Bonita Applebum - Trivia

Trivia

• Biz Markie references the title character in his single "Tear Shit Up".
• B.o.B used the beat for his song "Put Me On".
• Jay-Z refers to the song in his single "I Know":

"Bonita Applebum, I gotta put you on. If I didn't when we cuttin' the feeling would be too strong"

• P.M. Dawn reference the song in their hit "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss":

"Christina Applegate, you gotta put me on"

• The song was sampled for the remix to Monica's 2003 hit single, "So Gone", which also features Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott & Tweet.
• The song was sampled for Karina's second single "Can't Find the Words" from her album First Love.
• The song is sampled in the Fugees cover of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song".
• The beat and sitar riff are sampled in the remix of Wyclef Jean's song "Fast Car".
• The song is sampled in Pacific Division's song "Put Me On".
• The Black Eyed Peas song "Rap Song" from their album Bridging the Gap references the song.
• Lil Wayne refers to it in the solo version of I'm Going In, when he says "my style, is second to none, so you gotta put me on like bonita applebum, a tribe called quest, a guy called the best"
• Redman refers to the song in his single "Mrs. International" where he says "I know your applebum like Bonita".
• tabi Bonney refers to the song on the Curren$y collaboration "Radio" when he says "I got plenty girls but it ain't enough, so I ask Q-Tip, 'what's up with Bonita.'"
• The song was remixed and released as part of Old School vs. New School - 4 on the Floor (Jive Electro) in 2000 and features a new vocal hook performed by Simon Green and Yazmin James.
• Shad makes reference to this in his single 'keep shining'
• Slum Village make a reference to the song in the chorus of "Turning Me Off" (featuring De La Soul):

"Bonita Applebum you kinda turn me off"

• The Nextmen sample the words aint no need to question the authority in Break The Mould song