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Hip-Hop · 1999 · 2 tracks

Ends

Gritty acoustic blues meets boom-bap percussion in a cautionary tale of urban greed. Everlast’s gravelly delivery anchors a somber, late-nineties hip-hop crossover.

June 21, 1999 · Tommy Boy

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Ends captures the weary, street-level philosophy that defined Everlast's post-House of Pain reinvention. It sounds like a man who has seen the bottom of a bottle and the dark side of the music industry, now sitting on a porch with an acoustic guitar and a sampler. The track is built on a foundation of bluesy, minor-key fingerpicking that feels more like the Mississippi Delta than the Bronx, yet it is propelled by a heavy, rhythmic thump that demands a head-nod. This juxtaposition creates a unique tension: the intimacy of folk music paired with the confrontational energy of hip-hop.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
01
Ends (radio edit)
3:47
02
What It’s Like (live version)
5:37
Moments Worth Listening For
the transition from the isolated, dry acoustic guitar intro to the heavy, head-nodding drum beat
the scratch solo that breaks the folk-rock tension with a sharp, rhythmic hip-hop interlude
the final repetition of the chorus where the rasp in Everlast's voice reaches a peak of weary conviction

How does Ends sound next to the rest of Everlast's catalogue?

Somber+1.8σ

Somber saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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