As encouragement, one of the parents at the school meeting tells Cleveland "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" That is the name of a Canadian post rock band.
The character AK Rocka of the Crazy Eights gang is based on Eazy-E, the late frontman of former rap group NWA. One of the group's hit songs "N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1989)" is also played during a montage sequence in the episode.