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Genre: Rap
Release Date: 11/07/1990
Run Time: 54:25

It's an album that ushered in an era of a thousand suburbanites drinking malt liquor, wearing U.S. Postal Service caps, and reawakening their Irish (or in some cases pseudo-Irish) heritage. And it's also the debut album that ushered House of Pain into the forefront of rap culture for a brief period of time. While it's unfair to expect a whole album's worth of quality material like the dynamite classic "Jump Around," there are some strong points on their eponymous debut that emulate the single's strength. Admittedly, there is a significant amount of filler and the topics du jour aren't exactly the most original in hip-hop, but the impact of such songs as "Jump Around," "Shamrocks and Shenanigans," and "Put on Your Shit Kickers" more than makes up for the filler. A debut for a group that showed immense promise that sadly wasn't fully realized.

~Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

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Bob & Earl - ?
Everlast - Vocals
House of Pain - Main Performer
DJ Lethal - Producer
Steve Marker - Guitar
Steve Marker - Engineer
Muggs - Producer
Muggs - Executive Producer
Muggs - Mixing
Danny Boy O'Connor - Vocals
Danny Boy O'Connor - Design
Ralph Tha Funky Mexican - ?
Jason Roberts - Engineer
Jason Roberts - Mixing
Son Doobie - Vocals
Son Doobie - ?
Butch Vig - Engineer
Pete Rock - Engineer
Michael Miller - Photography
Erwin Gorostiza - Art Direction
Tom Coyne - Mastering
Mark Weinberg - Design
Rick Klotz - Design

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Release Date: 11/07/1990
Genre: rap
Run Time: 54:25