 Yankovic had always planned for this album to be titled "Straight Outta Lynwood", even when the lead single was going to be "You're Pitiful"; Yankovic had liked the ironic juxtaposition of having a gangsta rap-inspired album cover and title, with "such a toothless ballad for the lead parody".However, the cover ended up being unintentionally appropriate when "White & Nerdy" became the lead track on the album.The numbers and letters on the album cover each have double meanings