Erik Schrody (born August 18, 1969 in Valley Stream, New York), better known by his stage name Everlast, is an Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, best known for his hit "What It's Like", and for his genre-crossing mix of rap and acoustic-based rock music. He was the frontman for rap group House of Pain until 1996. In 2000, he won a Grammy for best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Everlast started his rap/hip-hop career as a member of rapper Ice-T ’s Rhyme Syndicate, releasing his debut album Forever Everlasting in 1990. It didn’t enjoy much success on the charts, with a couple singles doing merely OK. Unsatisfied, he would form House of Pain with old high school friend Danny Boy and DJ Lethal , and their self-titled debut album House Of Pain , co-produced by Muggs of Cypress Hill fame, was released in 1992. After a couple more House of Pain albums, each doing poorer