| "C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)" | |||||
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| Single by Wu-Tang Clan | |||||
| from the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | |||||
| Released | January 31, 1994 | ||||
| Format | 12" single, CD5" | ||||
| Recorded | Firehouse Studio in New York City | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | ||||
| Label | Loud Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Diggs Jason Hunter Lamont Hawkins Clifford Smith Corey Woods Dennis Coles Russell Jones Gary Grice David Porter[1] Isaac Hayes[1] | ||||
| Producer(s) | RZA | ||||
| Peak chart positions | |||||
| Wu-Tang Clan singles chronology | |||||
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| Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) track listing | |||||
| "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit" (7) | "C.R.E.A.M." (8) | "Method Man" (9) | |||
C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) is the second single from Wu-Tang Clan's highly praised debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It features classic production from RZA propelling the song to street-anthem status, featuring a sample from "As Long As I've Got You" by The Charmels. It features verses from rappers Inspectah Deck and Raekwon and a chorus by Method Man. The verse by Inspectah Deck is often considered one of his finest verses, as he manages to encapsulate his entire life growing up in the ghetto so far. Topics covered include growing up without a father, resorting to drug dealing and being arrested. After being arrested, Deck has a new and profound view on society, as he believes society is "no different from a cell", and he realizes all of the problems in society (police brutality, racial profiling, drug dealing, prostitution, stray bullets, and crack cocaine). Towards the end of the verse, Deck talks about how going to prison has matured him, and now he tries to encourage the young black youth to stop affiliating themselves with the street life and try to use their talents to better themselves and society. The hook performed by Method Man has been sampled by many rappers. The song's title, "Cream" has become a slang term for money. C.R.E.A.M is the most popular song by Wu-Tang Clan based on its rank of #60 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The music video for "C.R.E.A.M." features the members of the Clan starting off at the projects in Staten Island and moving on to a more lavish lifestyle of champagne and Mercedes. Although not evident to most people, the video for this single greatly displays the classic New York style. If you really watch, you can see that the majority of the people in the video are wearing goose-downs, Champion Hoodies, black skullies, and either beige or black Timberlands.
The "C.R.E.A.M." single made The Source's 100 Best Singles list.[1]
Several artists including Akon, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Rakim, and Young Jeezy among others have mentioned it in their songs.
It is featured on The RZA Hits compilation.
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