Image Courtesy of Martyr Inc. RecordsDash cam footage released Thursday reveals Everlast's "What It's Like" was playing on North Charleston, SC police Officer Michael Slager's police cruiser radio when he pulled over Walter Scott for a broken tail light, moments before he shot and killed the 50-year-old man last weekend.
Many commentators have noted the irony of the song playing during the incident, given that "What It's Like" is about putting yourself in the place of people marginalized by society. The song's refrain is, "Then you really might know what it's like."
Everlast has yet to comment publicly on the dash cam footage, but Thursday night, hours after the footage was made public, he tweeted a link from his verified Twitter account to N.W.A.'s famous protest song, "F**k tha Police."
"What It's Like," off Everlast's 1998 album, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, reached number one on both Billboard's Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock Songs charts. Everlast was also the frontman for the 90's hip-hop group House of Pain, of "Jump Around" fame.
Slager was arrested and charged with murder after video footage recorded by a passer-by showed him shooting Scott in the back as he was running away from his vehicle.
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