De La Soul
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*Email [[50 emails]] {{--}} One of [[Homestar Runner]]'s commands to [[DELETED|delete]] the email is "de la soul". | *Email [[50 emails]] {{--}} One of [[Homestar Runner]]'s commands to [[DELETED|delete]] the email is "de la soul". | ||
| - | *Email [[monster truck]] {{--}} Homestar's line | + | *Email [[monster truck]] {{--}} Homestar's line "Let's do this like Brutus" is quoting the first skit on the album ''{{w|De La Soul Is Dead}}'', which itself is a quote from {{w|Public Enemy}} song "{{w|Bring the Noise}}". |
| - | **[[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|The DVD commentary]] specifies the reference is to De La Soul. | + | **[[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|The DVD commentary]] specifies that the reference is to De La Soul. |
*Email [[big white face]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] refers to [[the Poopsmith]] as "doodoo man". This references "Rap de Rap Show" from ''De La Soul Is Dead'', which features a fictional DJ who refers to himself as "the Doo Doo Man". | *Email [[big white face]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] refers to [[the Poopsmith]] as "doodoo man". This references "Rap de Rap Show" from ''De La Soul Is Dead'', which features a fictional DJ who refers to himself as "the Doo Doo Man". | ||
*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the words that starts with "D-E" that [[Brainkrieg]] sings is "De La Soul". | *Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the words that starts with "D-E" that [[Brainkrieg]] sings is "De La Soul". | ||
| - | *Email [[looking old]] {{--}} Marzipan's line | + | *Email [[looking old]] {{--}} Marzipan's line "Word booty!" is from the De La Soul song "Bitties in the BK Lounge". |
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} The [[page title]] is based off the De La Soul song "{{w|A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"|A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'}}". | *[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} The [[page title]] is based off the De La Soul song "{{w|A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"|A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'}}". | ||
| - | *[[Final Hours Playthrough]] {{--}} When [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|a Smell the Daisies action card]] is played, Strong Bad remarks | + | *[[Final Hours Playthrough]] {{--}} When [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|a Smell the Daisies action card]] is played, Strong Bad remarks "It's a daisy age, as De La Soul likes to tell me." De La Soul's {{w|3 Feet High and Rising|debut album}} was themed around the concept of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age," an acronym for "'''da''' '''i'''nner '''s'''ound, '''y'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>all". |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 18 November 2025
Popular hip hop trio De La Soul has been mentioned or referenced multiple times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
Matt Chapman listed their album De La Soul Is Dead as among his five favorite records in a 2003 profile.
Appearances
- Email 50 emails — One of Homestar Runner's commands to delete the email is "de la soul".
- Email monster truck — Homestar's line "Let's do this like Brutus" is quoting the first skit on the album De La Soul Is Dead, which itself is a quote from Public Enemy song "Bring the Noise".
- The DVD commentary specifies that the reference is to De La Soul.
- Email big white face — Strong Bad refers to the Poopsmith as "doodoo man". This references "Rap de Rap Show" from De La Soul Is Dead, which features a fictional DJ who refers to himself as "the Doo Doo Man".
- Email death metal — One of the words that starts with "D-E" that Brainkrieg sings is "De La Soul".
- Email looking old — Marzipan's line "Word booty!" is from the De La Soul song "Bitties in the BK Lounge".
- Kick-A-Ball — The page title is based off the De La Soul song "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'".
- Final Hours Playthrough — When a Smell the Daisies action card is played, Strong Bad remarks "It's a daisy age, as De La Soul likes to tell me." De La Soul's debut album was themed around the concept of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age," an acronym for "da inner sound, y'all".
