A Tribe Called Quest
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*The clothing brand [[Styles Upon Styles]] is a reference to a lyric from "Buggin' Out", a song on the seminal 1991 album [[Wikipedia:Low End Theory|The Low End Theory]]. | *The clothing brand [[Styles Upon Styles]] is a reference to a lyric from "Buggin' Out", a song on the seminal 1991 album [[Wikipedia:Low End Theory|The Low End Theory]]. | ||
| + | *The [[Cheat Commandos]]' catchphrase, "[[http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Rock_rock_on!#Cheat_Commandos|rock, rock on]]", may be a quote from the song "The Chase, Part II", from the album [[wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Marauders#Track_listing|Midnight Marauders]], which features a long section of Q-Tip encouraging various groups, cities and countries to "rock, rock on". | ||
*Email [[virus]] — The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is a reference to the song "Rhythm", from the album [[wikipedia:People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm|People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm]]. | *Email [[virus]] — The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is a reference to the song "Rhythm", from the album [[wikipedia:People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm|People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm]]. | ||
*[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps recall how they once played a Tribe Called Quest cover in a battle of the bands contest. | *[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps recall how they once played a Tribe Called Quest cover in a battle of the bands contest. | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 11 June 2020
The American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest has been referenced by The Brothers Chaps numerous times within the Homestar Runner body of work.
Appearances
- The clothing brand Styles Upon Styles is a reference to a lyric from "Buggin' Out", a song on the seminal 1991 album The Low End Theory.
- The Cheat Commandos' catchphrase, "[rock on]", may be a quote from the song "The Chase, Part II", from the album Midnight Marauders, which features a long section of Q-Tip encouraging various groups, cities and countries to "rock, rock on".
- Email virus — The email intro is a reference to the song "Rhythm", from the album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
- Weclome Back (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps recall how they once played a Tribe Called Quest cover in a battle of the bands contest.
- Trudgemank — Peacey P wears a shirt that reads "A Tribe Called Quest".
- I Killed Pom Pom — Coach Z dresses up as the character commonly featured on the band's album covers.
- @StrongBadActual —
- On January 29, 2019, Strong Bad confirmed the email intro reference from virus.
- On February 8, 2019, Strong Bad confirmed the "Styles Upon Styles" reference.
