Everlast

Solo Artist

Photo: Pistenwolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
Active 1987-present
Origin Los Angeles, California
Albums 9
Tracks 135
Most frequent collaborator Dante Ross · 40 tracks
Genres Hip HopBlues RockRap Rock
Collaborator
54%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 73 of 135 tracks

Does Everlast write his own songs?

On the albums where anyone is credited, yes. He is on 73 of the 80 tracks that carry a writing credit and is the only writer on 30. Four of his nine albums publish no credits for anybody.

By the Numbers

9
Studio Albums
135
Tracks Credited
54%
Self-Written
39
Years Active
148
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 73 / 135 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 135 tracks: how many Everlast wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Everlast has a writing credit54%
22%
32%
46%
Sole author30tracks22%
Co-written43tracks32%
Outside writers62tracks46%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Everlast's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 135 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)54%
Composer (music)54%
Producer61%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Everlast's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 54%
0%
78%
92%
100%
95%
93%
0%
0%
0%
1990Forever Everlasting
1998Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
2000Eat at Whitey's
2004White Trash Beautiful
2008Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford
2011Songs of the Ungrateful Living
2013The Life Acoustic
2018Whitey Ford's House of Pain
2026Embers to Ashes
Early · 84% written
Mid · 96% written
Late · 0% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

78%
1990s
Forever Everlasting, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
96%
2000s
Eat at Whitey's, White Trash Beautiful +1 more
93%
2010s
Songs of the Ungrateful Living, The Life Acoustic +1 more
0%
2020s
Embers to Ashes

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Everlast sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Everlast
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Guns N' Roses78%
Eminem100%
54%Everlast
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

What It's Like
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
Written by Everlast, Erik Schrody
Wrote it

Discography 9 albums

Nine studio albums under his own name. The House of Pain records are credited to that group and sit outside this catalogue, as does the La Coka Nostra album.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of EverlastEverlast135 tracks
DR40Dante Ross, 40 tracks JG26John Gamble, 26 tracks Photo of Keefus Ciancia20Keefus Ciancia, 20 tracks Photo of DJ Muggs19DJ Muggs, 19 tracks on Cypress Hill's page Photo of DJ Lethal19DJ Lethal, 19 tracks on Limp Bizkit's page Photo of Fredwreck16Fredwreck, 16 tracks ID15Ivory Daniel, 15 tracks EP15Executive producer, 15 tracks KZ15Kevin Zinger, 15 tracks AE15also exec., 15 tracks DH15Darius Holbert, 15 tracks BB11Bilal Bashir, 11 tracks QJ11Quincy Jones III, 11 tracks DS11Divine Styler, 11 tracks BV10Bryan Velasco, 10 tracks RH7Rob Hill, 7 tracks DH7D. Holbert, 7 tracks KC5K. Ciancia, 5 tracks E3Evidence, 3 tracks SX2Sadat X, 2 tracks G2Guru, 2 tracks BS2Bronx Style Bob, 2 tracks B2B-Real, 2 tracks on Cypress Hill's page TA2The Alchemist, 2 tracks FN2F. Nassar, 2 tracks HW2Hank Williams, 2 tracks HW2H. Williams, 2 tracks KN1Kool Nick, 1 track I1Ice-T, 1 track DD1Donald D, 1 track KB1Kurtis Blow, 1 track PM1Prince Markie Dee, 1 track DW1Damon Wimbley, 1 track DR1Darren Robinson, 1 track KJ1Kia Jeffries, 1 track RS1Russell Simmons, 1 track JS1Jimmy Spicer, 1 track DD1Davy DMX, 1 track LS1Larry Smith, 1 track PW1Pete Wingfield, 1 track JJ1Joe Jammer, 1 track DH1DeLisle Harper, 1 track GL1Glen Lefleur, 1 track MV1Mike Vernon, 1 track DR1David Reeves, 1 track MM1Method Man, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page R1Raekwon, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page GK1Ghostface Killah, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page G1GZA, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page ID1Inspectah Deck, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page U1U-God, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page R1RZA, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page OD1Ol' Dirty Bastard, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page IH1Isaac Hayes, 1 track DP1David Porter, 1 track CS1Clifford Smith, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page DC1Dennis Coles, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page JH1Jason Hunter, 1 track on Wu-Tang Clan's page RD1Robert Diggs Jr., 1 track RJ1Russel Jones, 1 track SD1Sen Dog, 1 track on Cypress Hill's page SG1Siba Giba, 1 track PP1Prince Paul, 1 track PH1Paul Huston, 1 track E1E-Swift, 1 track DP1DJ Premier, 1 track GM1Greg Mays, 1 track DB1Darryl Barnes, 1 track EB1Eric Brooks, 1 track KE1Keith Elam, 1 track CM1Chris Martin, 1 track on Coldplay's page KE1Keith Edward Elam, 1 track FB1Fatback Band, 1 track RC1Richard Cornwell, 1 track BC1Bill Curtis, 1 track C1Casual, 1 track SB1Sekou Bunch, 1 track R1Rammellzee, 1 track K1K-Rob, 1 track SP1Stephan Piccarell, 1 track JO1John Owens, 1 track DM1Derrick Murphy, 1 track AD1Al Diaz, 1 track MJ1Malik Johnson, 1 track CS1Carlos Santana, 1 track LF1L. Freese, 1 track AM1A. Maman, 1 track SR1Slick Rick, 1 track RW1R. Walters, 1 track R1Rahzel, 1 track on The Roots's page ND1N'Dea Davenport, 1 track MO1M. Oliver, 1 track CG1Cee-Lo Green, 1 track WH1Warren Haynes, 1 track K1Kurupt, 1 track RB1R. Brown, 1 track DM1Darryl McDaniels, 1 track EB1Eric B., 1 track JS1Joseph Simmons, 1 track LS1L. Smith, 1 track R1Rakim, 1 track DM1D. McDaniels, 1 track EB1E. Barrier, 1 track JS1J. Simmons, 1 track WG1W. Griffin, 1 track SB1Sheree Brown, 1 track DR1Don Robey, 1 track EH1Emile Haynie, 1 track GC1G. Caple, 1 track JS1J. Scott, 1 track DR1D. Robey, 1 track EH1E. Haynie, 1 track E1Emile, 1 track CB1C. Bobbit, 1 track JB1James Brown, 1 track JB1J. Brown, 1 track PM1Percy Mayfield, 1 track RC1Ray Charles, 1 track PM1P. Mayfield, 1 track RC1R. Charles, 1 track ER1E. Randle, 1 track LS1L. Seymour, 1 track WM1W. Mitchell, 1 track BB1B. Bouldin, 1 track EE1E. Edwards, 1 track ED1E. Dixon, 1 track LM1L. Muggerud, 1 track LF1L. Freeze, 1 track JC1Johnny Cash, 1 track JR1John R. Cash, 1 track LD1Leor Dimant, 1 track JW1J. Whitley, 1 track Z1Z-Trip, 1 track ZS1Z. Sciacca, 1 track LD1L. Dimant, 1 track BK1B. Khalil, 1 track JW1J. Whitler, 1 track SC1Sam Cooke, 1 track SC1S. Cooke, 1 track BB1Blended Babies, 1 track AB1Aloe Blacc, 1 track S1Slug, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. DR Dante Ross · JG John Gamble

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He is credited on 73 of his 135 studio tracks and is the only writer on 30. Four albums publish no writing credit at all, which accounts for 55 of the 62 tracks he is not on. On the five that do carry credits, he is on 73 of 80 and the co-writers change with every record.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 73 of the 80 tracks that carry any writing credit
  • Written alone30 tracks carry his name and no other
  • UndocumentedFour of the nine albums publish no writing credit for anyone
  • Biggest albumWhitey Ford Sings the Blues is certified 2x platinum
  • Biggest song"What It's Like" reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Other workFronted House of Pain and later La Coka Nostra

Creative Fingerprint

A rapper who became a blues singer, writing nearly everything on the records that say who wrote them.

The Story

Erik Schrody made one failed rap album in 1990, then fronted House of Pain through "Jump Around", then survived a heart attack at twenty-eight and came back singing the blues. Whitey Ford Sings the Blues went double platinum in 1998. Nine studio albums carry his own name.

Frequently Asked Questions Everlast

Does Everlast write his own songs?
On the albums where anyone is credited, yes. He is on 73 of the 80 tracks that carry a writing credit and is the only writer on 30. Four of his nine albums publish no credits for anybody.
Who wrote "What It's Like"?
Everlast with Dante Ross and John Gamble, who produced it. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only entry there.
How many albums has he released?
Nine studio albums under his own name: Forever Everlasting (1990), Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (1998), Eat at Whitey's (2000), White Trash Beautiful (2004), Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford (2008), Songs of the Ungrateful Living (2011), The Life Acoustic (2013), Whitey Ford's House of Pain (2018) and Embers to Ashes (2026).
Which album sold the most?
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, certified 2x platinum in the United States. Eat at Whitey's is gold.
Was he in House of Pain?
He fronted them and wrote "Jump Around". Those albums are credited to the group and sit outside this catalogue.
What is the Whitey Ford name?
A recording alias he has used since 1998, taken from the baseball pitcher. Three of his album titles use it.
Which album does he write most of himself?
Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford, where twelve of the nineteen tracks carry only his name.
Why are four albums uncredited?
Forever Everlasting, The Life Acoustic, Whitey Ford's House of Pain and Embers to Ashes all publish producers or nothing at all, with no writer column and no blanket credit line.
Why did his sound change?
He had a heart attack in 1998 while making Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, and the album that came out mixes rapping with acoustic blues.
Is he still recording?
Embers to Ashes came out in August 2026 and is the most recent studio album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Everlast Wikipedia: Everlast discography