Everlast blasts 'scumbag' Donald Trump for using 'Jump Around' at rallies

Everlast -- the man who brought you "Jump Around" with House of Pain -- is not happy that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has apparently been playing the 1992 hit at his rallies where, among other activities, people occasionally get punched in the face.

The rapper/singer-songwriter took to Twitter on Monday to call Trump a "piece of sh*t," a scumbag and a "racist lying dipsh*t" and threaten to send him a cease and desist for using "Jump Around" at his rallies without his permission. 

This is hardly the first time artists have attacked Trump for using their songs. In September, R.E.M. did the same with "It's the End of the World (As We Know It)," with frontman Michael Stipe saying, "do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign." Aerosmith were a little more subdued when they requested he stop using "Dream On," saying that his use of the song "gives the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr. Trump's presidential bid."

Speaking to Billboard, Everlast, whose real name is Erik Francis Schrody, said that he first learned that Trump was using the song when he saw a CNN video from a rally on Twitter. 

"The smartest businessman in the world should know that you have to license this music if it makes an appearance on TV with you, and they're making appearances on TV -- so you're a moron," he said. "And the reason he doesn't ask anybody -- a lot of people have asked him to cease and desist -- [is] because every f---ing person would say, 'No, f--- you,' except for whatever right-wing country artist wants to give him the song, and I don't even think there's many of them."

He said he doesn't think it's a coincidence that Trump chose to use a song by a white hip-hop group, either.

"That's what he's trying to do: One of the most well-known white hip-hop groups... they're not stupid, the people around him," he said. :They're trying to create these inroads to people's demographic cubbyholes, so they can be like, 'Yeah, we're down with hip-hop. Yeah, we're f---ing cool.' F--- that dude. I'll smack that f---er's comb-over right off his f---ing scalp. Like, for real, if I met Donald Trump, I'd punch him in his f---ing face. And that's not a joke. Even if he did become president -- watch out, Donald Trump, because I will punch you in your f---ing face if I ever meet you. Secret Service had better just f---ing be on it. Don't let me anywhere within a block. This is horrible."

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