Jump Around: The Origin of House of Pain's Hip-Hop Anthem (Italian/English)

Prendendo due parti diverse, Lawrence Muggerud, meglio conosciuto come DJ Muggs, ha creato un'iconica base hip hop nei primi anni '90. La parte principale è stata presa dalla traccia Shoot Your Shot · Junior Walker del 1965.

Taking two different parts, Lawrence Muggerud better known as DJ Muggs created an iconic hip hop base in the early 90s. The main part was taken from the track Shoot Your Shot · Junior Walker from 1965

L'intro è tratto dal brano Harlem Shuffle di Bob & Earl dello stesso anno.

And the intro was taken from Bob & Earl's Harlem Shuffle track from the same year.

Una volta creata la base, la presentò a B-Real e Sem Dog dei Cypress Hill, di cui faceva parte, per integrarla nel suo secondo album, ma loro non furono interessati. Ma vedendo che non era interessato, gli venne presentato Ice Cube con lo stesso obiettivo, ma anche lui lo rifiutò.

Once the base was created, he presented it to B-Real and Sem Dog of Cypress Hill, of whom he was a member, to integrate it as part of their second album, who were not interested. But seeing that he was not interested, he presented it to Ice Cube with the same objective, but he also rejected it.

Fu allora che la portò da Erik "Everlast" Schrody, che stava cercando delle canzoni per il suo album di debutto con la band House of Pain. E quando sentì la base della canzone se ne innamorò e in 10 minuti creò il testo della canzone.

That's when he took it to Erik "Everlast" Schrody who was looking for songs for his debut album with the band House of Pain. And when he heard the base of the song he loved it and in 10 minutes he created the lyrics for the song.

"Jump Around" non solo ha definito il sound degli House of Pain, ma ha anche segnato la scena hip-hop degli anni '90. Il suo successo ha trasceso generi e generazioni, rimanendo attuale nella cultura pop e venendo utilizzato in film, spot pubblicitari ed eventi sportivi.

"Jump Around" not only defined House of Pain's sound, but also defined the hip-hop scene of the '90s. Its success transcended genres and generations, remaining a fixture in pop culture and being used in movies, commercials and sporting events.