GRAMMY-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Rap Legend Everlast Drops “Peace of Mind”

Friday, July 17 -Today,GRAMMY-winning Irish-Americanrapper, singer & songwriter Everlast releases new single and music video " Peace of Mind ," from his first album in eight years, Embers to Ashes . Produced by Yelawolf , mixed by Chris Lord-Alge , and with cover art by award-winning Tristan Eaton , Embers to Ashes is out August 28 on Everlast's ownMartyr Inc Records, in partnership with Thirty Tigers and Regime Music Group (more via Variety , Billboard & SPIN ).

With a music video featuring graffiti pioneer RISK , the incendiary " Peace of Mind " is a hard-earned reflection on redemption, self-awareness, and the search for meaning and integrity in a world consumed by temptation, addiction, and materialism. Everlast mixes down-home blues and epic rock, blending spiritual undertones with a powerful message of personal accountability. The song serves as both a cautionary tale and an anthem for anyone seeking purpose, redemption, and the courage to live authentically.

Nashville songwriterD-Ray, whose credits includeEmbers to Ashesas well asJelly Roll's "Son of a Sinner" and"Dead Man Walking," says: "Yela and Erik had the concept for the song. I had just walked outside to smoke, and by the time they made it to me, Yela already had a percussion vibe and melody, while Erik was starting on the verse one lyrics. The song wrote itself because I feel like we'd all seen people take what they thought was a shortcut to success, or to true peace in general, and we all related to that so much. The song is a story not only about being yourself, but also trusting what you're capable of...forgiving and countering hate with love, without regret. These lines hit me the most:

'In a world of hate you gotta fight for love

Every night you pray but it's not enough

When you beg for change and the good lord calls your bluff.'"

"Peace of Mind": Watch / Listen

"There's a freedom in being broken," says Everlast on previous single " Losing Man's Game ," featuring intergenerational crew of Andy Frasco, Amigo the Devil and DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) - who also produced House of Pain's hit " Jump Around " - in the Reservoir Dogs -inspired video . " My Hollywood " is a lighter hearted take on the ups and downs of success in the entertainment world, while the first single and music videofor " Stones " is a journey from self loathing to self healing and forgiveness ("soulful and heartfelt" - VICE , "amasterclass in the genre-bending style Everlast pioneered" - BroBible ).

There are two mantras Everlast keeps close: whatever's happening is inevitable, and this too shall pass. The philosophy comes into focus onEmbers to Ashes, shaped by a decade that saw his Los Angeles home burn down in the 2018 Woolsey fire, the pandemic, a divorce and more. But the seed was planted a decade before - in 2015, Everlast was in Berlin and went to check out Yelawolf. That night, Yelawolftold him he'd love to produce a record for him. Ten years later, they connected in Nashville to make Embers to Ashes, with Yelawolf producing - encouraging him to bring in co-writers like David Ray (Jelly Roll, Teddy Swims).

Maybe it's hard to understand how the guy who recorded one of the biggest breakout hip-hop hits in history (1992's "Jump Around" with his old group House of Pain) as well as the enduring empathy anthem of the 20th century (1998's " What It's Like " ) could go from Armand de Brignac to Canadian Club ("We went from champagne and crystal glasses to drinking cheap whiskey out of plastic," he growls on "Stones"). After all, this is the same man who won aGRAMMY withSantana and went on to redefine rap's relationship with blues and rock. But here's the thing:this too shall pass.

The wider world, with all its own hurt, looms throughout the record, as well. On the ghostly protest song "Rubber Bullets," written as Everlast watched the fallout of George Floyd's murder, he reminds listeners: "Rubber bullets kill exactly like the real ones." And to close things down, the hopeful "Young Man" offers up the clearest of that aforementioned hard-earned wisdom, as Everlast assumes the role of elder, imparting what he's learned during a life truly lived to those - like his two daughters - who are just setting out.

Everlast will announce more tour dates this year, having just performed at Calgary Stampede on Thursday, July 9, 2026 in Calgary, AB, and later stopping by Red Rocks on September 19, 2026 in Morrison, CO and Oceans Calling Festival on September 25, 2026 in Ocean City, MD.

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