Caribou Lou

For other uses, see Caribou Lou (disambiguation).

"Caribou Lou"
Song by Tech N9ne featuring Krizz Kaliko
from the album Everready (The Religion)
Released	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	4:31
Label	Strange Music
Songwriter(s)	Aaron Yates Samuel Watson Rune Rask Troels Nielsen
Producer(s)	Rune Rask Troo.L.S.

"Caribou Lou" is a song by American rapper Tech N9ne, taken from his fifth studio album Everready (The Religion) (2006). ^[1] The song features additional vocals from Krizz Kaliko and LeCoya LeJuene. The song was certified Gold in 2012, ^{[2] [3]} and certified platinum later in 2017. ^{[4] [5]}

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 overproof rum (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. ^{[6] [7] [8]} On July 9, Bou Lou went on sale in the St. Louis market.

In other media

The song appears in the 2006 crime drama film Alpha Dog . ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. ^[12]

• LeCoya LeJuene –vocals
• Tech N9ne  –vocals, songwriter
• Krizz Kaliko  –vocals, songwriter
• Rune Rask –producer, songwriter
• Troo.L.S  –producer, songwriter
• Robert Rebeck –mixing engineer

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [14]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Caribou Lou"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	November 7, 2006	Digital download streaming	Strange Music	[12]

References

1. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 14, 2006). "Tech N9ne :: Everready (The Religion) :: Strange Music Inc.". RapReviews.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
2. Vasquez, Andres (July 18, 2012). "Tech N9ne Goes Gold With "Caribou Lou"". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
3. Strange Music Inc (November 6, 2013). Tech N9ne | Caribou Lou Goes Gold! . Retrieved March 17, 2025– via YouTube.
4. India, Lindsey (June 30, 2017). "Tech N9ne Earns First Platinum Plaque for "Caribou Lou" Record". XXL Magazine . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
5. Eustice, Kyle (June 29, 2017). "Tech N9ne Is Officially A Platinum-Selling Artist". HipHopDX . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
6. Saponara, Michael (May 8, 2018). "Tech N9ne Introduces His Signature Beer". XXL Magazine . Retrieved March 17, 2025.
7. "Tech N9ne Releasing Beer To Homage His "Caribou Lou" Drink". 105.1 The Bounce. May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
8. Gish, Sarah (May 4, 2018). "Tech N9ne's new beer with Boulevard Brewing draws inspiration from 'Caribou Lou'". The Kansas City Star .
9. "Alpha Dog soundtrack information at Milan Records". Milanrecords.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
10. Alpha Dog soundtrack information at AllMusic
11. D., Spence (January 12, 2007). "Various Artists – Alpha Dog: Music From The Motion Picture". IGN.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
12. "Caribou Lou - Song by Tech N9ne". November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Apple Music.
13. "New Zealand single certifications – Tech N9ne – Caribou Lou". Radioscope. Retrieved October 24, 2021.Type Caribou Lou in the "Search:" field.
14. "American single certifications – Tech N9ne – Caribou Lou". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 17, 2025.