<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Whats it's Like" <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "What It's Like" is a song by American musician Everlast . It was released in November 1998 as the lead single from his album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues . The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip - hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished protagonists . </P> <P> The song went to number - one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week and number - one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks for nine weeks . It also peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer's only solo Top 40 hit on the US pop chart to date . In the United Kingdom, the song reached #34 on the UK Singles Chart . The song went to the Top 5 hitting #4 on the Pop Songs chart . The song was also unexpectedly and surprisingly a hit to adult contemporary stations since most rap songs or songs with rap verses cannot be played on the format . Despite that, the song went to the Top 10 at #9 on the Adult Top 40 chart . </P>

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