"Caribou Lou" is a song by American rapper Tech N9ne, taken from his fifth studio album Everready (The Religion) (2006). The song features additional vocals from Krizz Kaliko and LeCoya LeJuene. The song was certified Gold in 2012,[1][2] and certified platinum later in 2017.[3][4]
The song is about a party drink called Caribou Lou, which was created by Tech back in 1995.[5] The song quotes the drink's recipe in its lyrics.[6]
Legacy
In May 2018, it was announced that Yates had teamed with Boulevard Brewing Company, a brewery based in his hometown of Kansas City, to create a new beer. The beer was released on June 18 in the Kansas City, Wichita, Denver, and Oklahoma City markets. The beer is named Bou Lou as reference to the song, which is also a cocktail with overproofrum (The song specifically mentions Bacardi 151, which has been discontinued), Malibu, and pineapple juice. The beer is a wheat beer with pineapple and coconut flavors.[7] On July 9, Bou Lou went on sale in the St. Louis market.
Critical reception
XXL put the song on their 30 Most Essential Tech N9ne Songs list.[8]
UrbanMatter ranked the song at number eight on their Top 25 Drinking Songs About Partying Hard and Dancing the Night Away list.[9]
In popular culture
The song appears in the 2006 crime drama film Alpha Dog.[10]
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