Philip Banks says: "Vivian, you are so naive. You would believe Will if he told you that he were some big rap star, whose album just went platinum." On September 19, 1991, 4 days before the original airing, Will's album "Homebase" had been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Also in July 30, his album Summertime had received the same certification.
When Phillip mistakes another waiter for Will, the waiter thinks Phillip was hitting on him. I'm response the waiter says "If you notice, the parrot is on my left shoulder." This is a reference to a trend at the time that some homosexuals would only get their right ear pierced.