you from?
DJ Lethal: Latvia.
Genie: Do you speak Russian?
DJ Lethal: Yeah, I do.
Genie: Very cool. Are you part of the Russian Mafia?
DJ Lethal: (laughing) No... I made all of my money being honest...
Bronques: You don't know about DJ Lethal?
Genie: No...
Bronques: He wrote "Jump Around" by House of Pain.
Genie: Wow! Really? I love that song! You know what that song is for me? Mrs. Doubtfire!!
DJ Lethal: (laughing) Mrs Doubtfire... Ha ha... That bought me that car right over there... (points to a white convertible)
Genie: That movie's awesome. I love that movie. Everytime I hear that song I'm like... "Mrs Doubtfire!!!!"
Don't forget to jump up, jump up, and get down...
Every time I hear Britney's "My Prerogative", it makes me want to drive my car into a pool.
for me, it's the times i would jump and splash in the ocean shouting, "jump around, jump around..." and dunking on the, "get down."
No shit!
Me too!