"Black Jesus" is a song by American artist
Everlast
Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage name Everlast, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter, who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. He was also part of the hip hop supergroup La Coka ...
. It was released in September 2000 as the lead single from his third album, ''
Eat at Whitey's''.
Content
The lyrics of the song are not about religion, as Everlast sings about how his career has had its ups and downs.
Track listing
#Black Jesus (Radio Edit) 4:20
#Children's Story - featuring Rahzel 3:20
#Graves To Dig 3:23
#Black Jesus (Album Version)
Music video
The video was directed by
Jonas Åkerlund, and featured Everlast walking around the streets of
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
and the
London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.
The ...
, passing very strange people, makes it to the top, and walks past clowns and little people. The video later ends when Everlast has made it to the top of a building. Two parts of the video were cut for TV, mainly the part where he is walking along the road and gets hit by car, and at the end of video where Everlast jumps off the top of the building.
Charts
References
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2000 songs
2000 singles
Everlast (musician) songs