During the song "Mama", on the album Turtleneck & Chain by The Lonely Island, the mother of one of the singers is heard to say that she made them "ants on a log".
In November 2010, Whelan appeared in a viral advert for Rökk Vodka alongside The Lonely Island.
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In February 2009 comedy rap troupe The Lonely Island released their début album Incredibad, which features the song "Dreamgirl" featuring Norah Jones.
Various influential comedy hip hop groups began in the early 1990s, such as Das EFX and Fu-Schnickens, and throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, rappers like Eamon, Hopsin, Eminem, Jon Lajoie, and The Lonely Island gained popularity.
Sungura met Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island in February 2011 when Taccone visited Nairobi, Kenya as part of his trip for AFAR Magazine's "Spin the Globe".
A couple sits at a booth in a diner, while the woman (Friday Night Lights star Aasha Davis) breaks up with her boyfriend (Saturday Night Live writer and The Lonely Island band member Jorma Taccone).
The song also has been sampled itself by the Beastie Boys on their song "Putting Shame in Your Game" and "Natalie's Rap" by The Lonely Island and Natalie Portman.